Frank Lieberman. 1st Edition. Signed By Steinbeck. Sm. 8vo., 188pp., blue cloth with silver titles. True First Edition, inscribed by the author with a blue fountain pen on the front fly leaf:
“For Mrs. Lewis,Thanks you very much for your warm letter Sincerely John Steinbeck Los Gatos”.
A very good copy in the original blue cloth boards with silver stamping with some aging of the first issue showing light use with all relevant issue points present; large period on p.112, line 11; absence of printer’s name on copyright page.
No marks on the pages. The Frank Lieberman illustrated dust wrapper is early issue with all corners clipped very good condition showing some staining on the back cover and general light use and aging. Preserved in mylar cover.
Steinbeck’s unique novel on the abject brutality of German occupation and courage under much duress. Goldstone & Payne A16. “For the first time since he wrote his first novel, twelve years ago, Steinbeck has gone outside of America for his setting. Yet this book, more than any other he has written, is of our times and of our hearts today. Its people are men and women like ourselves, and its hero, Mayor Orden, will stand with George and Lennie, Tom Joad and Jody Tiflin, among the immortal characters of fiction.”- Publisher.
