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Lot 103
Sale 2101 - Books and Manuscripts
Sep 10, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$500 -
800
Price Realized
$826
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Lot Description
[Literature] Sinclair, Upton. Oil!
Long Beach, California: Published by the Author, (1927). First edition. 8vo. (vi), 527, (9, ads) pp. Publisher's stiff printed drab wrappers, light wear to edges and spine; all edges trimmed. Gottesman A1128; Gaer, p. 8
A fine first edition, uncommon in original wrappers. The inspiration for Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film, There Will Be Blood.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.