Dos Passos, John USA TRILOGY: THE 42ND PARALLEL; NINETEEN NINETEEN; AND THE BIG MONEY [3 VOL]

Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Complete in three volumes; the first volume is signed by the author. Limited Numbered First Illustrated Edition, Signed by Author . Binding: Cloth. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Size: 8vo - over 7.75" - 9.75" tall. A handsome 3-volume set of John Dos Passos' classic trilogy in the scarce Limited Numbered First Illustrated Edition signed by the author and the artist, Reginald Marsh, on the limitation page in the first volume ["The 42nd Parallel"] and numbered 370 of 375 [Original issue of 365 plus 10 additional for family and friends]. Bound in cream buckram with pictorial "USA" endpapers, gilt titling on leather labels on the front and spine, with rough cut pages and gold gilt on the top edge of each volume. Overall each is a very solid and square book, with touches of soil and darkening to the spine and pages, a previous owners blue stamp on an early page in each volume (but not the limitation page] but with clean interiors. A stunning and scarce set. Scarce. Parrish Books guarantees all signatures as authentic.