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Cup of Gold
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Covici Friede Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. Second Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the 2nd edition. Original navy cloth titled in gilt. Uniform blue topstain. Front/rear pastedowns darkened, narrow strip of blue damp to top corner of ffep and rfep. Sound and square. The DJ in mylar has toning, chipping, rubbing, and mild soil plus a closed tear to rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author's prodigious body of work. From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. And he had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja, and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold."
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24048
- Title
- Cup of Gold
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Covici Friede Inc.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1936
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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