Sinclair Lewis Babbitt  1950 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich rxx Q Very good vintage condition Looks to have had some type of spill on top of pages to make it less then perfect.
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1950 by Harcourt, Brace and Company, is a biting and legendary satirical novel that skewered middle-class American conformity, suburban complacency, and consumer culture during the Jazz Age, immortalizing the term "Babbittry" in the English lexicon.
Explore the quintessential satire of American middle-class conformity with Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis. Published in 1950 by Harcourt, Brace, this mid-century edition chronicles the mid-life awakening and ultimate resignation of George F. Babbitt, a prosperous real estate broker in the fictional Midwestern city of Zenith. With razor-sharp irony and unmatched sociological insight, Lewis captures the hollow pursuit of material success and social status. Bearing vintage catalog markings (rxx, Q) and offered in vintage condition—noted for a minor stain or spill along the top text block edge that leaves the pages slightly less than pristine while keeping the text and binding solid—this classic hardcover is an essential, affordable addition for collectors of Pulitzer-caliber American literature and mid-century design.