Dark Laughter

Sherwood Anderson. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1926. First edition, ninth printing. Both dust jacket and hardcover in Very Good+ condition. Former owner signature on title page, otherwise, no writing or markings found in the book, 319 pp. 

Step into the roaring 1920's with this early impression of Sherwood Anderson’s Dark Laughter — a novel that stirred controversy, captured imaginations, and became a bestseller of its time.

This first edition, ninth impression, published in 1926 by Boni & Liveright, reflects Anderson’s experimental prose style and deep psychological insight. While not the first printing, this early copy remains a compelling piece of American literary history, especially for collectors of Modernist or Jazz Age fiction.

Anderson — author of Winesburg, Ohio — was a major influence on writers like Hemingway, Faulkner, and Steinbeck. Dark Laughter explores themes of freedom, identity, and societal change with both humor and melancholy.

Whether you’re a fan of literary modernism or building a collection of American fiction from the 1920s, this volume offers a window into the cultural energy of the postwar decade.