The Pit
by NORRIS, Frank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Doubleday, Page, 1903. First four pages have splatters on them. Bound in bright red cloth, stamped in gold. Save for the stained pages, a very nice copy of the first edition of this book. Binding is bright, gold on spine and front panel has not faded. 421 pp. Epic of the Wheat - A Story of California - The second volume. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
This classic literary critique of turn-of-the-century capitalism in the United States reveals Norris's powerful story of an obsessed trader intent on cornering the wheat market and the consequences of his unchecked greed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5000074
- Title
- The Pit
- Author
- NORRIS, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Springtown, Pennsylvania
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