“You know what is common knowledge about the progress of humanity; its struggle towards higher forms, its gropings up by many ways toward the infinite which it calls God.”
Norwegian novelist Bojer’s novel about the lure and shortcomings of modern technology.
Uniquely, this copy was sold by the once famous Hochschild, Kohn & Co., making it an interesting relic of Baltimore history.
Author: Johan Bojer
Title: The Great Hunger
Edition: First American Edition, third printing
Published: New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1919
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 328p.
Condition: Dust jacket not present. Boards and spine with bumping to corners, edge wear, rubbing to surfaces, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid with mild forward lean. All hinges and joints strong. Pages tanned. Foxing on end-papers and fore-edge. Owner’s name on front end-paper. Hochschild, Kohn & Co. sticker affixed to back paste-down.
Comments: Unique find
