{"product_id":"east-of-eden-by-john-steinbeck-first-trade-edition-1952","title":"East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, 1952","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. First trade edition, first printing. Octavo. In original green cloth boards with blue titles to the front and spine, spine stamped in brown, and publisher’s unclipped dust jacket. Presented with a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell case.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented is a first trade edition, first printing of John Steinbeck’s \u003cem\u003eEast of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e. Published in 1952 by The Viking Press, this book is in its original green cloth boards, with blue titles to the front board and spine, and original unclipped dust jacket. In this classic retelling of the story of Cain and Abel, Steinbeck writes of two multi-generational families in California’s Salinas Valley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eEast of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in September of 1952 by Viking Press in a limited edition of only 1,500 copies, all signed by Steinbeck. Published the same month, this is the first printing of the first trade edition. It states “First published by The Viking Press in September 1952” on the copyright page with no statements of subsequent printings, with the year 1952 on the title page. A key identification point, this book has “bite” on page 281, mistakenly changed from the original word, “bight,” during proofreading. The book is presented in its original dust jacket, which is unclipped and has Steinbeck's photo on the rear with no blurbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eEast of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is considered one of Steinbeck's most ambitious works and a classic of modern American literature. Steinbeck claimed the novel “has everything in it I have been able to learn about my art or craft or profession in all these years. I think everything else I have written has been, in a sense, practice for this” (Salinas Public Library, 45).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good condition. 8vo. Original green cloth boards, with the front board stamped with blue titles, and the spine lettered in blue on brown background. Bumping and wear to the spine. Some rubbing, minor sunning to binding.  Internally, pages are healthy, save ownership sticker, gift inscription on front endleaves, text a bit toned. First trade edition, first printing, with “bite” for “bight” on p. 281.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal unclipped dust jacket, in good condition. $4.50 price. Dust jacket spine and extremes are toned, with moderate edgewear and chipping, scattered stains, marginal tears and chips. The dust jacket has light conservation and stabilization and is now protected with new mylar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is housed in a new archival quarter leather and cloth clamshell case, with raised bands, gilt titles, and tooling to the spine, and an inlay of the dust jacket to the front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-fc2cc955-7fff-0c27-74c5-d4561749d018\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBook Dimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-83933286-7fff-a8a6-326a-0b92e0dd5858\"\u003e8 5\/8\" H x 6\" H x 1 3\/4\" D. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eClamshell: 9 3\/4\"H x 7 1\/4\"W x 2 7\/8\"D. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccompanied by our company's letter of authenticity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Great Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48385135476965,"sku":"BK1332","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/3070\/files\/east-of-eden-by-john-steinbeck-first-trade-edition-1952-6665561.jpg?v=1791458175","url":"https:\/\/www.great-republic.com\/products\/east-of-eden-by-john-steinbeck-first-trade-edition-1952","provider":"The Great Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}