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Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
1st UK ed. Blue cloth boards, pink endpapers, faded pink stained top edge. The book has a very slight lean, blue mark to bottom corner of rear board. Light foxing to endpapers, neat owner's inscription on ffep and a small bookseller sticker on fep. Small 15mm tear on the inside of rear pastedown at hinge. The fragile wartime d/w has original price 6s. net. Chips to head and tail of spine, and tears at flap creases. Toning to spine and front panel of d/w. Nevertheless, a scarce book in d/w. Price includes free DHL courier.
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
- Cape Collector
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35
- Title
- Of Mice and Men
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Pages
- 164
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
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