Steinbeck stated about East of Eden: 'It has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years,' and later said: 'I think everything else I have written has been, in a sense, practice for this.'.īronxville, privately printed, 1952, first edition, wrappers. The work is regarded by many to be Steinbeck's most ambitious novel and by Steinbeck himself to be his magnum opus.

Overall, this is a near fine copy of a fine and increasingly scarce title. The text blocks are mostly immaculate, but with a small darkened area to the bottom right-hand corner.

This copy is free from previous owner's ink and correctly shows the word 'bite' present on page 281, line 38. The boards are free from notable chips and marks, with typical light bumping to the spine tips. This aside, the wrapper is bright and highly presentable. There is slight spotting and handling marks. In this instance, it has not been price clipped and shows the original $4.50 net price. There is a mild tear to the tail of the spine which could be seamlessly repaired. The dust wrapper, with the author's portrait to the rear and no photo credit, has some mild chipping to the top edge and some rubbing at the hinge. Published by the Viking Press in New York, 1952.

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