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STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.
In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, 1936.

5 December 2019, 10:00 EST
New York

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STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, 1936. 8vo. Original gray cloth, black cloth spine, titled in gilt, publisher's glassine dust-jacket, original card slipcase with printed title label, small chip to upper spine on glassine, light wear to slipcase.

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ISSUE, number 78 of 99 copies signed on the colophon page. Called by critic James Woodress "perhaps the best strike novel ever written," In Dubious Battle is Steinbeck's first novel to explore the world of agriculture, which he would mine so richly later in his career. A fine copy in original jacket and slipcase of one of Steinbeck's best novels.

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