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18 East 48th Street, New York City: The Viking Press, 1939. First printing denoted at copyright page: "Copyright 1939 by John Steinbeck. First published in April 1939." Rare first state dust wrapper with "First Edition" stated at front flap. Oatmeal colored full cloth pictorial boards, light shelf wear. Deckled pages very good, clean; no writing. Moderate fox at front endpapers, pastedown; lightly to exterior text block. Tan pictorial endpapers with sheet music in reddish-brown to old plantation melody "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe. Light brown top-stain. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Stated "First Edition" at lower front flap corner; first editions are often married to a later printing wrapper that has been clipped. Original first printing dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub; unclipped 2.75, protected in new clear sleeve. Light, very old ring and apparent pull or similar to cover's sitting boy with hair appearing longer with this anomolous effect.…

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.