In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Midland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Covici Friede, 1936. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Minor archival reinforcement to verso of jacket. Jacket bright, with only minor chipping and small tears, wear to folds. Book very good or better, without signatures or bookplates.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Graver & Pen Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012397
- Title
- In Dubious Battle
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Covici Friede
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
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Glossary
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.