New York: Doubleday, Page & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1903. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903. First Edition, Second Printing, with "Published February, 1903 and J.J. Little device on copyright page. 8vo. [i-viii],[1]-[422] pages, one rear blank. Original red cloth stamped in gilt letters and decoration; brief slight wear to edges, small spot on front cover, private bookplate on front endpaper. No frontispiece as noted in BAL 15038. Second book in the unfinished trilogy, The Epic of the Wheat. Very good condition. BAL 15038. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 422 pages .

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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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Bookseller: Dale A. Sorenson (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4252
Title: The Pit A Story of Chicago
Author: Norris, Frank
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1903
Keywords: Fiction, American Literature, Chicago

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