THE GRAPES of WRATH by John Steinbeck True First Edition Viking Press April 1939

THE GRAPES of WRATH by John Steinbeck True First Edition Viking Press April 1939

$1,295.00
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THE GRAPES of WRATH by John Steinbeck True First Edition Viking Press April 1939

THE GRAPES of WRATH by John Steinbeck True First Edition Viking Press April 1939

$1,295.00

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck First Edition First Printing With a $2.75 Priced New Facsimile Dust Jacket Published by Viking Press New York Condition: Very good+ linen cloth hardcover in new $2.75 priced reproduction dust jacket. The covers are clean and stain free. The corners are sharp and bump free. The edges have little or no shelf wear. The top and bottom edges of the spine are free from any fraying. There is no foxing (age spots) to any of the pages. There are no signs of former ownership inside. All of the pages are clean and free from tears. The binding is square and tight without any lean and the front and back inside hinges are free of any paper cracking. The front and back inside hinges do show the typical age toning in the gutters which is so often associated with this edition. Book size is 5.50 by 8.50 inches tall, 619 pages. Just also to be clear: THE DUST JACKET IS NOT AN ORIGINAL but an exact copy of an original first edition one. First edition points as follows: "Copyright 1939, published by The Viking Press (NY), 619 pages. Goldstone & Payne, A12a. Stated 'First Published in April 1939' on the copyright page with no subsequent printings listed. Also contains the first printing error on line 2 of page 270 "What you go there?" as well as the dedication error "To Carol who willed it." and the pastedown/endpaper errors of "He is tramping" in the sheet music."

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