The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck 1939 First Edition W/Facsimile Dust Jacket
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:29200991 | Year Printed: 1939 |
| Subject: Literature & Fiction | Topic: Classics |
| Publisher: Viking Press | Binding: Hardcover |
| Special Attributes: 1st Edition | Author: John Steinbeck |
Wherever they’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever they’s a cop beatin’ up a guy, I’ll be there…, I’ll be in the way guys yell when they’re mad an’—I’ll be in the way kids laugh when they’re hungry n’ they know supper’s ready. An’ when our folks eat the stuff they raise an’ live in the houses they build—why, I’ll be there.
Here we offer a very well preserved copy of the 1940 first edition, stated 5th printing, of the classic..., canonical US novel, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, published by Viking Press, New York. The book comes with the very highest quality facsimile dust jacket of the first retail edition, printed with archival inks on acid-free, coated bond. Included in the auction is a reprint of the classic novel's original April 16, 1939 New York Times review by Peter Monro Jack; collector's notes on the book; and a copy of a 1943 Margaret Camp newspaper feature, "Memoirs of a Grape Picker, " illustrated by Gisella Loeffler.
Grapes of Wrath is listed as Modern Library's tenth best novel of all time. The Associated Farmers ofCalifornia dismissed the novel as a "pack of lies" and"communist propaganda". The book was briefly banned in the SovietUnion by Joseph Stalin, because the ruling Communist Party was troubled by thethought that it showed that even the most destitute Americans could afford acar. Steinbeck received death threats and the FBI put him under surveillance.The book was banned in many libraries and copies were symbolically burned intowns across America.
Includes the following errata signifying a first edition:P. 212, line 3: "So-and-So" to later be replaced with "Joan Crawford".P. 237, line 15: "different kind of fences" will be corrected to "different kind of folks".P. 315, line 11: "frantically" will be corrected to "ferociously".P.329, line 24: "moved toward it" will be corrected to "moved cautiously toward it".P. 428, line 20: "unroofed" will be corrected to "roofed".P. 481, line 3" "sniffed" will be corrected to "sniffled".P. 552, line 9: "bring be" will be corrected to "bring me".P.599, line 2: "inta" will be corrected to "outta". Buckram cloth is worn with small chips at edges (please see pics.) Decorative and typically foxed Battle Hymn of the Republic-decorated endpages are intact and uninscribed with a period bookseller label at rear. Binding is very tight and square. Text is very clean, bright and crisp with some small stains on the first page of text. 619 pages, approximately 9 x 6-inches.This classic first will make a great addition to your collection or a fabulous gift.Please click HERE to see the other Steinbeck classics we offer!** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!** Thank you for your interest!
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Here we offer a very well preserved copy of the 1940 first edition, stated 5th printing, of the classic..., canonical US novel, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, published by Viking Press, New York. The book comes with the very highest quality facsimile dust jacket of the first retail edition, printed with archival inks on acid-free, coated bond. Included in the auction is a reprint of the classic novel's original April 16, 1939 New York Times review by Peter Monro Jack; collector's notes on the book; and a copy of a 1943 Margaret Camp newspaper feature, "Memoirs of a Grape Picker, " illustrated by Gisella Loeffler.
Grapes of Wrath is listed as Modern Library's tenth best novel of all time. The Associated Farmers ofCalifornia dismissed the novel as a "pack of lies" and"communist propaganda". The book was briefly banned in the SovietUnion by Joseph Stalin, because the ruling Communist Party was troubled by thethought that it showed that even the most destitute Americans could afford acar. Steinbeck received death threats and the FBI put him under surveillance.The book was banned in many libraries and copies were symbolically burned intowns across America.
Includes the following errata signifying a first edition:P. 212, line 3: "So-and-So" to later be replaced with "Joan Crawford".P. 237, line 15: "different kind of fences" will be corrected to "different kind of folks".P. 315, line 11: "frantically" will be corrected to "ferociously".P.329, line 24: "moved toward it" will be corrected to "moved cautiously toward it".P. 428, line 20: "unroofed" will be corrected to "roofed".P. 481, line 3" "sniffed" will be corrected to "sniffled".P. 552, line 9: "bring be" will be corrected to "bring me".P.599, line 2: "inta" will be corrected to "outta". Buckram cloth is worn with small chips at edges (please see pics.) Decorative and typically foxed Battle Hymn of the Republic-decorated endpages are intact and uninscribed with a period bookseller label at rear. Binding is very tight and square. Text is very clean, bright and crisp with some small stains on the first page of text. 619 pages, approximately 9 x 6-inches.This classic first will make a great addition to your collection or a fabulous gift.Please click HERE to see the other Steinbeck classics we offer!** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!** Thank you for your interest!
***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***
