Cup of Gold
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Midland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Covici Friede / Sun Dial Press, 1936. 1st Edition second issue. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good in maroon cloth, with spine unfaded except at the very tips. Top edge blue stain faded. Goldstone and Payne call this the "first edition, second issue" but is more properly simply the second edition. This maroon cloth issue retains the McBride bell logo on the final page, which seemed to indicate these were first issue sheets reissued with a new title page and cover. Covici Friede, however, made up new sheets for this edition. This book comes with a later (1938) Sun Dial dust jacket, which is decidedly original to this book. Jacket has some chipping at spine head and rear corner, and also soiled on rear panel. Sun Dial apparently bought out remaining stock when Covici Friede went bankrupt in 1938, and then sold them with their own dust jackets. Sun Dial later went on to release other, later reprints of this book.
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
- Graver & Pen Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012361
- Title
- Cup of Gold
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition second issue
- Publisher
- Covici Friede / Sun Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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