East of Eden – John Steinbeck
VG Third Print

For sale: a rare first edition, third printing hardcover copy of East of Eden by John Steinbeck with no dust jacket. First  Edition unstated, 1952 Viking Press. Third printing stated. 

The book is in Very Good condition with bright, boards, with a few spots, strong title ink on the lightly sunned spine and front board. Also lightly soiled page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rounded spine ends, mild edge wear, and one bumped corner. The interior of the book is also in Very Good  condition with no 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.

No dust jacket.

In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.