East of Eden Paperback - 2012
by John Steinbeck
About this book
First Edition Identification
East of Eden’s true first edition (Viking Press; New York, 1952) is a limited edition of only 1,500 copies signed by Steinbeck. This signed limited first edition has dark green boards and came in a slipcase. 750 copies of this signed limited first edition were for private distribution. The original cloth binding is stamped in gilt and brown, in a faux-wood grain slipcase. The first trade edition states "First published by The Viking Press in September 1952" on the copyright page with no statements of subsequent printings, and the year 1952 on the title page. Boards are light green. Dust jacket has Steinbeck's photo on the rear with no blurbs. The first state has "bite" on page 281, line 38.
Details
- Title East of Eden
- Author John Steinbeck
- Binding Paperback
- Edition International Ed
- Pages 727
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking
- Date 2012
- ISBN 9780241952498 / 0241952492
- Reading level 700
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.52