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FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, WITH 'BITE' NOT 'BIGHT' ON P. 281, WITH STEINBECK'S SIGNATURE LAID IN ON TITLE PAGE. LIGHT GREEN BOARDS WITH SHARP BLACK TITLE. SLIGHT SUNNING OF SPINE AND BOARD TOP EDGES. SPINE ENDS LIGHTLY FRAYED. BINDING IS STRAIGHT AND TIGHT; PAGES ARE CLEAN AND CRISP WITH NO TEARS, FOLDS, OR MARKS.THE DUSTJACKET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND HAS STEINBECK'S PICTURE ON BACK WITHOUT LATER REVIEWS.

East of Eden is a novel by American author John Steinbeck. Published in September 1952, it is a saga telling the story of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—with a particular focus on the life of Adam Trask, his twin sons Caleb and Aron, and their complex relationship with each other and their father. The novel explores themes of depravity, beneficence, love, and redemption, and it vividly captures the rural Salinas Valley in California at the turn of the 20th century. Steinbeck considered 'East of Eden' to be his magnum opus.

Identify a first edition of 'East of Eden' by The Viking Press with the date 'September 1952' on the copyright page and the absence of the words 'First Published in September 1952' which would indicate a later printing.