Lewis, Sinclair — Mantrap

Jonathan Cape 1926 1st edition. Cloth, dj, G/P. 320pp, cloth a little worn at the edges with the spine a trifle faded, small scratch to the cloth at the base of the spine, trace to the pastedown where a bookplate has been removed, laid in is the front panel & spine from the dustjacket which are complete but trimmed along the edges, a nice copy. A novel by the Nobel winning American author Sinclair Lewis [ 1885 - 1951 ] concerning a mans need to escape his stressful job by touring along the Mantrap River in Canada. Despite poor reviews the novel was filmed in 1926, the film staring Clara Bow.