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New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing; one of 650 copies of the first issue. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt. Near Fine with slight lean to binding, sunning to spine ends and along top edge and pages toned. In a Very Good dust jacket with edge wear and chipping at spine ends and corners; a large chip to the top and a long closed tear with associated creasing to the bottom of the rear panel. Steinbeck's second book, of which only 1,650 copies were bound and 650 of those sold. The remainder were sold to Robert O. Ballou in 1932. Goldstone & Payne A2a.

The Pastures of Heaven is a collection of interconnected stories about the inhabitants of a fertile valley in California, which is discovered by a Spanish corporal while chasing runaway Indian slaves. First published in 1932, this work by John Steinbeck deals with themes of community, isolation, and the struggle of individuals.

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