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N. Y.: Covici Friede Inc.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1936. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Hint of dust soil to cloth top edge; very light toning to margins of text pages, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Jacket with moderate soil, most apparent on light yellow back panel; spine a bit darkened; front flap with 2" closed split at fold ends, rear flap with 1" split and a spot of loss at bottom fold end; chips and short closed tears top edge; spine of jacket with two small holes of loss, the largest about 1/4" sq. , and a bit of loss at bottom edge; 2" closed split from spine top edge. In protective mylar wrap. ; Goldenrod cloth lettered in black, ruled in red; top edge stained red; price $2.50 front flap. Goldstone & Payne A5b. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 349 pages; Steinbeck's novel about a strike of migratory apple pickers and the attempts of communists to organize them. A realistic presentation of partisan passions crushing men of good will. .

In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936, that tells the story of a fruit worker's strike in California which is both orchestrated and led in part by the novel's protagonist, who is involved in the labor movement.

First editions published by Covici Friede in 1936 might have specific design features on the dust jacket and bindings, a mention of 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page, and may include a serial number sequence.