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The Jungle
by Sinclair, Upton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Publisher's green cloth (Doubleday binding with publisher's name stamped at foot of spine). Covers rubbed, spine faded, remnant
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Jungle Publishing Co, 1906. First edition, later state with battered type on copyright page. [x], 413, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth (Doubleday binding with publisher's name stamped at foot of spine). Covers rubbed, spine faded, remnant of bookplate (perhaps the Sustainers' Edition label) on front pastedown, contemporary owner's signature to ffep. First edition, later state with battered type on copyright page. [x], 413, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With Both Title-Pages. A rare variant containing both an integral Subscriber's edition title-page and a tipped-in Doubleday title-page, and bound in the Doubleday cloth.
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 #
- 301726
- Title
- The Jungle
- Author
- Sinclair, Upton
- Format/Binding
- [x], 413, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's green cloth (Doubleday binding with publisher's name stamped at foot of spine). Covers rubbed, spine faded, remnant
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, later state with battered type on copyright page
- Publisher
- The Jungle Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- American | Upton Sinclair
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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