Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition first printing hardcover copy of The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1961 Viking First Printing with 311 pages, faded blue top stain and “First published in 1961 by The Viking Press, Inc.” on the copyright page with 61-6793 Library of Congress code and no subsequent dates, printing info and no ISBN number.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean boards, a spot on the front and mild fading towards the edges. Also, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, lightly rubbed corners and no book club dimple. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the previous owner’s name and date on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface and edge wear and the price cut from the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck’s last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeck’s contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
