In Dubious Battle.
by STEINBECK, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy. The glassine wrapper has some chipping to edges and a dime-sized hole to the center of the spine. The slipcase pr
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Covici Friede,, [1936].. First edition; No. 52 of 99 copies, signed by John Steinbeck.. publisher's cloth in glassine wrapper and publisher's slipcase.. A fine copy. The glassine wrapper has some chipping to edges and a dime-sized hole to the center of the spine. The slipcase printed paper label is bright. The slipcase is complete but has some wear to the top which has resulted in some narrow areas of missing paper.. 8vo,.
Synopsis
In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist for "the Party" (the American Communist Party, although it is never specifically named in the novel) who is organizing a major strike by the workers, seeking thus to attract followers to his cause. In Steinbeck's obituary, the New York Times said that "Although the writer's sympathies were clearly with the strikers...
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70080
- Title
- In Dubious Battle.
- Author
- STEINBECK, John
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in glassine wrapper and publisher's slipcase.
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy. The glassine wrapper has some chipping to edges and a dime-sized hole to the center of the spine. The slipcase pr
- Edition
- First edition; No. 52 of 99 copies, signed by John Steinbeck.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Covici Friede,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1936].
- Pages
- 349 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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