THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
by JOHN STEINBECK
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 365 Pp. [1961]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. A NICE COPY OF STEINBECK's FINE LATE NOVEL. GOLDSTONE AND PAYNE A38.C. BOOK DESCRIPTION: PLUM-COLORED CLOTH, SPINE LETTERED IN GILT, DUST JACKET. DIMENSIONS: 8" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/2." CONDITION: LIGHT WEAR AND SOILING TO JACKET; SOME SPOTTING TO EDGES OF PAGE BLOCK; VERY GOOD IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET.
Synopsis
The Winter of Our Discontent published in 1961, is John Steinbeck's last novel. The title is a reference to the line "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son [or sun] of York," from William Shakespeare's Richard III.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2011, Okfine said:
Mr. Steinbeck is an almighty force. A truly great author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000890
- Title
- THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
- Author
- JOHN STEINBECK
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Classics, General, Historical, Popular
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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Crockett, California
About De Coux and Associates Books
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- Spine
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