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OF MICE AND MEN
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- GOOD PLUS
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1968. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. GOOD PLUS. New York: Viking Press, 1968. First edition thus. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches: pp. 119. Gold gilt lettering on spine of green cloth-covered boards. No dust jacket.
LARGE PRINT. Blue stamping mark along bottom text edge. Light wear, rubbing to extremities. Spine caps a bit worn and folded under, gold gilt a little faded. Light soiling on fore edge. Text is unmarked. Tight binding. One of a small series of large-print editions issued for visually impaired readers by Viking Press in the 1960's. Steinbecks classic novella set in Salinas Valley, California.
LARGE PRINT. Blue stamping mark along bottom text edge. Light wear, rubbing to extremities. Spine caps a bit worn and folded under, gold gilt a little faded. Light soiling on fore edge. Text is unmarked. Tight binding. One of a small series of large-print editions issued for visually impaired readers by Viking Press in the 1960's. Steinbecks classic novella set in Salinas Valley, California.
Synopsis
Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California. An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own—a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come to work on a ranch in the fertile Salinas Valley of California, their hopes, like "the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men," begin to go awry. Of Mice and Men explores themes of human interaction, dependence, and the damaging effects of isolation. (Goodreads)
Reviews
On Mar 23 2011, JPM730 said:
This is the greatest, most heartwarming book i have ever read!
On Mar 21 2007, Amli703 said:
nice book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 719
- Title
- OF MICE AND MEN
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD PLUS
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Salinas River Valley, male friendships, Great Depression, American novellas, rural labor
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Eugene, Oregon
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- Gilt
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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