“It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings.”
Steinbecks parable retelling of a Mexican folktale—a representation of hope and greed. This copy meets all points for first edition, first state.
Author: John Steinbeck
Title: The Pearl
Edition: First Edition, first printing, first state
Published: New York: The Viking Press, 1947
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 123p
Condition: Fair condition dust jacket with edge wear, heaving chipping, tape repairs, tearing along seam of front inside flap, rubbing to surfaces, original price lined-out, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid with a hint of forward lean. Pages tanned. Book plate and old adhesive residue on front paste-down. Small spot of smudging along fore-edge. Small instances of smudging in text-block.
Comments: Collectible, important copy
