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NY: Covici Friede Inc.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange/yellow cloth lined in red, titled in black; slightly faded red topstain. First edition. Board corners mildly frayed. Backstrip a bit softened. Page following full title page has a tear along gutter, from the top nearly halfway down. Pages lightly toned, with a very occasional faint spot. The DJ in mylar with $2.50 flap price intact has a darkened spine and professional restoration. Publisher's book release pamphlet laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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.