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THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 311pp.; G+/VG-; spine is predominately blue with black and cream text; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$4.50'; minor edge-wear and sunning to jacket; some bumping and shelf-wear; partially removed label / paper residue to front inner flap and front pastedown; spine cocked. Binding shakes lightly but is sturdy; First published in 1961 stated on the copyright page with no statement of other printings. Solid blue cloth boards with blue top stain, page edges evenly trimmed, and no deboss on rear boards by the spine. Back of dust jacket has photo of Steinbeck with blurbs by Saul Bellow, Edward Weeks, and Lewis Gannet above the photo; KT consignment;
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #5. 1278569. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
The Winter of Our Discontent published in 1961, is John Steinbeck's last novel. The title is a reference to the line "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son [or sun] of York," from William Shakespeare's Richard III.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2011, Okfine said:
Mr. Steinbeck is an almighty force. A truly great author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1278569
- Title
- THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Deboss
- An imprinted decoration or mark on the outside cover of a book. Publishers will press a design or mark into a book's cover for...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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