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The third issue of Steinbeck's second book. Either sheets or plates were purchased by Ballou from Brewer, Warren, and Putnam, the original publisher. Some were bound and issued in a Ballou binding with the Brewer title page (second issue). Others had a tipped-in Ballou title page (third issue) and that describes this book. Green cloth stamped in gilt. This copy has sunning at the head and heel of spine and a slight spine lean. The front hinge shows a little looseness but still holding together well-definitely too tight to reglue. Tiny bit of fraying at the bottom front corner. Black topstain and most of the green cloth still bright, gilt lelttering all readable- see photos. In great shape for its age. The original dust jacket is long gone but a facsimile of the first issue dust jacket is included. Per Goldstone and Payne, the third issue dust jacket was similar or identical to the first issue. Goldstone and Payne A2c, Holmes A2b.

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.