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The Short Reign of Pippin IV
by Steinbeck, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good/Near Fine
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Mission Viejo, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1957. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book of the Month Club Edition. Dustjacket has wear to the spine ends. A good reading copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..
Synopsis
In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV , John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin’s wife, Queen Marie, who might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant”; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called egg king” of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Morsberger and Katharine Morsberger.
Reviews
One of the greatest novelist of our time. He really knows how to describe our tainted lives.
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Details
- Seller
- Cahill Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 003299
- Title
- The Short Reign of Pippin IV
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Fine
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