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The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Viking Press, 1939. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. From a single collector's estate, this is a true FIRST EDITION, but later (7th) printing ) from June 1939, with all requisite points of issue. Hardcover book has nubby oatmeal-colored cloth over boards with embossed design in brown that wraps around front to back & brown lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean, with one small faint rust-colored spot to top edge of rear board. Mild tanning to all pages, slightly heavier around edges. Binding secure & straight, corners crisp. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $2.75 price at top corner of front flap) is VG-, with some rubbed areas to spine & small chips at all corners & both ends of spine. Light soil, darkening to spine. One 1.5" tear at top intersection of rear flap/back cover. A handsome copy! Beautifully protected in new mylar cover. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and honest work in the bountiful state of California. The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940, and inspired the classic film of the same name the same year. The film starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, and Steinbeck's words and ideas shine through that medium. In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the body of his work, and The Grapes of Wrath stands as his most recognized and esteemed book. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018829
- Title
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MODERN FIRSTS FICTION UNITED STATES AMERICA WEST CALIFORNIA LITERATURE LITERARY FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Californiana;
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