The Pit

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

The Pit

by Norris, Frank

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1903
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Norris, Frank: The Pit, Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc. Stated First Printing Thus. Published February,1903. Used. Very Good-/ No Dust Jacket included. 421 pages. Red boards with gilt titling and wheat motif ornamentation. All gilting is still in nice shape. pages. HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT. STOCK MARKET. An attractive used copy.
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering, rules and decorations. 421pp. Very good.Most minor of binding wear -- internally tight and near fine. A tight and lovely first edition of the second in Norris' projected "Epic of the Wheat" trilogy that debuted with "The Octopus: A Story of California" in 1901… Read more about this item
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THE PIT

THE PIT

by Frank Norris

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Toronto: George N. Morang and Co., 1903. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. 6 x 8 in. Red cloth boards. Condition is GOOD+ ; covers clean, corners and spine ends worn, spine gilt dull. Front joint a touch wobbly, ffep lacking. Text unmarked. Fic. Stax.
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat, Book 2)

The Pit: A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat, Book 2)

by Norris, Frank

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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. First edition, 2nd printing (BAL 15038). Hinges just beginning to weaken, ink name and owner stamp on front endpaper, corners a bit rubbed. 1903 Hard Cover. 421, [3] pp. 8vo. The second book in Norris's The Epic of the Wheat, following The Octopus. The… Read more about this item
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago. The Epic of the Wheat

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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Decorative red cloth stamped in gilt. Spine faded and cocked with ends frayed, corners bumped, small stain on bottom margins of a couple pages, a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper.
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat, Book 2)

The Pit: A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat, Book 2)

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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. First edition, 2nd printing (BAL 15038). Lacks scarce jacket. A few minor scuffs to boards, owner bookplate on front endpaper, tiny chip from corner of front endpaper, pages lightly toned. 1903 Hard Cover. 421, [3] pp. 8vo. The second book in Norris's The… Read more about this item
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Charles E. Merrill Publishing , 1970. 421pp. Green cloth hardback, no DJ, 1970 reprint of the 1903 novel, The influence the Chicago Board of Trade had on Chicago, people and the world, . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1904. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Red cloth with gilt spine. 421pp. Very good. Spine slightly sunned; minor evidence of bookplate removal on front pastedown and front flyleaf. Early (not first) printing, tight and handsome.
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Decorative red cloth stamped in gilt. Contemporary gift inscription dated in 1903, else a nice, near fine copy lacking the dustwrapper.
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New York: Doubleday, Page, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good with a slightly cocked spine, light wear along the spine and at the corners.
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by Norris, Frank

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New York: Doubleday Page & Co, 1903. First edition. First edition, first printing, first state. (Stated "First edition" on copyright page with J.J. Little device underneath; title page is integral.) Bound in publisher's trade binding of crimson cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good+, slight lean, spine a little dulled, gilt ruling rubbed, name stamped on front free endpaper. Lacking… Read more about this item
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat Trilogy, Part 2)

by Frank Norris

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Doubleday, Page, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Cover quite worn. Hinges starting. Endpapers soiled. Pages tanned but clean. Binding sound.
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago. [at head of titlepage:] The Epic of Wheat.

by NORRIS, Frank

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Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903T. hardcover. Good. 1.3000 7.8000 5.3000. Cover shows minor wear, tear, rubbing, and fading. Name of former owner on the ffep. Pages are tanned and clean.
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The Pit

The Pit

by Norris, Frank

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1903
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New York: Doubleday, Page, 1903. Special Presentation Edition, inscribed on presentation page to Mr. Harrison G. Otis. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's presentation copy, grey paper over boards, printed spine label. Minor wear at head of spine, else fine. Special Presentation Edition, inscribed on presentation page to Mr. Harrison G. Otis. 1 vols. 8vo. Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) was… Read more about this item
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The Pit : A Story of Chicago

The Pit : A Story of Chicago

by Frank Norris

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by Norris, Frank

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1903
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New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1903. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Very clean first edition, Published February, 1903. Clean unfaded red ribbed cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering and circular wheat decoration on cover, gold lettering and decoration on spine. No bumping or fraying, a couple of small wrinkles to cloth on rear board. Binding is tight and… Read more about this item
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The pit: The epic of the wheat ; A deal in wheat, and other stories of the new and old West (The complete works of Frank Norris)

by Norris, Frank

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1903
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Collier, 1903. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More,… Read more about this item
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago. [Header title: The Epic of the Wheat]

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by Norris, Frank

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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903. Hardcover. 8vo (8" x 5.5"), gilt red cloth. [6], 421 pp. Early owner's ink inscription on flyleaf. First edition, later printing (lacking edition statement and J.J. Little printing device), published February, 1903. The second work in Norris's unfinished trilogy on the wheat industry. Preceded by The Octopus (1901). CONDITION: Good +,… Read more about this item
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago

The Pit: A Story of Chicago

by Frank Norris

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1956
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Grove Press, 1956. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . Ex-library with typical marks, light wear and yellowing; a solid book. No jacket. Title page says "The epic of the wheat." Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 191609. .
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago

by Norris, Frank

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1994
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Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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