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The Jungle
by Sinclair, Upton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Green pictorial cloth. Light shelfwear, adhesive stains on spine, front cover, and pastedowns Harmonie Club stamps on title page
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906. First edition, first issue without worn type on copyright page. 1 vols. 8vo. Green pictorial cloth. Light shelfwear, adhesive stains on spine, front cover, and pastedowns Harmonie Club stamps on title page., half-title and p. 189. First edition, first issue without worn type on copyright page. 1 vols. 8vo.
Synopsis
The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by author and journalist Upton Sinclair. This novel was intended to highlight the poverty and misery of the immigrant working class, but ultimately became more known as an expose of the American meatpacking industry during the early-20th century.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52262
- Title
- The Jungle
- Author
- Sinclair, Upton
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Green pictorial cloth. Light shelfwear, adhesive stains on spine, front cover, and pastedowns Harmonie Club stamps on title page
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first issue without worn type on copyright page
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- American | Upton Sinclair
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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