1951 World So Wide by Sinclair Lewis First Edition, First Printing Random House with Original Dust Jacket vintage shade Japan in 1961

Japan in 1961

The soles measure 3” in width at the widest

Centre back vent: 7 inches

but started service as a troop ship

The jacket also features a distinctive double flap construction across the upper back and closes with imitation bone plastic loops and leather tie closures that snap to the right side

1951 World So Wide by Sinclair Lewis First Edition, First Printing Random House with Original Dust Jacket vintage shade Japan in 1961A desirable first edition, first printing of World So Wide, the final novel published during the lifetime of Sinclair Lewis, the first American author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Published by Random House, New York, in 1951, this copy is correctly stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. The novel follows architect Hayden Chart as he leaves America for Italy following personal tragedy, weaving together themes of love, culture,