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East of Eden by John Steinbeck, True First Edition, 1952
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, True First Edition, 1952
SKU: edensteinbeck-sbc
Title
East of Eden
True First Edition
Author
John Steinbeck
Publisher
New York: The Viking Press
Date
1952
Binding
Beautifully bound in full green moroccan leather with gilt borders and lettering, raised bands, tiled title label, marbled endpapers, and built-in bookmark.
Details
True first edition of John Steinbeck’s classic novel with issue point at page 281 ("bite" for "bight" at line 38) as called for. This landmark mid-twentieth century novel is considered by many critics to be, alongside The Grapes of Wrath, among Steinbeck's most powerful work. East of Eden was made into an equally acclaimed feature length film by Eli Kazan in 1955 staring among others James Dean. Measures 8.5” x 5.5”, 602 pages.
Condition Report
The book is in FINE condition. Internally complete and clean. Overall, a beautiful leather bound true first edition of one of Steinbeck’s most important works.
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