Upton Sinclair — Letters to a Millionaire

London, T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, 1939. First edition. Cloth. 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 . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.