Author: STEINBECK, JOHN Title: The Short Reign of Pippin IV a Fabrication
Description: New York, NY: Viking Press, 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page (Clara R. Miller). The price clipped dust jacket has edge nicks, tiny edge tears, some small chips missing and some toning to the bottom rear spine joint. The spine of the dust jacket has noticeable fading. "John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American author of 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat (1935) and Cannery Row (1945) , the multi-generation epic East of Eden (1952) , and the novellas Of Mice and Men (1937) and The Red Pony (1937). The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. In the first 75 years after it was published, it sold 14 million copies. The winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, he has been called "a giant of American letters". His works are widely read abroad and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition John Steinbeck Humor French Politics France William Pene Du Bois
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 46582
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