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NY: Brewer, Warren & Putnam. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt. First edition of the author's second book. Cloth faded at spine and extremities, and gilt rubbed at front panel, rubbed off at spine. Cloth is rubbed through at bottom points, though only slightly. Points are essentially sharp. Unmarked, sound binding. The DJ in mylar has extensive inner reparations at spine and folds, and is mildly edgeworn, with a few short closed edge tears. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

The Pastures of Heaven is a collection of interconnected stories about the inhabitants of a fertile valley in California, which is discovered by a Spanish corporal while chasing runaway Indian slaves. First published in 1932, this work by John Steinbeck deals with themes of community, isolation, and the struggle of individuals.

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