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Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Covici Friede, 1936 Full page ad for Retreat from Glory by R.H. Bruce Lockhart on rear jacket panel. Three 1/16" closed tears to front panel of otherwise very clean, bright dust jacket. Publisher's blue top stain to top edge of text block. Deckled fore edge. Tight, square binding. Clean text and interior. Publisher's blue cloth with decorative gilt spine, blind stamped design on front. Second printing jacket with mention of "Of Mice and Men" on the cover and no publisher's imprint on the spin. This is the 1936 second edition and the second printing of that edition. Not as scarce as the 1929 McBride first edition or the first printing of the Covici reissue, yet the book and jacket is in excellent condition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Synopsis
A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author's prodigious body of work. From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. And he had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja, and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Genesee Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101176
- Title
- Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Covici Friede
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
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Online book seller out of Rochester NY. My tastes are libertine and quirky and the selection of books tends to reflect those preferences.
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- Spine
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