BKHI004 McTeague by Frank Norris, 1899, 1st ed.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND. Brown LEATHERETTE with gold lettering and trim; BL logo on front; Brodzky Endpapers; . McTeague is an 1899 novel by Frank Norris. STORY: The book describes the life of a turn-of-the-century dentist in San Francisco, named McTeague. The narrator never reveals McTeague's first name; he is referred to only as "Mac" by the other characters in the novel. It tells the story of a couple's courtship and marriage, and their subsequent descent into poverty, violence and finally murder as the result of jealousy and greed. The book was the basis for Erich von Stroheim's film, Greed. Publ: Boni and Liveright. 1st ed. 442 pg.