In Dubious Battle

Description

1936 reprint edition. Orange cloth, gilt spine title, top edge stained orange. 20.5x14x3.5 cm. Blue Ribbon Books. New York. 1936. 349 pp. Very good, slightly cocked, bump to top edge of cover, ink name to ffep. An early reprint of Steinbeck’s powerful novel based on a strike by agricultural laborers in a California valley. This book was briefly banned in one Maine school district for profanity before being returned to the shelves. A great addition to any banned book collection, and will also be a great placeholder copy for the collector on a quest for the first edition. weight: 1.3 lb.