The Moon is Down, a Novel by John Steinbeck - 1942

E-158: The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Viking Press. 1942. 188 pgs. First Edition/First Printing/First state (with period between "talk" and "this" (page 112, line 11) and without printer's name on copyright page). Price clipped DJ has light shelf-wear present to the extremities of the DJ. Bound in blue cloth stamped in silver and blind. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside—and betrayal born within the close-knit community. 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. E-158; 7.6 X 5.3 X 1.0 inches; 188 pages .