To a God Unknown
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Robert O. Ballou. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt, black topstain, pictorial endpages. First edition. Spine cloth faintly mottled, bottom point rubbed through in a tiny spot. Spine ends sunned and spine head frayed. Paper split/mesh showing at REP, yet binding seems sound. The DJ in mylar is internally repaired, toned at rear panel and slightly darkened at spine. One of only 598 copies sold. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
To a God Unknown is a novel by John Steinbeck, first published in 1933. The book was Steinbeck's second novel (after his unsuccessful Cup of Gold), the title taken from a hymn excerpt of the Rig Veda's Book X. Steinbeck found To a God Unknown extremely difficult to write; taking him roughly five years to complete, the novella proved more time-consuming than either East of Eden or The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck's longest novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21385
- Title
- To a God Unknown
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert O. Ballou
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1933
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