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The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Viking Press, 1939. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION, but later (11th) printing ) from Feb.1940, of Steinbeck's masterpiece. Hardcover book has nubby oatmeal-colored cloth over boards with embossed design in brown that wraps around front to back & brown lettering to front & spine. Condition is Good, downgraded due to external soil, a few random spots inside. Bumped corners. Spine was cracked & reglued at title page. Moderate tanning to all pages, slightly heavier around edges. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018834
- Title
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- MODERN FIRSTS FICTION UNITED STATES AMERICA WEST CALIFORNIA LITERATURE LITERARY FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Californiana;
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