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New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1929. First Edition. First edition, first printing, first issue. 269 pp. Bound in publisher's original yellow cloth with titles stamped in black, blue topstain, lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with a little toning to spine, subtle rubbing to cloth, a few faint stains to top edge, former owner's name on front free endpaper, offsetting to endpapers. A nice copy of the first issue of Steinbeck's first book, and one of just 1537 copies.

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.

Identifiable by publisher imprint and date with no additional printings mentioned.