STEINBECK, John.
East of Eden.
First edition of John Steinbeck's Classic Work East of Eden; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
New York: The Viking Press, 1952.
$2,500.00
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Item Number: RRB-149726
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
First edition of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First issue with the word "bite" present on page 281, line 38. In fine condition. Founded over a century ago in 1900, the Harcourt Bindery is the oldest and largest traditional bindery in America devoted to fine traditional leather bookbinding by hand. An exceptional presentation.
"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).
East of Eden.
$2,500.00
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