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THE LONG VALLEY
by Steinbeck, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 303pp.; VG-/G+; spine pictorial tan with black, green, and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50'; dust jacket has some mild chipping to the head and tail of spine, corners, mild darkening to spine, chipping to edges; name written on ffep; small stamp on rear endpaper; mild age-toning to pages; gutter slightly open on pages 160/161; FIRST PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 1938 is stated on the copyright page with no other statements of subsequent printings, 1938 is also present on the title page; Boards are brick colored cloth with oatmeal cloth spine; Back of dust jacket has no text; shelved case 2. 1312575. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristic interests: the tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present. Included here are the O. Henry Prize-winning story “The Murder”; “The Chrysanthemums,” perhaps Steinbeck’s most challenging story, both personally and artistically; “Flight,” “The Snake,” “The White Quail,” and the classic tales of “The Red Pony.” With an introduction and notes by John H. Timmerman.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1312575
- Title
- THE LONG VALLEY
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Copyright page
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- Chipping
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- Tail
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Octavo
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- Cloth
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