Original Publisher’s Advertising Poster for The Grapes of Wrath
1939 · New York
by STEINBECK, JOHN
New York: Viking Press, 1939. Original advertising poster issued by the Viking Press as for display in bookstores to promote the original publication of The Grapes of Wrath. The poster’s lettering announces “John Steinbeck's New Novel”. Illustrated with a reproduction of the now classic original dust jacket art by Elmer Hader, 12-1/4 x 18-1/4 inches, a much larger form than that of the issued jacket image. Overall 22 x 18-1/4 inches. Some very unobtrusive light spotting; minor use at edges with a slight bump to the lower left corner; but unfaded and unchipped. Would be most attractive framed. An excellent literary poster, which was rarely preserved. (Inventory #: 13547J)