Autobiography Sinclair by Sinclair Upton: Signed (8 results)

Condition: Good. Signed (inscribed) by Upton Sinclair to Kathleen Blakey's monther on title page. 1962, purple cloth. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Without dust wrapper. Very clean, very nice example. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. From a small group of SIGNED/ INSCRIBED Upton Sinclair books. The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair published by Harcourt Brace & World, 1965. hardcover in dustjacket. INSCRIBED to Carlene Iwerks, artist and wife of Disney stalwart, Dave Iwerks. Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California, who pioneered the kind of journalism known as "muckraking." His best-known novel was "The Jungle" which was an expose of the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry. "The Jungle" was influential in obtaining passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. Sinclair's interests ranged over a wide variety of topics, in his many books and articles. He would receive a Pulitzer Prize for a later novel about Hitler's rise to power. His contemporary, the writer Edmund Wilson, would say of him: "Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, [Sinclair] put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them." "some jacket wear and tear, inside clean and tight, very good". Inscribed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Inscribed by Sinclair on the frontflyleaf. Covers have some shelfwear. Dust jacket is shelfworn and chipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harcourt, Brace & World: 1962. Octavo. Hardcover lacking a dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Sinclair on the first free end paper. Maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering along the spine. Small bump near the heel of the spine on the back board, tiny stain to the fore edge of the text block. A lovely signed copy of Sinclair's entertaining autobiography. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition stated. Good plus, if not very good hardback in good plus, if not very good dust jacket ($6.95). Book has light, if not very light 2.25 inch by 2.25 inch triangular damp-stains to lower fore-edge corners. Dust jacket has similarly located very light, if not externally barely noticeable damp-stains; a light, if not very light hairline crease running through its center from front flap to rear flap; a light, if not very light hairline crease running from head to heel of spine; a 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch chip and associated 3.25 inch hairline crease to top edge of front panel at spine; two closed tears of 1/4 inch each and an associated 1.75 inch hairline crease running between them along bottom edge of front panel at spine; and additional minor, if not trivial wear to corners, edges and extremities. Only minor, if not trivial additional signs of age/wear/previous use to book and dust jacket. Appears to be signed by author on front free endpaper. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. 8vo. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. This assumed first edition (no other dates listed) that is signed has boards bound in deep red cloth with straight edges. Bottom corners are creased. Spine is uncreased with faded but legible titling. Edges are lightly wrinkled. Text block is canted slightly with lightly foxed and toned edges. Binding is firm. 342p. You can find personalized inscription by Sinclair in black ink on front fly leaf dated 1967. Interior is otherwise unmarked with crisp pages through out. Dust Jacket is unclipped with overall aging present. Bold titling and front cover remains vibrant. Edges and corners are creased. Light foxing and toning present along fore edge and hinges of front and back covers. Remains a lovely collectible and readable copy.…

New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962. 8°. 5 Bl., 342 Seiten. Mit 18 Photos und Abbildungen auf 8 Tafelseiten. OLeinen mit typographisch gestaltetem OUmschlag von Ellen Raskin. Erste Ausgabe. - Lilly Lib. 246. Yoder 124. - Vorsatz mit Besitzerstempel und Randausschnitt. - Beiliegend: Brief mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift "Upton Sinclair". 4°. 1/2 Seite, datiert May 16, 1962. - An den Exiljournalisten Robert Breuer, den er bittet, ihm doch die Kopie einer Rezension einer Schweizer Zeitschrift zuzusenden, damit er sie an die Lilly Library weiterreichen kann. - Gefaltet und gering knittrig. A very good plus copy. Including a signed letter by the author to journalist Robert Breuer. Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact us always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Mauve cloth titled in gilt, pink topstain. Stated first edition. Inscribed to the half title page: "To Bob Thomas, with best thanks, Upton Sinclair." Bob Thomas was a noted Hollywood reporter/biographer. Slight bump to crown else unmarked, tight and square. The DJ in mylar is price clipped with mild edgewear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author. …