1919 Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser First Edition with Original Dust Jacket

  
Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser, Author of "Sister Carrie, " "The Hand of the Potter, " "Free and Other Stories, " "Jennie Gerhardt, " Etc. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919, first edition, original dust jacket, 360 pp, 8.5 x 6. Dust jacket is lightly toned, especially on spine and front cover. Light chipping to dust jacket's edges.

Cloth boards exhibit very light wear. Yellow lettering on front board and spine clean and bright.

No known previous ownership or marginalia. Off-setting present on front paste-down and end-page from newspaper insert. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. This edition presents very well, and would make an excellent gift.