The Jungle, Upton Sinclair, Fletcher Martin, SIGNED, Limited Editions Club

Sinclair, Upton, Baltimore, Maryland: Garamond Press, 1965, #1393/1500, Fine, quarto, 7 ½” x 11”, 334 pp. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin, SIGNED by Upton Sinclair and Fletcher Martin

Fine quarto, brown paper over boards with brown pigskin spine, debossed lettering to the spine, minor edgewear to spine, laid in loose number 380 of The Monthly Letter of The Limited Editions Club along with informational paper. Near Fine brown paper over boards slipcase, brown and cream title sticker to spine, sunning along edges, minor shelfwear, 334 pp. Twelve full color wash-and-ink drawings by Fletcher Martin, eight are full-page and four are two-page spreads, thirty-three two-color line drawings for the chapter headings. A vivid literary and visual portrayal of immigrant labor, corruption, and reform in the meatpacking industry—Upton Sinclair’s enduring American classic The Jungle is powerfully brought to life with twelve striking color wash-and-ink drawings by Fletcher Martin.

The Limited Editions Club was founded by publisher George Macy in 1929 with goal of delivering a monthly fine press edition of great works in literature, religion, history, philosophy, and poetry. The press worked with some of the best printers in the US and Europe, and sought the best artists to illustrate runs of 1500 or 2000 copies. Amatoria has acquired ~100 Limited Edition Club titles, to see more, visit the collection on our website.