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First printing denoted at copyright page: "Copyright 1939 by John Steinbeck. First published in April 1939." Rare first state dust wrapper with "First Edition" stated at front flap. Oatmeal colored full cloth pictorial boards, light shelf wear. Pages very good, clean; no writing. Moderate fox at front endpapers, pastedown; lightly to exterior text block. Tan pictorial endpapers with sheet music in reddish-brown to old plantation melody "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe. Light brown top-stain. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Stated "First Edition" at lower front flap corner; first editions are often married to a later printing wrapper that has been clipped. Original first printing dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub; unclipped 2.75, protected in new clear sleeve. Light ring and apparent pull, coloration to the sitting boy's hair area. Classic wrap-around cover art of caravans headed west in their rudimentary 1930s vehicles. Rare near very good first printing in same first issue wrapper. Includes a unique piece of history signed by John Steinbeck on his stationery with Sag Harbor letterhead: "John Steinbeck, Box 1017, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York." The neatly typed letter dated May 27, 1956 is addressed to a Mr. Hart. Few light folds and staple evidence at top. Appears to be partial 8 1/2" x 11" sheet now measuring 8 1/2" x 6". The letter requests: "Dear Mr. Hart, Enclosed pleane find a check for $120 in payment for the room you have reserved for me for the five days during the Republican convention in San Francisco. I am very glad that you could find room for me. It is very long since I have been in San Francisco and it will be like going home. I shall see you then on approximately the 19th of August. I hope it is understood that this reservation is to be kept if I do not make it on the 19th. I cannot be sure that the Chicago affair will finish on schedule and since I am covering both conventions for twenty-five newspapers, I might be held up a day. Again thank you for your courtesy, Yours truly, John Steinbeck. 'John Steinbeck'". Very attractive fountain pen signature. This first edition is appropriately preserved and protected in a beautifully designed and handcrafted custom clamshell case specifically for this title. This clamshell features a blind-stamped design to its cover after the original wrapper art of Elmer Hader's "Depression family" in a sky blue, felt-like material of Nuba. A fine, supple and durable covering, Nuba has a neutral pH and possesses a texture of velvety soft, Italian nubuck leather. "Italian nubuck" is a premium material of meticulous craftsmanship made from the outer layer of the hide creating its distinctive rich and velvety texture by sanding the grain side of the leather. Spine features impressed gilt titles with date and place of original publication. Sides of case are finished in a fine sand colored cloth. Interior of case features same soft and durable Nuba in black and is perfectly sized to accommodate this classic and very important first edition. The classic American novel of the Depression era and struggles of the Joad family as they move west through the Dust Bowl. John Steinbeck focuses on the Joads, a family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural practices and bank foreclosures, forcing them to the road. Steinbeck's most popular novel was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the basis for the classic 1940 John Ford Academy Award-winning film starring Henry Fonda. The novel while depicting hardship and tragedy is sheer delight, heightened for the reader by the presence of a few gently satirical notes - almost as though Steinbeck was poking occasional fun at his characters and himself. Beneath the theme, the reader finds subtle and poignant patterns which will give a grateful awareness of why John Steinbeck occupies his eminent position among novelists. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted from 1928 to 1942 as the.
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