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The Moon Is Down
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Viking, New York, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. JOHN STEINBECK. The Moon Is Down, New York: Viking, 1942. Octavo, first edition, pp. 188, blue cloth boards with silver stamped lettering to spine, blind-stamped label on front, lacking the first-state points. Story of a small town's passive resistance to Nazi occupation. Condition of this book: Jacket price clipped, sunned a bit at spine with some smudges on chipped rear panel. Book shows faint soiling at edges, age toning throughout, especially end papers. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Norway; 1940s; Military & Warfare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55026. .
Synopsis
In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he delves into the emotions of the German commander and the Norwegian traitor, and depicts the spirited patriotism of the Norwegian underground, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war—and about human nature. Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s self-described “celebration of the durability of democracy” had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe. Despite Axis efforts to suppress it (in Fascist Italy, mere possession of the book was punishable by death), The Moon is Down was secretly translated into French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian and Russian; hundreds of thousands of copies circulated throughout Europe, making it by far the most popular piece of propaganda under the occupation. Few literary works of our time have demonstrated so triumphantly the power of ideas in the face of cold steel and brute force. This edition features an introduction by Donald V. Coers.
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- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55026
- Title
- The Moon Is Down
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Literature & Literary; Norway; 1940s; Military & Warfare. John Steinbeck The Moon Is Down
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Sunned
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- Price Clipped
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