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In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Covici-Friede, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine first edition in a very good dust jacket. Octavo (8" x 5 3/8"); 349pp. Publisher's tangerine-colored cloth, the spine ruled in red and titled in black, the top edge stained red; in the original, completely unrestored pictorial dust jacket, priced at $2.50 [Goldstone & Payne A5b]. The first novel in the author's 'Dust Bowl Trilogy' that also included Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. The central figure of this novel is an activist for "the Party" (possibly the American Communist Party or the Industrial Workers of the World, although it is never specifically named in the novel) who is organizing a major strike by fruit pickers, seeking followers for his cause. GP A5B. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1114024
- Title
- In Dubious Battle
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Covici-Friede
- Date Published
- 1936
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About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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