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18 East 48th Street, New York City : The Viking Press, 1939. First printing denoted at copyright page: "Copyright 1939 by John Steinbeck. First published in April 1939." Rare first state dust wrapper with "First Edition" stated at front flap. Beige full cloth pictorial boards, moderate shelf wear, toning. Deckled pages generally very good, clean and without writing; little varying light fox to interior. Tan pictorial endpapers with sheet music in ruddy brown to the old plantation melody "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe; some fox to pastedown and lightly to exterior text block. Earthy brown top-stain. Bind fine; hinges intact. Rare original dust wrapper, some edge wear, chip, rub; unclipped 2.75, protected in new clear sleeve. Stated "First Edition" at lower front flap corner; first editions are often married to a later printing wrapper that has been clipped. Classic wrap-around cover art of caravans headed west in their rudimentary 1930s vehicles.…

The Grapes of Wrath, written by John Steinbeck, is a powerful novel depicting the struggles of the Joad family during the Great Depression as they journey from Oklahoma to California in search of a better life.

The first edition of 'The Grapes of Wrath' published by Viking Press would be bound in beige cloth with the title and author's name printed on the spine and front cover, without the Pulitzer Prize mention since it was awarded in 1940, after the first edition release.