East of Eden
New York: The Viking Press, 1952.
First edition, limited issue. One of 1,500 copies signed by John Steinbeck on the limitation page at front. [viii], 602 pp. Bound in publisher's green buckram lettered in gilt with spine blocked in brown, all edges stained terra-cotta; lacking the slipcase. Near Fine with very light wear to extremities, fading and tiny stains to edgestain. Goldstone and Payne A32.a.
The deluxe first edition of Steinbeck's masterpiece, a family saga stretching from the Civil War to the First World War. "Always before I have held something back for later," wrote Steinbeck in his journal. "Nothing is held back here. This is not practice for a future. This is what I have practiced for.”.
Price: $5,800