SINCLAIR, Upton (1878-1968). Letters to a Millionaire. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1939, 1939.

Price: US$48.34 + shipping

Description: [Economics] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.64. Publisher's green cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Black ink ownership to fly-leaf. A little toning to spine; cloth lightly rubbed. Near fine. The socialist author and politician explains the futility of the debt economy through a series of letters to a wealthy former friend, whom he seeks to enlighten. With talk of near-zero interest rates, depressed consumer spending, and rising un or under-employment, his assessment of mid-New Deal America holds up a mirror to present-day economic concerns in the Western world.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

Upton Sinclair. Letters to a Millionaire. T. Werner Laurie Ltd., London, 1939.

Price: US$57.24 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition in complete dustjacket. No inscriptions but stamp on front endpaper: "Unit Censor A 146".

Seller: Johnston's Arran Bookroom, Isle of Arran, United Kingdom

Upton Sinclair. Letters to a Millionaire. T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, London, 1939.

Price: US$124.66 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first edition of this series of letters on the futility of the economy. First edition. A detailed study on economic principals in the United States in the form of letters to a wealthy former friend of the author. This work asks the question why, in one of the richest lands in the world, must a fifth of the population live on public charity? Written by Upton Sinclair, an American writer and political activist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping. Sunning to the spine and a small tide mark to the front and rear boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. The corner of the front endpaper has been cut off. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

SINCLAIR, Upton. Letters to a Millionaire. T.Werner Laurie, London, 1939.

Price: US$125.26 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 64pp. Octavo. Book condition: Good. Some light foxing. Ex community Centre library copy with a stamp to the ffep and card holder and due date sheet tipped into rear ep's. Dust Jacket condition: Good. Dulled down back strip and Library identifier to back strip. Tiny critter hole to front cover, long since vacated. Front flap tipped to book. Still a nice copy of this very rare title.

Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand

SINCLAIR, Upton. Letters to a Millionaire. T. Werner Laurie, London, 1939.

Price: US$159.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A crisp copy with slight browning ; the dj , unclipped, has slight wear , a small mark to the front panel, and a certain mount of sunning to the spine. Scans available Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Seller: LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, United Kingdom