The Moon Is Down
by STEINBECK, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Viking, 1942. Previous owner's tiny name at top of ffep. Housed in a VG+ dust jacket that shows typical edgewear and a tiny chip to rear panel. Otherwise bright. This is the uncommon true first state with the period on p. 112. Overall, a nice copy of a book that is becoming exceedingly hard to find.. First Edition / First Issue. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003319
- Title
- The Moon Is Down
- Author
- STEINBECK, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition / First Issue
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Zzpc;
Terms of Sale
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Springtown, Pennsylvania
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We have been selling books of note (especially literary first editions, poetry and drama) for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG+/VG+
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly better than Very Good Condition. Very...
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