Steinbeck's early writings express his abiding concerns for community, social justice, & the elemental connection between nature & human society. Slipcase: 5.36' x 8.50' x 1.26', 0.68 kg * CONTENTS: John Steinbeck: Novels and Stories, 1932-1937: The Pastures of Heaven (1), To a God Unknown (171), Tortilla Flat (369), In Dubious Battle (529), Of Mice and Men (795) Chronology (881), Notes on the Texts (901), Notes (904) * ABOUT THE BOOK: For the first time in one volume, the LOA presents the early California writings of one of America's greatest novelists, including the seminal works, 'Tortilla Flat' & 'Of Mice & Men', tracing his early growth & evolution: From the very start of his career, John Steinbeck evoked the landscape & people of central California w/ lyrical intensity & unflinching frankness. 1994) Fourth Printing, NEW cream laminate-paper-over-boards slip-case w/ double gilt-rule-bordered front panel displaying gilt-stamped LOA logo at top center, NEW silk-finish sand-tan Brillianta linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE distinctive white-on-tan LOA-patterned card-stock end-papers, NEW Smyth-sewn binding w/ tight signatures & tan-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps & silk tan page-marker ribbon, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed in 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB acid-free Ecusta Nyalite archival paper * 5.0' x 8.12' x 1.18', 0.58 kg, 909 pp. SUPERB: SEMINAL: NEW LOA hardcover First Edition (orig. First Edition Thus (1965), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited.

Bantam Books No.H3019, Mass Market Paperback. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very light wear and a couple of unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear along the outside edge of the backstrip, where it meets the front panel mild rubbing to the panels of the wrapper covers a couple of faint creases top to bottom of the backstrip and a couple of very small, very faint stress creases to the panels the binding is square and secure the text is clean. First Edition Thus (1965), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited, as would have been Bantam's customary practice at the time of publication.

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