By John Steinbeck
London   William Heinemann LTD
8" by 5.5" [6], 553pp
The first U.K. edition of this important American novel by John Steinbeck, set during the bleak days of the Great Depression.
By John Steinbeck

1939 The Grapes of Wrath

London   William Heinemann LTD
8" by 5.5" [6], 553pp
The first U.K. edition of this important American novel by John Steinbeck, set during the bleak days of the Great Depression.
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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first U.K. edition, first impression of this work.

In the original unclipped dust wrapper.

'The Grapes of Wrath' is a realist novel set during the Great Depression, following a family of poor tenant farmers who are driven from their home in Oklahoma, and set out to California to find new work.

This novel is credited with winning the Nobel Prize for John Steinbeck in 1962. It's one of the most popular works of American literature ever published, and is still widely read in high school and college.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn with some small chips and closed tears, and a little rubbing. Small tide mark to the tail of the spine. A little discolouration and light spots to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Fine

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