There is a mild tear to the tail of the spine which could be seamlessly repaired. The dust wrapper, with the author's portrait to the rear and no photo credit, has some mild chipping to the top edge and some rubbing at the hinge. Published by the Viking Press in New York, 1952. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.įirst edition, first printing. It compels and holds the reader's fascinated attention from the first chapter to the last" (Contemporary review in the Washington Post). "But no one can doubt its merits as the work of a great storyteller. The movie appears on AFI's list of the Top 400 American Films. More famously, the book has been adapted into a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan and featuring James Dean in one of his few starring roles. Steinbeck wrote a friend: "I am getting flocks of letters People write as though it were their book." The popularity of the book would undergo a resurgence in 2003, when it was an Oprah's Book Club pick. East of Eden was a bestseller and became extremely popular upon its release. The Nobel Prize winning writer considered this his greatest work and, in fact, a young Steinbeck actually makes a small appearance in the novel as a character. Steinbeck's classic tale of the Trask and Hamilton families set in the Salinas Valley. Very Good+ dust jacket with the spine a bit toned and minor nicks at the top of the spine otherwise an attractive copy. Book with a previous owner's name on the front end paper, otherwise clean.
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