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London: T. Werner Laurie, 1948. Hardcover. 282p., fourth impression of the British edition, 5.25x7.5 inches; lacking dustjacket, corners lightly bumped, spine lightly toned, slight soil on boards, else very good. "A detailed report of legal and extralegal methods used to destroy unions in the steel industry..... The plot of the novel is ridiculous and both the steel and the cotton strikes [a Georgia mill] are only dimly pictured, but Sinclair's excellent research into labor-spying techniques and his vigorous journalistic style save the novel from complete banality." *Blake p. 266.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First edition, first printing, with the publisher's emblem on the copyright page. Tan cloth printed in red, top edge tinted red, no dustjacket. Some age related darkening to the covers, sound binding, personal bookplate on front free endpaper, pages clean and otherwise unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Self-Published, 1938. Book. Very Good-. Wraps. 1st Edition. Gift copy published by the author. In plain wraps. Creasing and browning to spine. Paper is a little brittle. .

New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc., (1938). first edition. hardcover. Very good/near very good. Octavo, beige cloth covers with red titles; top edge stained red. Some browning on endpapers; a few spots on fore edge of top cover, else very good. Unclipped dust jacket has printed price of $2.50. Dust jacket spine faded with chipping at head and foot of spine. "...Upton Sinclair dramatizes the struggle of Little Steel -- the independent steel companies -- to maintain the open shop after the capitulation of the Unnited States Steel Corporation to the CIO." --from the dust jacket. 082504A

NY; Pasadena: Privated Printed, 1938. Red cloth binding, 308pp. Light general wear, slight fraying to spine bottom, small loss to spine top. Color faded spine and some sections of binding. Photos on reqeust.. Published By the Author. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

NEW YORK, FARRAR & RINEHART, 1938, 1938. DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED; SPINE SLIGHTLY DARKENED) FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket signed in image by Robert Graves, maroon topstain; [10],308pp. A few shallow losses to top jacket extremities, most notably at spine crown, minor toning to cloth spine edges and pastedowns, else a Very Good, straight and sound copy. Sinclair's last labor novel (per Ahouse), of organized labor and the steel industry. There was a simultaneous (and considerably more common) issue under Sinclair's own imprint. AHOUSE A64a; HANNA 3236; BLAKE p. 265.

New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. 8vo. 8-7/16" x 5-7/8". Beige cloth covered boards stamped in red. 308 pp. Top edge tinted red. Deckled fore-edge. Bottom corners of both covers slightly dented. Otherwise fine./Sturdy attractive dust jacket with a little edge wear. Overall very good plus.. In his finest novel since OIL, Upton Sinclair dramatizes the struggle of Little Steel - the independent steel companies- to maintain the open shop after the capitulation of the United States Steel Corporation to the CIO. Little Steel is an exciting book and it presents a compelling picture of labor and entrenched wealth at the crossroads in America. This book does not preach nor does it call names; it gives the reader an understanding of what is at stake on both sides. But Mr. Sinclair does more than present an important problem in dramatic terms. He brings to life Walter Quayle, the kindly, retiring and bewildered lord of Valleyville, who finally found a measure of understanding… Read More

New York / Pasadena, California: Published By the Author, 1938. First Edition. When Farrar & Rinehart, Upton Sinclair’s commercial publisher would publish his books, the would print additional copies to be sold by Sinclair, himself, with a special title page and completely different dust jacket. Bound in full red cloth with black stamping in a a very good dust with some rubbing and use, with a few tiny tears. Scarce in Sinclair’s edition.