Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis [THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY / 1987]

Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis with portraits by K. Wendy Popp [THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY]

LEATHER BOUND COLLECTOR'S EDITION [1987] THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY

Brown leather binds this gorgeous hardcover edition, which features 22 kt gold gilt cover and edges, raised bands, sewn in silk bookmark and marbled end papers. 

Book is in excellent condition; like new with minor wear. 

The Pulitzer Prize winning "Arrowsmith" (an award Lewis refused to accept) recounts the story of a doctor who is forced to give up his trade for reasons ranging from public ignorance to the publicity-mindedness of a great foundation, and becomes an isolated seeker of scientific truth.