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The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906. 1st Ed, 2nd state. Very Good+. First edition, second state with February 1906 on copyright page; the "1" in 1906 is broken. Bound in green cloth over boards with the image of factories over the title and author on the front cover. Title, device, author, and publisher on spine. Some rubbing to white letters on cover and spine, but mostly intact. Light rubbing to edges and corners. Barely legible inscription on front endpaper by original owner (bought July 1906). An article clipping from The Publisher's Weekly with a copy of a letter fron Sinclair Lewis clarifying the order of printing between first and second state publishing where Sinclair Lewis argues that there is no clear way to define the difference. Text block is solid, slightly toned, but otherwise in near fine condition.
Pages: (10) 413
Dimensions: 7⅞ x 5½ x 1⅜.
Pages: (10) 413
Dimensions: 7⅞ x 5½ x 1⅜.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1906TJ-SIN-1-VG
- Title
- The Jungle
- Author
- Upton Sinclair
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed, 2nd state
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
Biblio member since 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
I love books. Always an eager reader, I started collecting Antiquarian books while a teenager and studying history. Flash forward a couple of decades and I am excited to open a new all-digital bookstore to continue my love of books, while bringing desired books to readers, collectors, and other sellers. From Post-Incunables to modern First Editions, I will be regularly adding new stock.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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