The Pearl and Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Nice condition vintage copy of "The Pearl" together with "Burning Bright" by JOHN STEINBECK. Uncommon in hardcover format with original dust jacket. 1969 10th printing (stated); William Heinemann; London. "Two famous stories: one poignant and moving, the other controversial yet sensitive." From the back cover of the dust jacket: "THE PEARL - The poignant story of Kino, the fisherman who found a great pearl. A pearl that was to turn him into every man's enemy - a pearl that was to bring him sorrow and death. BURNING BRIGHT - A powerful human drama of two men - one sterile of body, one sterile of mind - and of a woman driven to infidelity to keep her husband's love."
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners; bright silver lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean and nearly appear unread with no notable issues found. Overall the book is in Near Fine condition. Nice dust jacket - clean with only some small tears along the top edge, and a 3/4" tear at the bottom-left corner of the back cover...the jacket is in Very Good+ condition.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners; bright silver lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean and nearly appear unread with no notable issues found. Overall the book is in Near Fine condition. Nice dust jacket - clean with only some small tears along the top edge, and a 3/4" tear at the bottom-left corner of the back cover...the jacket is in Very Good+ condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6041
- Title
- The Pearl and Burning Bright
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- john steinbeck, journal of a novel, of mice and men, east of eden, cannery row, grapes of wrath, the red pony, the pearl, winter our discontent, the long valley, sweet thursday, tortilla flat, cup of gold, the wayward bus, travels with charley, log sea co
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Fine
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- Good+
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- 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....
- Jacket
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- Tight
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