East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
first edition first state ('bite' error pg 281, line 38) hardcover (Viking, Sept. 1952) in second state (back panel blurbs instead of author photo) dust jacket; no prior owner marks; age tone to text pages, dust/foxing to outside text block edge; cloth cover has sunning along spine, offsetting/foxing along spine and panel edges, vivid titling; cover corner wear; second state dj age darkened along back panel edge; dj edge wear--short tears/small nicks at corners and spine ends, small chip lower back corner; flap price clipped HC16
Synopsis
East of Eden is a novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1952. It tells the multi-generational story of two families, the Hamiltons and the Trasks, in California's Salinas Valley. The novel explores themes of good and evil, love and hate, and the human capacity for both. It also delves into the nature of family dynamics, inheritance, and the American dream. The characters are complex and nuanced, and the novel's narrative structure allows for a deep exploration of their motivations and emotions. East of Eden is considered one of Steinbeck's most ambitious works and a masterpiece of American literature.
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- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 918873
- Title
- East of Eden
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Edges
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- Price Clipped
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- First State
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....