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First edition

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck
The Viking Press, 1939. First edition. Early printing.
$50One copy · this copy

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Very Good
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What we checked, and where to see itRCB-e233cf4510f2 · 11 photographs of this copy
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First US edition: Viking Press, New York, April 1939, buff cloth pictorial boards
examined on the copy in hand
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First printing copyright page carries 'First published in April 1939' and the words 'First Edition'
examined on the copy in hand
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This copy's copyright page reads only 'Copyright, 1939, by John Steinbeck / Printed in the United States of America' — a reset later-printing page lacking the edition statement
examined on the copy in hand
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Dust jacket (with $2.75 price) not present in these photos
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
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chipping and wear to spine tail cloth
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bumped/rubbed corners and spine ends
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foxing/spotting to endpapers
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ink ownership inscription 'Dennell Jernigan / Staff Dorm / CSH', front free endpaper
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toning to page-block edges
This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: The Viking Press, New York, 1939, cloth; first printing states 'First published in April 1939' and 'First Edition' on the copyright page

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.