The Pit a Story Of Chicago

by Norris, Frank

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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The Pit. A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat)

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by Norris, Frank

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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. 1903. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good copy with some dulling to the spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 421 pp .
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good+. 1903. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 9997526740 . This is an unstated 2nd printing of the First Edition, with a mis-spelling on page 250 line 23: Beyound. This book is in Very Good+ condition. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and nicking… Read more about this item
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Pages 421 pp.8vo. Red cloth. 1st edition, 2nd printing, published February, 1903. Second volume in The Epic of the Wheat trilogy. Taylor 10. BAL 15038. In a somewhat worn & soiled binding, yet tight and in good condition overall. Interior hinges appears to have been restored.
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. First Edition. Octavo. Second printing. 421pp. A monumental novel of Chicago's grain pit, a center of agri-business, by the author of "McTeague." Bound in red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, spine lettering gilt, light wear to spine, small scratches on rear panel. The mis-spelling of beyond (beyound) on p. 250 signifies… Read more about this item
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A. Wessels Co., New York: 1906., 1906 421p. Inked ownership. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, worn. First published 1902. Coldwar/Economics 9 0.0. Hardcover.
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. First edition, fifth printing. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt. Erasure mark on endpaper, else Near Fine. First edition, fifth printing. 1 vols. 8vo. The second volume in Norris' intended trilogy "Epic of the Wheat"following "The Octopus." Norris died shortly after finishing this work and "The Wolf," the last of… Read more about this item
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THE PIT, A STORY OF CHICAGO (Modern Library # 92)

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New York, NY: Modern Library, 1934. First Thus. Cloth . Very Good/Good. 12mo. First Modern Library Edition. In shelfworn jacket with darkened spine and some tears. Flap is not clipped. 225 Modern Library Titles on verso of jacket. Kent end pages in orange ink. 'First Modern Library Edition'. Star stamp on rear free end page. [403 pages] Uncommon… Read more about this item
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1903. This is an about very good hardcover copy in red cloth covers ruled and decorated in gilt. Covers clean, spine a bit darkened, gilt title and decoration not as bright as the front cover title. Very clean inside. This copy bears a previous owner name and date of January 26th, 1903, on the… Read more about this item
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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… Read more about this item
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903. First edition, February issue. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine and upper cover. (8), 421. A good copy overall, the front hinge is shaken, lower half of a blank at the end of the book is excised, some general… Read more about this item
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New York: Modern Library. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1934. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Brick colored balloon cloth shows normal wear, ends of spine bumped. Spine lettering rubbed off. States First Modern Library Edition, 1934. ; Toledano binding style '7', Kent Endpapers; Modern Library; Vol. 92.2 .
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NORRIS, Frank. The Pit A Story of Chicago. Original boards with printed paper spine label. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903. First edition, first printing, binding A. BAL 15038. Special presentation edition, presented by the publishers to Mr. H. C. Brown. With the bookplates of George H. Sargent and Barton W. Currie. Sargent was the literary editor of… Read more about this item
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NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1903. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Copyright page states: Published February, 1903. Bergundy cloth boards with gold lettering. Does not have device and designs. Very good condition with lightly bumped corners and lightly frayed spine ends. Neatly wriiten previous owner signature on flyleaf.
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