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NY: Robert M. McBride & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Gold cloth titled in black, dark topstain. Stated first published, August 1929. The backstrip and spine ends mildly softened, faintly cocked, topstain slightly faded. There is no black final leaf. PO name to ffep. The scarce unrestored DJ in mylar has flap price intact, the number 50 stamped to front flap, mild chipping and edge creasing. The spine is toned but the panels are brightly colored. This volume is housed in a fine custom clamshell box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Cup of Gold is John Steinbeck's first novel, a work of historical fiction based on the life of the infamous pirate Henry Morgan and his quest for the fabled treasures of Panama.

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