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The Moon is Down
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Garden City. Garden City: Sun Dial Press. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1943. PhotoPlay Edition. Hardcover. Includes frontispiece and 8 additional stills from the Twentieth Century Fox movie starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Travers, Lee J. Cobb, Dorris Bowdon, and Margaret Wycherly. Blue cloth cover is rubbed at extremities, sunned at top edge. Tight, square, pages bright and clean. Jacket is slightly clipped on all four corners. Wrappers include scenes from movie. Jacket has creases, two 2-inch tears to back panel, a few chips, rubbing to extremities. . Concerns the occupation of a European country by an unnamed invader, much like the occupation of Norway by the Germans during World War Two. First published in 1942, right in the middle of the War. Still quite attractive, protected with fresh mylar cover. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. H4 .
Synopsis
In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he delves into the emotions of the German commander and the Norwegian traitor, and depicts the spirited patriotism of the Norwegian underground, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war—and about human nature. Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s self-described “celebration of the durability of democracy” had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe. Despite Axis efforts to suppress it (in Fascist Italy, mere possession of the book was punishable by death), The Moon is Down was secretly translated into French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian and Russian; hundreds of thousands of copies circulated throughout Europe, making it by far the most popular piece of propaganda under the occupation. Few literary works of our time have demonstrated so triumphantly the power of ideas in the face of cold steel and brute force. This edition features an introduction by Donald V. Coers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sweet Beagle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14286
- Title
- The Moon is Down
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- PhotoPlay Edition
- Publisher
- Sun Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- Garden City. Garden City
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- Nazis, Germans, Photoplay Edition, Occupied Country
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction; Entertainment / General;
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Bloomington, Indiana
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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