Upton Sinclair. 
 
Published by Upton Sinclair: 1920. Hardcover. Small octavo. Erosion of white on the cover. Scuffing along the edges of the boards. In the light you can see that the tops of the boards have slight sun damage. Crown and heel of the spine are worn. The fore and bottom edges have a bit of dirt soiling, and the top-edge a little more. Some dots of dirt on the endpapers, but the text is clean. Very good. Signed.
 
There are only three options in your feelings towards this book: it's too scary, it's too true, or both. On such grounds publishers initially rejected it. A signed treasure from the nightmare of American history.  
 
"When they found him the rats had killed him and eaten him nearly all up."