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The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Octavo. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. [3], 619 pages, [1]. Illustrated end papers. Original price of 2.75 located on the inner front flap of the jacket. Dust jacket is edge and shelf worn on the front. Jacket also has some small scuff marks and is chipped head of the spine. 3 small pieces of tape and some brown spots on the underside of the jacket. Light foxing to the cloth binding and to the text edges. A small dried stain located on the right side of the right front flyleaf. A thin crack in the gutter preceding the title page. A good copy in a good jacket. First published in 1939 printed on the copyright page.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27621
- Title
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- California
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