Published by Upton Sinclair, Pasadena, CA, 1923
First Edition
Soft Cover. 2nd Edition. Paperback, 12mo., 488pp., Illustrated wrappers. 4 volume set. Vol. 1 missing 1/2 inch piece at top front corner, 1 1/2 inch piece at bottom front corner. Over Good solid condition The second edition had a printing of 8,000 copies.
Published by Upton Sinclair, 1923
ISBN 10: 9110530584 ISBN 13: 9789110530584
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paper Back. Condition: Good. First Edition. All 4 volumes in wraps in unmarked condition with very minor blemishes not affecting presentation or text.
Language: English
Published by self-published, Pasadena, California, 1923
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Still early in his muckraking career, Sinclair took on the American system of higher education, attempting to present a nondogmatic view, based on extensive research across the country, of what was being taught to young people & by whom at colleges & universities.In 478 pages + Index in rear. A FIRST EDITION (clothbound) from 1923, self-published by the author in Pasadena, CA, & distributed exclusively by the Economy Book Shop in Chicago, IL. With deep burgundy cloth over boards with stamped black illustration & lettering to front/spine, this small octavo (5" x 7.5") is in VG condition: very clean, stitched binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned, unmarked save for former owner's name in neat pen to ffep. Modest rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by Upton Sinclair, Pasadena, California, 1923
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. 1st Edition. 488 pp, 4 saddle-stitched pamphlets, paginated consecutively, with index in the 4th pictorial soft-covered pamphlet, 4.25" x 7"; 93 consecutive titled chapters, across the four booklets. Sinclair's condemnation of the American System of higher education. In fine pale gray cloth covered box, with small leather author/title pressed onto side. Box is Fine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by Published by the author, Pasadena, California, 1923
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. first edition. Wholesale Distributors, The Economy Book Shop, Chicago, IL. February 1923, 10,000 copies cloth bound. Octavo, dark red cloth covers with pictorial design on top cover and gilt titles on spine. x + 488 pages + 8 pages publisher's ads. Includes index. Dust jacket has a three inch closed tear on top panel; light chipping. 081006A.
First edition, first printing. First edition (hardcover) limited to 10,000 copies. ASSOCIATION copy. Inscribed: "To Harry Hansen / with best wishes / Upton Sinclair". Harry Hansen was an American journalist, editor, literary critic and historian, as well as a personal friend of Sinclair. Tiny short tear to spine head, very minimal rubbing and sunning to spine, still fine. Red cloth, stamped pictorially in black, gilt spine title. Lacking dust jacket.