Dragon Harvest [Inscribed]
by [RADICAL & PROLETARIAN LITERATURE] SINCLAIR, Upton
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Third Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine and embossed onto front cover; reddish-brown topstain; dustjacket; viii,703,[7]pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to a pair of California booksellers: "For Lloyd & Gladys Severe / Best wishes / Upton Sinclair." Spine ends gently nudged, topstain a bit dulled, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.00), edgeworn and gently spine-sunned, with several small nicks and tears, shallow loss to lower front panel, and a longer tear along the lower front joint; Very Good+. The sixth installment in Sinclair's sweeping eleven-volume series, covering world events from World War I through the beginnings of the Cold War, and featuring his recurring character Lanny Budd. Dragon Harvest covers the period 1938-1940, where Lanny Budd travels through Munich and Dunkirk, and finds himself in Paris under the occupation. AHOUSE A74a.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58086
- Title
- Dragon Harvest [Inscribed]
- Author
- [RADICAL & PROLETARIAN LITERATURE] SINCLAIR, Upton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Bookseller catalogs
- WW2;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...