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1939rif. 2302028New York: Viking 1939. First. hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine first issue dust jacket. A virtually flawless copy very rare in this pristine condition. Housed in a custom-made collectors foldout case. Viking unknown books
1939rif. 548174New York: The Viking Press 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. About very good with stains and bookstore labels on the pastedowns and endpapers light penciled notes on the rear endpage a few small stains to the edge of the textblock and light soiling to the boards in good or better dust jacket with glue residue from extensive tape reinforcement to the inside toning and moaderate edgewear including nicks tears and a few small chips. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of an Oklahoma family's migration to California during the Depression. Basis for the John Ford film featuring Henry Fonda as Tom Joad. Ford and supporting actress Jane Darwell won Academy Awards; Fonda was nominated but lost to Robert Donat in Goodbye Mr. Chips! Steinbeck's masterpiece and literature's lasting testament to the Great Depression it was singled-out in his citation for the Nobel Prize decades later. The Viking Press hardcover books
1980rif. TB32567Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1980. Limited Franklin Library Edition. Fine in full decorated light brown leather covered boards with gilt text and decorations between two raised bands on the spine and with gilt tool work on the front and rear boards. The edges of the text block are gilt and the end papers are silk Sewn into the head of the spine is a silk placement ribbon. 495 pages of text with illustrations by Charles Reid. One of the volumes in The Franklin Library's collection of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with this title in 1940. A tight clean and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Franklin Library hardcover books
1939rif. 2302110Viking Press 1939. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition first published in April 1939 stated on copyright page and "First Edition" at bottom of front flap. Book near fine very slight tanning to spine very minor foxing to page edges. Dust jacket very good some wear two tears to spine repair to rear flap hinge small tape at top of inside dj tanning to spine. Housed in custom-made slipcase. Viking Press unknown books
1939rif. 2303010Viking Press 1939. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition first published in April 1939 stated on copyright page with First Edition stated at bottom of front flap. Book near fine minor fading on spine and some faint spots on spine. Dust jacket very good some wear 2 inch tear at rear hinge bottom. Housed in custom-made slipcase. Viking Press unknown books
1939rif. ST17837New York: The Viking Press 1939. FIRST EDITION First Printing with the words "First Published in April 1939" printed on the copyright page. 202 x 130 mm. 7 7/8 x 5 1/4". 3 p.l. 619 pp. Attractive red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey stamp-signed in gilt on front and rear turn-ins covers with single gilt rule raised bands gilt ruled compartments gilt lettering all edges gilt. Goldstone-Payne A12.a. Small unobtrusive stains at spine tail half title and one text leaf each with a tiny repair along top edge a half dozen insignificant marginal stains but an extremely appealing copy showing only the most negligible signs of use. Published when America was still deep in the Great Depression "The Grapes of Wrath" is a novel detailing the heartbreak of rural dispossession and a work that in the words of ANB "captured the decade's angst as well as the nation's legacy of fierce individualism visionary prosperity and determined westward movement." In citing it as one of the "Books that Shaped America" the Library of Congress noted "Few novels can claim that their message led to actual legislation but 'The Grapes of Wrath' did just that. Its story of the travails of Oklahoma migrants . . . ignited a movement in Congress to pass laws benefiting farmworkers. When Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962 the committee specifically cited this novel as one of the main reasons for the award." The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and was printed in a large press run making it readily available at the time and ever since. The present volume attractively bound in full morocco is an affordable alternative to copies of the first edition in the original binding and dust jacket which sell for prices many times the one we're asking here. The Viking Press unknown books
1939rif. ST18154New York: The Viking Press 1939. FIRST EDITION First Printing with the words "First Published in April 1939" printed on the copyright page. 210 x 135 mm. 8 1/4 x 5 3/8". 3 p.l. 619 pp. Publisher's pictorial linen endpapers printed with the sheet music for "Battle Hymn of the Republic." In the original unclipped dust jacket displaying the $2.75 price and "First Edition." In a fine modern blue calf clamshell box. Goldstone-Payne A12.a. A PRISTINE COPY. Published when America was still deep in the Great Depression "The Grapes of Wrath" is a novel detailing the heartbreak of rural dispossession and a work that in the words of ANB "captured the decade's angst as well as the nation's legacy of fierce individualism visionary prosperity and determined westward movement." In citing it as one of the "Books that Shaped America" the Library of Congress noted "Few novels can claim that their message led to actual legislation but 'The Grapes of Wrath' did just that. Its story of the travails of Oklahoma migrants . . . ignited a movement in Congress to pass laws benefiting farmworkers. When Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962 the committee specifically cited this novel as one of the main reasons for the award." The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and was printed in a large press run making it readily available at the time and ever since. But the present unsurpassably fine copy of Steinbeck's greatest work is almost literally from a time capsule: it is one of a dozen or so copies discovered in a warehouse in the 1980s still in their unopened boxes from Viking Press. While the copies at the bottom of the box had suffered some water damage those in the upper layers like the present one look unchanged from the day they were packed by the publisher. While there are numerous copies of this book currently on the market the condition here sets it far above the competition. It is certainly the finest copy of any important modern first edition we have ever offered for sale. The Viking Press unknown books
1975rif. TB32176Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1975. Limited Franklin Library Edition. Fine in full decorated light brown leather covered boards with gilt text and decorations between four raised bands on the spine and with gilt tool work on the front and rear boards. The edges of the text block are gilt and the end papers are silk Sewn into the head of the spine is a silk placement ribbon. 589 pages of text with illustrations by Robert Heindel. Accompanied with the Notes From The Editor of 22 pages. Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with this title in 1940. A tight clean and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Franklin Library hardcover books
1939rif. 2202112Viking Press 1939. first. hardcover. near fine/near fine. First edition with First Published in April 1939 stated on copyright page and first edition stated at bottom of dj. Book near fine. Dust jacket near fine. Housed in custom-made slip case. Viking Press unknown books
1939rif. 2101037Viking Press 1939. fifth. hardcover. near fine. Fifth edition published one month after the first edition as stated on copyright page May 1939. One of ten leatherbound presentation copies signed by Steinbeck on a laid-in slip inscribed to Elyse. Book near fine. Housed in a custom-made fold-out case. Viking Press unknown books
1939rif. TB31733New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Very good in illustrated beige cloth covered boards with brown text on the spine line drawings in brown on the front and rear boards and with illustrated end sheets. The top edge of the text block is stained a pale yellow but is dust stained. The lower 1/4 inch of the edges of the spine and boards are soiled and the fore edge of the text block shows a number of small foxing stains. The dust jacket is the original first edition jacket with both the price $2.75 and "First Edition" slugs in place on the front flap. Overall the jacket is in poor condition with the entire spine area missing and with heavy rubbing to the folds and edges of the panels. Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940 with this novel of the Depression Era dust bowl immigrants to California from Oklahoma. 619 pages of text. Goldstone & Payne A12 The 1940 movie version of the book was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century Fox it was directed by John Ford and starred Henry Fonda. A true high spot of American literature. The Viking Press hardcover books
1939rif. 22546New York: Viking Press 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated beige cloth. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. 619 pages. 21 x14 cm. With dust wrapper noting "First Edition" and noting the $2.75 price at publication. Dust wrapper designed by Elmer Hader. Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. Perhaps the most influential and best remembered book to come out of the Great Depression. Goldstone and Payne A12a. Decorated endpapers a musical score of the "Battle Hymn of The Republic." Nicks to backstrip head of dust wrapper with slight loss front cover of dust wrapper at lower foot slightly rubbed interior contents fresh and clean. Viking Press hardcover books
2006rif. 54867New York: Penguin Books 2006. Later printing. Paperback. New. 464pp. Octavo 19.5cm; illustrated wraps. The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression a book that galvanized-and sometimes outraged-millions of readers. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read First published in 1939 Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads-driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into Haves and Have-Nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one man's fierce reaction to injustice and of one woman's stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. At once a naturalistic epic captivity narrative road novel and transcendental gospel Steinbeck's powerful landmark novel is perhaps the most American of American Classics. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by Steinbeck scholar Robert Demott. -- from publisher. Penguin Books paperback books
1939rif. 13068THE GRAPES OF WRATH Macmillan1939 first Canadian edition a fine copy identical in every way to the Viking edition except for the publisher of course. Pulitzer Prize winner. As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you. Macmillan unknown books
1939rif. 005286New York: The Viking Press 1939 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition book with 3rd printing dust jacket. "First Published In April 1939" stated on copyright page. Book very good with a some foxing on covers paste-downs and end papers; some foxing and soiling also at page ends. DJ is from third printing and in good condition significant tear and crease near front hinge with pieces missing; also creased on spine and on back with two small pieces missing. DJ price reads "$2.75" on front flap. New York: The Viking Press, 1939 hardcover books
1939rif. 108158Viking Press 1939. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page. A second printing before publication. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Book has slightly tanned spine and a small less than an inch tear in the spine cloth near the front panel. Jacket has reviews on the front flap and is from a later printing. Bottom corner of the front flap is clipped where it would have said what printing it is. We will provide a certificate of authenticity. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Viking Press hardcover books
1939rif. 1508123Viking 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine first edition in a very good first edition dust jacket. First Edition slug on front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Viking hardcover books
1939rif. 108063Viking Press 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket with First Edition stated on the lower corner of the front flap of the dust jacket. Housed in a custom made collector's clamshell case with tooled quarter leather and gilt lettering and decoration. Viking Press hardcover books
1980rif. 109160The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. Part of "The World's Best-Loved Books" series. Bound in full leather with all edges gilt and a ribbon marker. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover books
1980rif. 1307025The Franklin Library 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. Full leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon marker. Part of the "100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" series. Includes "Notes from the Editors" pamphlet. The Franklin Library hardcover books
rif. 001933Viking Press. F. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. 50th anniversary edition review copy f/f. Viking Press hardcover books
1939rif. 08758THE GRAPES OF WRATH Viking 1939 first edition small ownership name only stamps on f.e.p and f.p.d slight scattered foxing to the fore edge else just about fine in vg dust-wrapper save for 2 closed tears a bit over one inch long and some minor chipping. Still a most collectable and desirable copy of this 20th century American classic and PULITZER PRIZE winner. Viking Press unknown books
1939rif. 08759THE GRAPES OF WRATH Viking 1939 first edition near fine in bright vg dust-wrapper save for some slight wear and tear and some professional restoration to small sections of the dust-wrapper spine extremities and inner front dust-wrapper hinge. A most collectable and desirable copy of this 20th century American classic and PULITZER PRIZE winner. Viking Press unknown books
2002rif. 371019New York: Penguin Books 2002. Softcover. Fine. Steinbeck Centennial edition. Self wrappers. Slight rubbing on the bottom page edge else fine. Winner of the 1939 National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Basis for the 1940 Academy Award winning film starring Henry Fonda Jane Darwell and John Carradine. Penguin Books unknown books
1939rif. 12536THE GRAPES OF WRATH Heinemann 1939 first English edition near fine in a vg/near fine dust-wrapper with some light tanning to the dust-wrapper spine and rear dust-wrapper panel. Pulitzer Prize winner. Heinemann unknown books
