The Pit: a story of Chicago
by Norris, Frank
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable /No Jacket
- Seller
-
Douglas, Wyoming, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: A. Wessels and Co.. condition fair in green cloth boards with fraying top and bottom edges, no DJ, pencil scribbles end page and inside back board and on a few of the pages. . Acceptable. Hardcover. Reprint. 1906.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Jen's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021309
- Title
- The Pit: a story of Chicago
- Author
- Norris, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- A. Wessels and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- fine mapping Storageb, Jacque Audit, 10/2 date books
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾.
Terms of Sale
Jen's Books
Most are shipped the same day, all books will be shipped within 3 days of payment. Returns.1. Incorrect Book/Not As Described/Damaged: You are eligible for a full refund of the purchase price, including shipping costs, if your return is a result of an error on my part. To receive a refund, you must return your item directly to Jen's Books within 30 days of the estimated delivery date and in the same condition you received it in. 2. Book Did Not Arrive. You are eligible for a full refund of the purchase price, including shipping costs, if your book does not arrive between the estimated delivery date + 15 days and the estimated delivery date + 30 days. (For example if your estimated delivery date was November 1st, you would be eligible for a refund if the book still had not arrived by November 16th. You could initiate the return until December 1st.) 3. Changed Your Mind If you have changed your mind about a book that you have ordered, please contact me directly to request a return. You will be refunded the price of the book (not including original or return shipping charges). I will be happy to accommodate these requests for books in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Jen's Books
Biblio member since 2006
Douglas, Wyoming
About Jen's Books
A small town used and collectable books, store in an historic bank building. Light clean and well organized.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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