Fitch ensign clarke upton sinclair (18 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Fair, with soiling, cracked hinges, first two pages loose and laid in, foxing, and shelf wear.

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good only. 1st Edition. 32 pages. True Blue, No. 7, New York, June 25, 1898. Both front and back covers detached; front cover has a few large chips, 1", at spine edge and minor chipping at all other edges: internally, pages are age darkened. Good only , self wrappers. (145).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. Moderate soil, toning, rubbing and light fray, spine lean, ink notation on the front endpaper (dated 1905), frontis nearly detached. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; Scarce naval stories for young adults, by Sinclair under an early pseudonym. Published simultaneously by McKay the same year, presumably this being the later edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages.…

Zustand: GOOD. Early printing. The first book in the second series that Sinclair wrote for Henry Harrison Lewis, editor at Street and Smith (the first was set at West Point and written under the pseudonym Frederick Garrison) The catalog at the back of the book lists Fitch as "A graduate of the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis, and thoroughly familar with all naval matters. Mr. Fitch has devoted himself to literature, and has written a series of books that every young American should read. His stories are full of very interesting information about the navy, training ships, etc." It was true that he had devoted himself to literature, and he was at the age of 19 already a self-supporting writer - and in just a few more years his classic muckraking novel, "The Jungle" would appear. 269 pp plus 8 pp publisher's catalog. Good overall in light blue cloth with green, gilt and dark blue illustrations on the front cover and spine - some soiling and wear to the covers, corners bumped, but binding is tight and sturdy. Gift inscription dated 1910.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. (1903). 268 pages plus ads. Upton wrote this under the pen name of Clarke Fitch. A few pages are dog-eared but smoothed out; page 145-6 has rough edges at top; indented impression on front free endpaper transfer through to half title; half title is loose but present; hinges cracked but solid at half title, Covers are rubbed; backstrip faded. Good. (112).…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. {5' x 7 & 1/2'} Blue cloth covered boards with light soiling and spotting. Worn at ridges. Also top & bottom of spine., Darkened textblock edges. Darker still along top edge. [250 pages].

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. reprint ed. Light blue pictorial cloth, , some overall cover soiling Former owner's name inside front, spine sl browned, and decoration sl rubbed. A tight copy of this scarce title. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 268 pages; The fifth in the Clif Faraday series. This series was written by Upton Sinclair while in college. This is the reprint from the Street and Smith edition, with the same cover art. Half title page a bit chipped on edge, and page edges are a bit worn. Photos upon request. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. (1903). 269 pages plus ads. Very good bright copy. (073).

Paperback. 229p. [+ads]paperback in pictorial wraps, paper evenly toned, last few pages poorly cut by the binder, unopened with protruding edges in upper right hand corner. According to Gottesman, this edition of "Adrift in Midair" is a reprint of the original story from True Blue. New medal library no. 525. The adventure involves balloon rides, naval battles etc.…

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good only. 1st Edition. 32 pages. True Blue, No. 3, New York, May, 28, 1898. Both front and back covers detached but scotch taped to repair; front cover has one chip in middle, 1/4" x 1"; covers are age darkened. Good only , self wrappers. (155).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Bound in publisher's pictorial cloth. Hardcover. 272 pages, 1 leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. Signed, Charles H. Moffat, 1905. Please note: we have other volumes by Upton Sinclair writing under the pseudonyms Lieut. Frederick Garrison or Ensign Clarke Fitch, including: A Cadet's Honor; On Guard; The West Point Rivals, as well as From Port to Port 1903, Clif, the Naval Cadet. Boys' own library (David McKay Company).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Bound in publisher's pictorial cloth. Hardcover. Coffee ring stain on rear cover. 250 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. Gift inscription from 1904 to Harold Sapp. Please note: we have other volumes by Upton Sinclair writing under the pseudonyms Lieut. Frederick Garrison or Ensign Clarke Fitch, including: A Cadet's Honor; On Guard; The West Point Rivals, as well as From Port to Port 1903, Cliff, the Naval Cadet. Boys' own library (David McKay Company). …

Pictorial Cloth. Zustand: Good. (1903). 272 pages plus ads. Frontis. Upton wrote this under the pen name of Clarke Fitch. Spine is shifted; covers are faded; spine darkened; corners bumped and rubbed; last page of ads detached. Good. (037).

softcover. Zustand: very good. 1st. First edition in New Medal Library, 1898. Very good condition. Housed in a custom-made fold-out slipcase.

First Edition. Francis Taylor wrap-around dustjacket art. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. An uncommon nautical adventure novel intended for young adults written by Sinclair using one of his earliest pseudonyms. Particularly uncommon in dustjacket. Very Good, short gift inscription lined out with marker at front endpaper (dated 1917), in Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at lower spine end and lower front flap edge, quarter sized chip at top spine end and lower front panel, nickel sized chip at mid rear spine edge.…

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good only. 1st Edition. 32 pages. True Blue, No. 9, New York, July 9, 1898. Covers shifted; several pages are dog-eared; edges of front cover ragged with chip at top right hand corner, 1" x 1"; book has two closed tears completely through front to back, 1" each. There is a stamp on front cover, probably from original seller of item. Good only, self wrappers. (155).…

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 32 pages. True Blue, No. 34, New York, December 31, 1898. Covers shifted; closed tear at spine at staples; covers soiled; former owner's name on front cover in pencil. Good, wrappers. (155).

64 pp. 4to. 64 pp. 4to. Upton Sinclair's early literary career was made writing popular fiction, or "dime novels" to support himself while a student at Columbia University. He began writing for Street and Smith, New York publishers of pulp fiction and general interest titles. Sinclair wrote for Army and Navy Weekly using the pseudonym Lieutenant Frederick Garrison, and his writings were called the Mark Mallory stories, and later under the pseudonym Ensign Clarke Fitch for True Blue, where he wrote a small novel every week about life in the navy. Staple-bound illustrated wrappers [ads on verso] with light chipping to upper corner and head of spine, some toning to pages, else a very good copy.…