The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens [SIGNED COPY, FIRST EDITION] por Steffens, Lincoln - 2012

Jove, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No dust Jacket as issued. Good, no dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the first free endpaper (signature only). Stated 5th printing, 1931 1st edition. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Would be very good except that the front hinge is cracked. Dusting to the edges of the pageblock. Steffens was an investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers, along with Ida Tarbell and Ray Stannard Baker, of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century, known for investigation of governmental corruption. After a visit to the new Soviet Russia, he famously said "I have seen the future, and it works". This 1931 autobiography was a best-seller. By the author of 'The Shame of the Cities' and 'The Traitor State'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.