[publisher: The Viking Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition (oatmeal cloth; no dust jacket) [nice copy, minor shelfwear to bottom edge, just a touch of soiling to spine; clipped text from jacket glued to front pastedown and rear endpaper, one-time owner's name on verso of front endpaper]. This novel, set in a small city in the fictional midwestern state of "Oklarada," is "a colloquial, rapid story of a man skyrocketed by ambitions beyond his control. But it is more than that: it is a back-stage view into the politics, industry, society, philosophy of the people who voice the public opinion of a nation." (I'm so very tempted right now to quote Gene Wilder's great line in BLAZING SADDLES.) The author was a Kansas man (born in Emporia), and although he includes the usual "this book is fiction" disclaimer, as well as a statement that he "has not attempted or intended a portrait of any actual person, living or dead," it was obvious at the time that the book's climactic scandal "that enmeshes the leading citizens, innocent and guilty" was obviously inspired by the Kansas Bond Scandal of 1933. (The author's bio notes that some of his earliest experience came from working "on his father's newspaper" after graduating from Harvard in 1924, but doesn't explicitly identify his father as William Allen White, the famous progressive editor of the Emporia Journal.) The New York Times ...
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[publisher: The Viking Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition 614 pp. Tan boards with red and maroon text on the front cover and spine have some signs of age and wear. There is slight staining around the edges as well as some wear to the corners as well as the top and bottom of the spine. Maroon pictorial jacket has some large chipping around the edges and in the corners but is otherwise fully in tact and no part of the design is compromised aside from slight fading on the spine. Size: Octavo
[Madison, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1938]

[publisher: Viking Press, New York] Softcover First Edition First Edition, Advance Review Copy in original printed wrappers. Novel of a small middle-western town and two families who face a new generation. First book by the author of, "They Were Expendable". Publisher's letters laid in. Very Good in wrappers.
[Northampton, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1938]
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New York The Viking Press 1938 First edition. Hard cover Fine book in a fine dust jacket. 614 pages First edition, first printing. His first book. He was the son of William Allen White and author of "They Were Expendable". Fine book in a fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing to the corners. A beautiful copy!

New York: The Viking Press. Very Good+. Date: 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. (oatmeal cloth; no dust jacket) [nice copy, minor shelfwear to bottom edge, just a touch of soiling to spine; clipped text from jacket glued to front pastedown and rear endpaper, one-time owner's name on verso of front endpaper]. This novel, set in a small city in the fictional midwestern state of "Oklarada," is "a colloquial, rapid story of a man skyrocketed by ambitions beyond his control. But it is more than that: it is a back-stage view into the politics, industry, society, philosophy of the people who voice the public opinion of a nation." (I'm so very tempted right now to quote Gene Wilder's great line in BLAZING SADDLES.) The author was a Kansas man (born in Emporia), and although he includes the usual "this book is fiction" disclaimer, as well as a statement that he "has not attempted or intended a portrait of any actual person, living or dead," it was obvious at the time that the book's climactic scandal "that enmeshes the leading citizens, innocent and guilty" was obviously inspired by the Kansas Bond Scandal of 1933. (The author's bio notes that some of his earliest experience came from working "on his father's newspaper" after graduating from Harvard in 1924, but doesn't explicitly identify his father as William Allen White, the famous progressive editor of the Emporia ...

New York The Viking Press 1938 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good jacket 1-1/2" x 8-1/4" x 5-3/4" 614 pages. Beige fabric cover with brown and orange lettering. DJ is in VG condition with a very small bit of chipping on the head and tail of the spine. DJ has 2 tears on the front edge (1" and ¼"). DJ NOT price clipped. Binding and pages are good with 3 or 4 creased pages at the front. TINY bit of foxing on a few pages. Stated "First Published in April 1938".

[publisher: The Viking Press] Hardcover Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.76
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.]

The Viking Press, Date: 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1938. The Viking Press [US]