first edition
1947 · New York
by STEINBECK, John
New York: Viking Press, 1947. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; first issue binding of red-orange cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front panel and the blind-stamped bus showing up lighter than the rest of the binding; dustjacket; 312pp. Topstain faded, with a little rubbing and a tiny stain to lower board edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped, lightly sunned overall, with edgewear, a few nicks, soil spots to rear panel and a vertical crease to front flap; Very Good+. "A cross-section of life in the form of a group of bus passengers temporarily marooned at a filling station in the California desert" HANNA 3346. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A23a. (Inventory #: 17902)