The Pit. A Story of Chicago
by Norris, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Original red cloth gilt. Erasure mark on endpaper, else Near Fine
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. First edition, fifth printing. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt. Erasure mark on endpaper, else Near Fine. First edition, fifth printing. 1 vols. 8vo. The second volume in Norris' intended trilogy "Epic of the Wheat"following "The Octopus." Norris died shortly after finishing this work and "The Wolf," the last of the trilogy was never written. A tale of the Chicago wheat exchange and speculation in wheat, "The Pit" was extremely popular. BAL 15038
Synopsis
This classic literary critique of turn-of-the-century capitalism in the United States reveals Norris's powerful story of an obsessed trader intent on cornering the wheat market and the consequences of his unchecked greed.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31401
- Title
- The Pit. A Story of Chicago
- Author
- Norris, Frank
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original red cloth gilt. Erasure mark on endpaper, else Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, fifth printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- American | Frank Norris
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