Roberts, Kenneth. Why Europe Leaves Home. Indianapolis, IN: 1922. (Signed First Edition)

Roberts, Kenneth. Why Europe Leaves Home. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1922. First Edition. Signed by Author. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 356 pages. illus. 22 cm.  Roberts' second book, drawn from articles he wrote on immigration and events in Europe for "The Saturday Evening Post." The standard Roberts bibliographies report there were only 2,011 copies of the first edition printed. Signed "With all the good wishes of | Kenneth Roberts" on his bookplate, which is pasted to the inside front cover. Roberts-signed copies are scare, although this is a later signature, since Roberts didn't use this book plate until after he started writing his novels and didn't make a practice of providing signed book plates until later, when the demand caused him to stop flat-signing books that were sent to him. VG hardback missing the scarce dust jacket, but with an author-signed bookplate. Red textured cloth over boards with faded gi