The Brass Check: A Study Of American Journalism
by Sinclair, Upton
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Pasadena: Upton Sinclair, 1919. Softcover. Very Good. Printed wrappers. N.d. (1919) . 445 pp. plus publisher's ads at rear. The very uncommon wrappered edition which has been considered a second state of the first edition. Very good, some toning to the spine, one slightly rounded and chipped corner and a narrow stain upper front left wrap. One of Sinclair;s "Dead Hand" series of six books, this being an expose on Amrican journalism, mainly the Associated Press and a few magazines. William Randolph Hearsta nd his brand of so-called "yellow journailsm" was a particular target.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E16215
- Title
- The Brass Check: A Study Of American Journalism
- Author
- Sinclair, Upton
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Upton Sinclair
- Place of Publication
- Pasadena
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- journalism, muckraking, newspapers, magazines,
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Wrappers
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- Second State
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