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The Long Valley
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- 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. Near Fine/Very Good+. Collection of 16 short stories by the Pulitzer prize-winning author, including three parts of "The Red Pony."' From a single collector's estate, this is a FIRST EDITION, Fourth Printing, from Sept. 1939, in303 pages. Hardcover book has a quarter oatmeal colored cloth-wrapped spine with terra cotta cloth covering the remaining boards, embossed rust lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, pages modestly tanned, heavier around edges. Front & rear endpapers/hinges are heavily tanned. Old gift inscription dated 1940 on ffep. Corners crisp; binding secure & straight. The DJ, clipped at both corners of front flap (but not bce), is VG+: bright & clean with a small pen scribble & chip at center/top edge of back cover & very minor edgewear otherwise. A lovely copy! Beautifully protected in new mylar cover.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 Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristic interests: the tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present. Included here are the O. Henry Prize-winning story “The Murder”; “The Chrysanthemums,” perhaps Steinbeck’s most challenging story, both personally and artistically; “Flight,” “The Snake,” “The White Quail,” and the classic tales of “The Red Pony.” With an introduction and notes by John H. Timmerman.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018832
- Title
- The Long Valley
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- 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 SHORT STORIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Californiana;
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