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THREE SOLDIERS; By John Dos Passos / With an Introduction by the Author
by Dos Passos, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library #205, 1959. Reprint of 1932 edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Dos Passos. 12mo, gray buckram with black labels and gold lettering on spine and front cover with Torchbearing logos, archival mylar-protected typographic dust jacket (price-clipped), gray running Torchbearer patterned endpapers, ix, [x-xii] + 471 pages + [11] Ads for ML. John Dos Passos (1896 - 1970) was one of the major American novelists of the post-World War I "Lost Generation." His writings are often characterized by social criticism of American life. Hailed as a masterpiece whenfirst published in 1921, Three Soldiers is a gripping exploration of Army privates (a former cleark, farm boy, and Harvard grad) during World War I. Each experiences fear and violence, regimentation and rebellion, desertion and violence, as a result of the dehumanizing effects of war. Solid copy with a Near Fine dust jacket (price-clipped) and two dates of publication written on the title page. Light uniform age-toning to pages and dj. Toledano's Guide indicates that the dust jacket inside number "405" was used through 1962; while the dust jacket rear panel design was used between 1954 and 1959.
Synopsis
Part of the generation that produced Ernest Hemingway and Ford Madox Ford, John Dos Passos wrote one of the most grimly honest portraits of World War I. Three Soldiers portrays the lives of a trio of army privates: Fuselli, an Italian American store clerk from San Francisco; Chrisfield, a farm boy from Indiana; and Andrews, a musically gifted Harvard graduate from New York. Hailed as a masterpiece on its original publication in 1921, Three Soldiers is a gripping exploration of fear and ambition, conformity and rebellion, desertion and violence, and the brutal and dehumanizing effects of a regimented war machine on ordinary soldiers.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5539
- Title
- THREE SOLDIERS; By John Dos Passos / With an Introduction by the Author
- Author
- Dos Passos, John
- Illustrator
- Dos Passos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of 1932 edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Modern Library #205
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- New York, city life, impressions, characters, corruption, money
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
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- 12mo
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- Buckram
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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