Theodore Dreiser — The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies. With decorations. A detailed essay, full of imagery, on the Carnegie Steel Company mills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and their development from the construction of his first steel mill, the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, in 1872. With commentary of their impact on the landscape and their management by the creator of the company Andrew Carnegie. Written by Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser, an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. Illustrated by Martha Colley, an American artist and illustrator. Dated from the National Library of Scotland. In the original quarter cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading and light discolouration to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Minor loss to the bottom tip of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light tide marks to the extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Martha Colley. Very Good .