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Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
by Steinbeck, John (1902-1968)
- Used
- Condition
- Bound in dark blue cloth over boards with illustration stamped in blind on upper board, spine titled and ornamented in gilt, dar
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1936. Second edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [x], 269 pages. Bound in dark blue cloth over boards with illustration stamped in blind on upper board, spine titled and ornamented in gilt, dark blue topstain. No significant wear to book. Jacket has a hint of browning to spine and a short closed tear at lower fore corner of front panel. Overall fine in fine dust jacket. A very nice copy.. Historical fiction based on the life of Sir Henry Morgan, and Steinbeck's first novel, originally published by McBride in 1929.<br /> <br /> This copy is the second edition according to the standard Steinbeck reference by Goldstone and Payne, including blind-stamped ship and scroll on upper board, gilt-stamped spine, blue topstain, and dust jacket with no mention of publisher Covici Friede but with the additional statement "Author of 'Of Mice and Men'."<br /> <br /> Ref. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A1c.
Synopsis
A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author's prodigious body of work. From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. And he had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja, and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold."
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1401
- Title
- Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
- Author
- Steinbeck, John (1902-1968)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards. Octavo. [x], 269 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in dark blue cloth over boards with illustration stamped in blind on upper board, spine titled and ornamented in gilt, dar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Covici Friede Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- pirates, john steinbeck, historical fiction, modern firsts, first editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction & Literature;
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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- Gilt
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