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In Dubious Battle.
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, slightly cocked, bump to top edge of cover, ink name to ffep.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Blue Ribbon Books., 1936. 1936 reprint edition.. Orange cloth, gilt spine title, top edge stained orange.. Very good, slightly cocked, bump to top edge of cover, ink name to ffep.. 20.5x14 cm.. weight: 1.3 lb.
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
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 291805
- Title
- In Dubious Battle.
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Orange cloth, gilt spine title, top edge stained orange.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, slightly cocked, bump to top edge of cover, ink name to ffep.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1936 reprint edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blue Ribbon Books.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 349 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- 20.5x14 cm.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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