Description
The first edition, first printing of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, published in 1919.
Octavo, [12], 303pp, [1]. Publisher’s yellow cloth, title on label affixed to the spine. The first printing, with “lay” for “lie” on page 86, line 5; broken type of “the” on page 251, line 3. Yellow topstain. Map by Harald Toksvig on the front pastedown. Soiling and toning to cloth, most notable on the spine. Solid text block. Previous ownership inscription on the front free endpaper, dated “January, 1920.” Lacking the publisher’s scarce dust jacket. A very good example.
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson was first published in May 1919 by B.W. Huebsch. The book is a cycle of interrelated short stories centered on the fictional town of Winesburg, based on Anderson’s hometown of Clyde, Ohio. Many of the stories originally appeared in literary magazines such as The Masses and The Seven Arts before being revised and compiled into the final volume. Though initial sales were modest, the book quickly gained critical acclaim for its psychological depth and modernist style, influencing writers like Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. It has since become a landmark in American literature and has been reissued numerous times, including notable editions by Viking Press and Modern Library.
