WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
by STEINBECK, John
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- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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BUDERIM, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1961. First UK Edition. 8vo. pp.366. Original purple cloth titled in gilt cloth hardcover in pictorial price clipped dust wrapper. Some toning but a very good copy.
Synopsis
The Winter of Our Discontent published in 1961, is John Steinbeck's last novel. The title is a reference to the line "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son [or sun] of York," from William Shakespeare's Richard III.
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On Dec 6 2011, Okfine said:
Mr. Steinbeck is an almighty force. A truly great author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 192490
- Title
- WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
- Author
- STEINBECK, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- AMERICAN LITERATURE MODERN FIRST EDITION.
Terms of Sale
A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
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About the Seller
A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
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BUDERIM, Queensland
About A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
Alan and Fiona McIlreavy been Antiquarian Booksellers for over 40 years, in St Andrews in Scotland and in Melbourne Australia. Buderim Rare Books was established in 2000 when we returned to Australia. Buderim is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast ten minutes from the Pacific Ocean. We have a shop and an online catalogue. Shop hours 9.15- 2.00 pm until further notice
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...