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In Dubious Battle
by STEINBECK, John
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- Signed
- first
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About This Item
New York: Covici Friede, 1936. Full Description:
STEINBECK, John. In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, [1936].
First edition, one of ninety-nine copies signed by the author of which this is number 57. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 205 x 137 mm). 349, [3, blank] pp. With the signed limitation page inserted at rear.
Original black cloth over grey buckram boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge dyed red. Some minor rubbing to bottom of spine. Previous owner's ink inscription dated 1940 on half-title. In the original black paper slipcase with paper spine label. Some very minor rubbing to slipcase. A bright, fine copy.
Goldstone & Payne A5a.
HBS 69028.
$6,500.
STEINBECK, John. In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, [1936].
First edition, one of ninety-nine copies signed by the author of which this is number 57. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 205 x 137 mm). 349, [3, blank] pp. With the signed limitation page inserted at rear.
Original black cloth over grey buckram boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge dyed red. Some minor rubbing to bottom of spine. Previous owner's ink inscription dated 1940 on half-title. In the original black paper slipcase with paper spine label. Some very minor rubbing to slipcase. A bright, fine copy.
Goldstone & Payne A5a.
HBS 69028.
$6,500.
Synopsis
In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist for "the Party" (the American Communist Party, although it is never specifically named in the novel) who is organizing a major strike by the workers, seeking thus to attract followers to his cause. In Steinbeck's obituary, the New York Times said that "Although the writer's sympathies were clearly with the strikers...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69028
- Title
- In Dubious Battle
- Author
- STEINBECK, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Covici Friede
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Literature|Americana|Autographs|Signed Limited Edition|Twentieth Century Literature|Signed
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
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