New York: Viking, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. With the bookplate of Albert E. Smith, film pioneer and founder of Vitagraph Studios. The engraved bookplate shows the Vitagraph logo of an eagle with wings spread hovering over the earth globe which has a large letter V in the center, beneath which is a shelf of books. Fine clean copy in a very good dust jacket with some restoration by an expert paper conservationist. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An American literary landmark and the basis of the acclaimed 1940 film classic starring Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell directed by John Ford.

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John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and honest work in the bountiful state of California. The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940, and inspired the classic film of the same name the same year. The film starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, and Steinbeck's words and ideas shine through that medium. In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the body of his work, and The Grapes of Wrath stands as his most recognized and esteemed book. -

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Bookseller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16176J
Title: The Grapes of Wrath
Author: STEINBECK, JOHN
Book Condition: Used
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1939

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