The Wayward Bus.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning writer. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper. From the library of John and Carol Steinbeck with their stamp to the front pastedown. Carol Henning Steinbeck, John Steinbeck’s first wife, was instrumental in his early literary development, sustaining the couple financially and offering editorial input during the years when Steinbeck struggled to establish himself as a writer. Their marriage, which lasted from 1930 to 1943, coincided with the creation of some of his most important early works, including Tortilla Flat (1935) and The Grapes of Wrath (1939), yet ultimately dissolved under the pressures of fame and Steinbeck’s personal restlessness. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Hallock. An exceptional example, most rare and desirable signed and from the writer's library.