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OIL ! A NOVEL by Sinclair, Upton - 1927

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OIL ! A NOVEL

by Sinclair, Upton

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Long Beach, CA: published by the author, 1927. good, wraps (softcover) light wear to corners. Softcover edition self-published by Sinclair prior to release of the hardcover in 1927. An uncertain publishing history, but in all likelihood this is the true first edition. Covers are toned to a tan, more so on spine which is a brown tone (images available). Corners (mostly lower front) have some light wear. 6 preliminary pages, followed by 527 pages of text followed by 9 pages of ads. Rear cover lists 24 "Book by Upton Sinclair." UNCOMMON THUS. 527pp, ads.
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  • Book Condition Used - good, wraps (softcover) light wear to corners
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  • Publisher published by the author
  • Place of Publication Long Beach, CA
  • Date Published 1927

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Oil! A Novel

by Sinclair, Upton

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780143112266 / 0143112260
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2008: Penguin (1st Ptg.), 2008. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2008 Trade Softcover. Tight copy w/areas of light rubbing/creasing to cover, small stain outer page edge & inner margin of first few pages, otherwise very clean & free from markings/marginalia. Very Good.
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Oil! A Novel

by Sinclair, Upton

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Used - Vg In Wraps. Lower Corner Lightly Creased. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 548.
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New York: Penguin Books. Vg In Wraps. Lower Corner Lightly Creased. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 548.. 2007. Trade Paperback..
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Oil ! a Novel

by Sinclair, Upton

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Hardcover. Good. Sold on behalf of the UK charity Langdon - assisting young people with disabilities.
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Oil! A Novel

Oil! A Novel

by Upton Sinclair

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T. Werner Laurie, 1927. Hardcover. Good. 1927. Third printing. 527 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Cracking to front hinge with netting exposed. Binding loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing, fraying and tearing to spine ends and edges. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Book has strong forward lean.
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Oil! A Novel

by Sinclair, Upton

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Long Beach, California: Published By the Author, 1927. Third printing. Red cloth with black lettering on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. 527 pp. plus nine pages of advertisements for other Sinclair titles. Previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. A group of leaves is creased and soiled at the bottom corner. Small scratch on the top edge. Otherwise fine. A very handsome copy of a scarce edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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OIL! a NOVEL; Signed. *

by SINCLAIR, Upton

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* * * * * : Published by the Author, UPTON SINCLAIR , 1927. Soft cover. Fair. B00K: Fair/, 16,300.14, Reduced From. 0IL! A N0VEL UPT0N SINCLAIR Published by the Author, UPT0N SINCLAIR Long Beach, California 1927 UnStated 1sT Edition Sun Faded And Soiled Grey Cloth Cover Spine, With Title In Fading Red Letters Soft Cover Book: Fair/, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 527 Numbered Pages, Printed On Off White Paper, Browning On Outside Edges, In Good/ Condition, That Appear To Lightly Viewed And Are Otherwise Clean and Tight To The Spine. Signed By Author On The Title Page, Which Is Loose From The Spine, As Follows, 'To Gay Wilshire with best wishes, Upton Sinclair'. Using a Black Fountain Pen. Below That Inscription Is The Name Of Irene M. Kearns, Written In Light Blue Ink. D/J: None. No Tears. No Odors, No Other Writing, No Other Names, No Stains. SYNOPSIS: After writing "The Jungle," his scathing indictment of the meatpacking industry, Sinclair turned his sights on the early… Read More
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