New York:: The Viking Press,, [1939].. First edition.. publisher's illustrated cloth in dust jacket.. Small ding to the top of the front board; slightly cocked; with a small ink signature to the upper left corner of the front pastedown. The endsheets have a little discoloration from damp. The dust jacket has the price and "First Edition" intact; the backstrip is a little tanned; and there is some minor edgewear. . 8vo,. Laid in is a contemporary promotional pamphlet for this book.

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John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and honest work in the bountiful state of California. The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940, and inspired the classic film of the same name the same year. The film starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, and Steinbeck's words and ideas shine through that medium. In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the body of his work, and The Grapes of Wrath stands as his most recognized and esteemed book. -

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Bookseller: Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 71387
Title: The Grapes of Wrath.
Author: STEINBECK, John
Format/Binding: Publisher's illustrated cloth in dust jacket.
Book Condition: Used - Small ding to the top of the front board; slightly cocked; with a small ink signature to the upper left corner of the front past
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: [1939].
Pages: 619 pp.
Size: 8vo,

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