East of Eden.
STEINBECK, John.
East of Eden.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author's Classic Work East of Eden; Inscribed by John Steinbeck
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952.
$5,500.00
In Stock
Item Number: 147356
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 90 days to complete
First British edition of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Michael and Emma John Steinbeck.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
"A novel planned on the grandest possible scale...One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce of energy, talent, seriousness, and passion of which he was capable...It is an entirely interesting and impressive book" (The New York Herald Tribune).
