Candid Reminiscences: My First Thirty Years, Upton Sinclair — 1st UK Edition

£84.95

Candid Reminiscences: My First Thirty Years, Upton Sinclair — 1st UK Edition

Name: Candid Reminiscences: My First Thirty Years, Upton Sinclair — 1st UK Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 3228-RM-F-G-17
Price: 84.95 GBP
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Condition

Good: Dust jacket with large tear across the spine and front cover; intact overall but worn. Spine of jacket faded, with bumping to corners and to the head and foot of the spine, and surface marks and staining across the rear panel. Artwork remains bright and vibrant; jacket protected in plastic sleeve. Publisher’s cloth binding shows wear at extremities, though clean overall, with black lettering and decoration well defined. Binding square and firm. Residue present on the front pastedown. Internally, pages are bright, clean and fresh.

Description

First UK edition, T. Werner Laurie, 1932. Early British printing of the autobiography of Upton Sinclair; scarce in original hardback with dust jacket, making it a desirable acquisition for collectors of early 20th-century literary memoir and Sinclair’s works.

Candid Reminiscences: My First Thirty Years recounts Upton Sinclair’s formative years, tracing his upbringing, early literary ambitions, and the experiences that shaped his emergence as one of America’s most outspoken writers and social critics.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Upton Sinclair

Book Publisher: T. Werner Laurie

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 258

Book Publication Year: 1932

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Book Binding: Cloth

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Country/region of manufacture: London, England

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