Title: The Winter of Our Discontent
Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: The Viking Press
Publisher City: New York
Publish Date: 1961
Edition: First Trade Edition
Condition:  

This novel explores themes of morality, integrity, and the corrupting influence of wealth and ambition in American society.

A signed edition limited to 500 copies is a True First. This book is a First Trade Edition. This book meets the following first edition points:

• First published in 1961 stated on the copyright page with no statement of other listings
• Solid blue boards with blue top stain
• Pages evenly trimmed
• No deboss on rear boards by the spine
• Back of dust jacket has photos of Steinbeck with blurbs by Saul Bellow, Edward Weeks, and Lewis Gannet
• Front dust jacket shows the original price of $4.50

Dust jacket is missing pieces, scuffed, chipped, punctured, chipped and some damp stains are visible. Dust jacket is now protected with a removable Brodart jacket cover. Boards bumped, including edges and corners. The boards have a faded blue  color near the bottom of the spine. The edges of the board also slightly faded. The blue top stain is dust stained with some scratching. Cloth on top of the spine separated from gauze - probably due to incorrectly removing a book from the bookshelf. Pages have some age tanning but do not have writing or marking. Binding is good.