STEINBECK, John (1902–1968). The Grapes of Wrath. New York:...
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STEINBECK, John (1902–1968). The Grapes of Wrath. New York: The Viking Press, [1939]. 8vo. Original publisher’s beige cloth stamped with line drawings in reddish–brown, a portion of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” printed in reddish–brown on endpapers; original unclipped pictorial dust jacket with “first edition” statement to front flap corner (spine panel a touch sunned, else fine). Laid in with the publisher’s “Viking Log” prospectus to booksellers. FIRST EDITION of Steinbeck’s National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning Depression–era novel that follows an Oklahoma tenant farming family, the Joad’s, as they are forced to leave their home and search for a better life in California. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY of one of the most influential novels of the 20th century that is still one the most frequently challenged and censored books among public libraries (100 Banned Books, pp. 43–56). Goldstone & Payne A12a.
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STEINBECK, John (1902–1968). The Grapes of Wrath. New York:...
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