NMLP P-044888 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-19

The Octopus: A Story of California

Frank Norris · Doubleday, Page · 1901

The copyright page bears the J. J. Little & Co. printer's device, and McElrath's first binding shows the spine imprint in sans-serif lettering rather than the later 'modified gothic.' First volume of Norris's projected 'Epic of the Wheat' trilogy

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-044888 for "The Octopus: A Story of California" by Frank Norris (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-044888, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).