Steinbeck John

1936 · réf. 08753 — CUP OF GOLD Mcbride 1929 first printing of the Covici Friede binding in burgundy cloth edges of spine extremities and edge of front cover lightened else just about fine in vg/near fine first state of Covici Friede dust-wrapper with the publishers name blocked out and then reprinted and spelled correctly on the dust-wrapper spine and WITHOUT mention of OF MICE AND MEN on the front dust-wrapper panel which was duh published a year later in 1937 making any who list this title which has this work printed on the front dust-wrapper panel and then adjudicating it as the correct first state dust-wrapper a most dubious scholar and with a small chip missing from the head of the dust-wrapper spine slight fraying to the base of the dust-wrapper spine and some light dust-soil to the rear dust-wrapper panel. Actually a very nice copy of this the second issue of the first edition sheets of the authors first book bound in maroon cloth with the McBride colophon on the last page of text and released here in 1936. Not to be confused with the very common later edition NOT second issue in blue cloth without the McBride colophon on the last page of text . Covici Friede hardcover books