Cup of Gold

John Steinbeck

Verlag: Covici Friede, 1936

Beschreibung

The second state of the first edition of Steinbeck's first novel. This copy is the first issue of this state, with maroon cloth binding, and with a facsimile dust jacket with the correct design for this issue, with a black rectangle on the spine. This edition is an interesting look into the world of publishing inthe 30s and the struggles of Steinbeck and his publishers to turn a profit. The original McBride edition sold poorly. After the success of Tortilla Flat, Covici Friede bought either the plates or the unsold sheets from McBride and reissued the book with a new tipped-in title page, a new introduction by Lewis Gannett, and its own binding. This is the earliest Covici issue of this book, evidenced by maroon cloth rather than blue, and by the presence of the McBride bell colophon on the last page. Slight spine lean. The cover is noticeably sunned on the spine, slight fading to blue topstain. Overall a very nice copy of this important part of Steinbeck's publishing history. Supplied with a facsimile of the original Covici dust jacket. The Covici jacket has a story of its own- the original press run misspelled Friede, so the jackets were sent back through the press to black out the misspelled name and reprint it with proper spelling. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000077

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Cup of Gold

Verlag: Covici Friede

Erscheinungsdatum: 1936

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition