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New York: The Viking Press, 1939. FIRST EDITION, First Printing, with the words "First Published in April 1939" printed on the copyright page. 202 x 130 mm. (7 7/8 x 5 1/4"). 3 p.l., 619 pp. Attractive red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey (stamp-signed in gilt on front and rear turn-ins), covers with single gilt rule, raised bands, gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Goldstone-Payne A12.a. ◆Small, unobtrusive stains at spine tail, half title and one text leaf each with a tiny repair along top edge, a half dozen insignificant marginal stains, but an extremely appealing copy showing only the most negligible signs of use. Published when America was still deep in the Great Depression, "The Grapes of Wrath" is a novel detailing the heartbreak of rural dispossession and a work that, in the words of ANB, "captured the decade's angst as well as the nation's legacy of fierce individualism, visionary prosperity, and determined westward movement." In…

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.