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Once There Was A War
by Steinbeck, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1958. Advance Review Copy. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Advance review copy of Once There Was A War, identical to the true first issue from The Viking Press in 1958.. Octavo, xxi, 233pp. Brown paper boards, light green cloth spine, title stamped in red on spine. First edition statement on copyright page. Top edge dyed red. This copy appears unread. In the publisher's fine, first issue dust jacket, $3.95 on front flap, short closed tear to top edge of rear panel, bright illustrations and vibrant colors on the spine. Laid-in "Review Copy" card from The Viking Press, with publicity photographs. A fine example. Once There Was A War is a collection of articles by John Steinbeck, while he served as a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943.
Synopsis
Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's bracing from-the-frontlines account of World War II—now with a new cover and introduction In 1943 John Steinbeck was on assignment for The New York Herald Tribune, writing from Italy and North Africa, and from England in the midst of the London blitz. In his dispatches he focuses on the human-scale effect of the war, portraying everyone from the guys in a bomber crew to Bob Hope on his USO tour and even fighting alongside soldiers behind enemy lines. Taken together, these writings create an indelible portrait of life in wartime.
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- Seller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 12042
- Title
- Once There Was A War
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Illustrator
- Advance review copy of Once There Was A War, identical to the true first issue from The Viking Press in 1958.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Review Copy
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- first edition Steinbeck, first edition East of Eden, The Pearl, The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Cannery Row, Travels with Charley, Tortilla Flat, The Winter of our discontent, The Moon is Down, The Red Pony, A Russian Journal, In Dubious Battle, T
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