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In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

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In Dubious Battle

by STEINBECK, John

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New York: Sun Dial Press, 1940. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fair. 349 p. 21 cm. Orange cloth hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has chipped edges and corners, sunned spine. Minor offsetting to endpapers.

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
Attic Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
107202
Title
In Dubious Battle
Author
STEINBECK, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition
fair
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Reprint edition
Publisher
Sun Dial Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1940
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Literature
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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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