Description

Hardcover bound in full crimson leather, decorated with 22kt. gold geometric rules and small leaf design. All edges gilt. 589pp. Gold moire fabric end-papers and silk ribbon marker. Illustrated by Robert Heindel. Limited edition printed exclusively for subscribers of the Franklin Library. There are no previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, square copy. Incidental scratches to gilt edges This is the first printing done by the Franklin Library and one of the earliest in this series. A very attractive copy of this Steinbeck classic and winner of the Pulitzer prize for 1940. Near Fine.