Elmer Gantry • Sinclair Lewis 1927 Harcourt Brace 9th Printing NICE Copy Banned

Description: Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis. A 9th printing in VG condition with typical handling wear. Some bumped corners and foxing present. Spine ends softened. . On publication in 1927, Elmer Gantry created a public furor. The book was banned in Boston and other cities and denounced from pulpits across the United States. One cleric suggested that Lewis should be imprisoned for five years, and there were also threats of physical violence against the author. Evangelist Billy Sunday called Lewis "Satan's cohort". (Wikipedia) . The 1960 film starring Burt Lancaster was based upon this novel as were several broadway adaptations the most recent in 2007. . Harcourt Brace 1927 . . #sinclairlewis #elmergantry #satire #rarebooks #bibliophile #bookstore #bookshop #bookstagram #igbooks #bookish #bookworm #books4ewe #yorksc #modernfirsts #bookcollection #vintagebooks #collectiblebooks #bannedbooks

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Location: Clover, South Carolina

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