Lot 204
[Steinbeck, John]. East of Eden. First edition. The Viking Press, New York, 1952, second printing. Original green cloth, spine lettered in dark green on brown background, front board lettered in dark green. With original dust jacket. 602 pp. Slight wear top & bottom spine ends. Toned. Dust jacket cover separated at spine panel; with some minor wear, chips and tears around the edges. Overall appearance is bright and clean East of Eden was Steinbeck's twelfth novel, originally published to mixed reviews. His longest and most ambitious work, the novel was at first conceived as a narrative history of Steinbeck's own family, and the author stated of it: "I am in it and I don't for a moment pretend not to be." Very good.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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