The Octopus
New York: Doubleday Page, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition of American naturalism’s great tour de force, seasoned with an ominous reincarnation of realism. 1st printing with J. J. Little’s device on the copyright page and all the text points, but more importantly (as these points are also found in the 2nd state), this copy is marked by the 2 features that distinguish the 1st state (and probably the 1st issue) from the 2nd, that is pages 525–526 uncanceled, and the last line of page 526 in its earliest form (as misprinted). Fine, in a 1st printing dustjacket without the publisher’s (Doubleday’s) imprint on the front panel, “The World’s Work” advertised on both flaps, and the ad on the back solely devoted to Glasgow’s The Voice of the People. Little chips but very good. This is the only recorded copy in the 1st printing dustjacket. Fine / very good. Item #262
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$30,000.00