$49.00 USD • Used
First edition, with publisher's statement on copyright page: 'Published by the Viking Press in February 1947'. First appearing 8 years after his landmark 'The Grapes of Wrath', this novel is set i...
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First edition, with publisher's statement on copyright page: 'Published by the Viking Press in February 1947'. First appearing 8 years after his landmark 'The Grapes of Wrath', this novel is set in a rural area of California and depicts the characters and driver who often ride a private bus between two small towns. The author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (in 1940), and the Nobel Prize for Literature (in 1962). --- In full reddish-orange cloth covers w/blindstamped depiction of the bus careening down the road on the front cover and gilt-stamped titling to spine & cover. Volume lacks the dust jacket, and no apparent topstain. --- With some lightening to spine, dulling to gilt titling, spotting to cloth and with prior owner's inked signature to front paste-down, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound copy. [NOTE: The original dust jacket is missing. However, a facsimile of the original jacket may be included for an additional $26. Please contact bookseller if desired.] ; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (8), 312 pages
Product Info
Publisher: The Viking Press
Year: 1947
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
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