The Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
The Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
The Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
The Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
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The Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseThe Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseThe Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseThe Great American Novel – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise

The Great American Novel

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Description

Title: "The Great American Novel"

Author: Clyde Brion Davis

Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, New York & Toronto (1938)

Format: Hardcover, decorative maroon cloth with white stamped title design

Condition: Very Good. Clean text, light age toning to pages, and a strong binding. Includes a vintage gift inscription (“Muriel & Philip Bisbee, 1942”) on the front endpaper, adding historical charm. Mild shelf wear consistent with age.

Description: First published in 1938, Clyde Brion Davis’s "The Great American Novel" is a humorous, satirical look at the American publishing world and the mythic pursuit of literary greatness. Davis—known for his sharp wit—offers a lively and affectionate portrait of writers, editors, ambitions, and absurdities of the literary scene.

This early Farrar & Rinehart hardcover edition features an attractive cloth binding and a warm 1942 inscription, making it a wonderful find for readers of classic American fiction, book-history enthusiasts, and collectors of early 20th-century literature.

ISBN: N/A (pre-ISBN publication)