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New York: Covici Friede, 1935. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original oatmeal cloth stamped in blue. Near Fine with foxing to the cloth, former owner name in pencil to the front free endpaper and toning to the pages. In a price-clipped but correct first printing dust jacket with the author's bio on the rear flap; Very Good with spine-fading, toning and light staining, chipping to spine ends and along the bottom edge of the rear panel.

Tortilla Flat is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel was the first of Steinbeck's 'California novels.' Tortilla Flat was made into a film in 1942.

First editions of Tortilla Flat were published by Covici Friede and usually have a tan cloth cover, with blue lettering on the cover and spine. Original dust jackets may also include the price and a mention of the Gold Medal Books award.