{"product_id":"east-of-eden-john-steinbeck-first-edition-1952-viking-press-dust-jacket","title":"East of Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEINBECK, John. East of Eden.\u003c\/strong\u003e New York: The Viking Press, 1952. First edition of Steinbeck's magnum opus. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst trade edition, first state: 1952. 110,000 copies were published in September 1952 at $4.50. Page 281, line 38 \"bite\" for \"bight\", as only contained in the true first state (Goldstone and Payne, A32, p.74). Steinbeck regarded 'East of Eden' as his greatest novel and noted, \"it has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher's green cloth, with lettering to spine and front cover; accompanied by the unclipped ($4.50) correct dust jacket with the portrait of Steinbeck to back panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe binding has a slight lean but is firm, with solid joints; the front and rear hinges are torn, with the netting ever-so-slightly exposed, though the book holds firm in hand with no loose pages. The spine tips and corners are a little bumped and worn, and the cloth is stained and discoloured in places, particularly to the spine. The closed text block shows a few marks. Inside, the pages are clean and uninscribed, though a handful (pages 239 and 350) are slightly dented and earmarked at the top right; pages 195 to 216 have a few creases along with some chipping to the bottom portion, and there is a small nick to page 217. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the unclipped dust jacket, a little tanned, particularly to the spine and extremities, with wear around the joints, some foxing in places, and some loss to the spine and joint tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author's moving story of a modern Cain and Abel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54368105857363,"sku":null,"price":475.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/1952-East-of-Eden-JOHN-STEINBECK-The-Viking-Press-FIRST-EDITION-US-Dust-Jacket_12.webp?v=1784650733","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/east-of-eden-john-steinbeck-first-edition-1952-viking-press-dust-jacket","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}