The Conquest of Canaan Booth Tarkington 1905 Illustrated A.L. Burt Hardcover
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CLASSIC AMERICAN FICTION • SMALL-TOWN LIFE • SOCIAL COMMENTARY
The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington, illustrated by Lucius W. Hitchcock and published by A. L. Burt Company by arrangement with Harper & Brothers. Copyright and originally published in October 1905.
This early illustrated hardcover will appeal to collectors of Booth Tarkington, turn-of-the-century American fiction, small-town literature, decorative bindings, and books adapted into silent films. The novel follows Joe Louden, a social outcast who returns to the fictional Midwestern community of Canaan determined to establish himself despite gossip, class prejudice, entrenched power, and the town’s rigid judgments. The story was later adapted into silent films in 1916 and 1921.
Tarkington uses Canaan as a miniature portrait of American society, examining reputation, hypocrisy, wealth, civic influence, loyalty, and the courage required to stand against communal prejudice. The story encourages readers to question how communities decide who belongs, how public opinion can obscure individual worth, and how moral character may exist outside respectable appearances. Its central struggle remains meaningful to anyone who has experienced exclusion or challenged an established social order.
A. L. Burt hardcover reprint featuring red cloth boards, gilt lettering, an applied oval portrait on the front cover, and an illustrated frontispiece. This is not the Harper first edition. The covers show rubbing, small marks, fading, fraying at the spine ends and corners, and general edge wear. The page edges are noticeably toned and spotted. A previous owner’s name is written on the front endpaper. Interior pages show expected age toning but remain readable, and the binding appears intact. No dust jacket. Please review all photographs for condition.
SKU D-4
The Conquest of Canaan Booth Tarkington 1905 Illustrated A.L. Burt Hardcover
$33.75
The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington, illustrated by Lucius W. Hitchcock and published by A. L. Burt Company by arrangement with Harper & Brothers. Copyright and originally published in October 1905.
This early illustrated hardcover will appeal to collectors of Booth Tarkington, turn-of-the-century American fiction, small-town literature, decorative bindings, and books adapted into silent films. The novel follows Joe Louden, a social outcast who returns to the fictional Midwestern community of Canaan determined to establish himself despite gossip, class prejudice, entrenched power, and the town’s rigid judgments. The story was later adapted into silent films in 1916 and 1921.
Tarkington uses Canaan as a miniature portrait of American society, examining reputation, hypocrisy, wealth, civic influence, loyalty, and the courage required to stand against communal prejudice. The story encourages readers to question how communities decide who belongs, how public opinion can obscure individual worth, and how moral character may exist outside respectable appearances. Its central struggle remains meaningful to anyone who has experienced exclusion or challenged an established social order.
A. L. Burt hardcover reprint featuring red cloth boards, gilt lettering, an applied oval portrait on the front cover, and an illustrated frontispiece. This is not the Harper first edition. The covers show rubbing, small marks, fading, fraying at the spine ends and corners, and general edge wear. The page edges are noticeably toned and spotted. A previous owner’s name is written on the front endpaper. Interior pages show expected age toning but remain readable, and the binding appears intact. No dust jacket. Please review all photographs for condition.
SKU D-4