Winesburg, Ohio
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1978. First Edition. Limited Edition of 1,600 numbered copies, of which this is number 1,063. Signed by the illustrator on the limitation page. Folio, xviii, [2], 152, [2] pages, publisher's original gilt lettered green leather over brown cloth covered boards. Publisher's original brown slipcase. Laid in is 'The Monthly Letter of The Limited Editions Club' from the publisher. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson is a groundbreaking work of early 20th-century American literature that captures the quiet desperation and complex inner lives of small-town residents. Structured as a series of interrelated short stories centered around the young reporter George Willard, the book offers poignant psychological portraits of various townspeople, each grappling with isolation, longing, and unfulfilled desires. Anderson’s impressionistic prose and focus on emotional truth helped pave the way for modernist writers like Hemingway and Faulkner. Rather than presenting a unified narrative, Winesburg, Ohio unfolds as a mosaic of human experience, revealing the hidden struggles beneath the surface of ordinary life. Minor rubbing and discoloration to slipcase, else in very good + condition. Item #27
Price: $50.00