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The Grapes of Wrath
by STEINBECK, John; HADER, Elmer (Illus.)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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1939 The Grapes of Wrath 1st/1st John Steinbeck American Masterpiece Pulitzer DJ
"The Grapes of Wrath" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1939.
The story is about the Joad family, tenant farmers who leave their home in Oklahoma during the Great Depression and journey to California in search of work and a better life. The novel highlights the themes of poverty, injustice, and the human spirit's resilience in the face of adversity. It is considered a masterpiece of American literature and a reflection of the social and economic conditions of the Great Depression era.
This April 1939 first edition, first printing includes the original dust jacket!
Item number: #25125
Price: $2500
STEINBECK, John; HADER, Elmer (Illus.)
The Grapes of Wrath
New York: The Viking Press, ©1939. First edition, first printing.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
o [6], 619, [1]
· Edition Notes:
o "First Published in April 1939" on the copyright page.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover
o Tan cloth
o Includes original dust jacket
· Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (21cm x 14cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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Synopsis
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and honest work in the bountiful state of California. The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940, and inspired the classic film of the same name the same year. The film starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, and Steinbeck's words and ideas shine through that medium. In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the body of his work, and The Grapes of Wrath stands as his most recognized and esteemed book. -
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25125
- Title
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Author
- STEINBECK, John; HADER, Elmer (Illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1939 The Grapes of Wrath 1st/1st John Steinbeck American Masterpiece Pulitzer DJ, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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