Influential novelist and playwright (1885–1951) whose works include the classics Babbitt, Elmer Gantry, and Main Street; in 1930 he became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Signed book: Kingsblood Royal. Limited first edition of 1050 copies (this copy No. 112). NY: Random House, 1947. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.25. signed in fountain pen on the limitation page. A touch of light wear to slipcase and owner’s ink stamp to front free end page, otherwise fine, clean condition. R&R COA.
