Of Mice and Men buy ~ John Steinbeck ~ 1977, The Easton Press ~ Illustrated, Introduction, Leather, Moire Endpapers, Integral Bookmark, Near New

Of Mice and Men

By John Steinbeck

With Illustrations by Fletcher Martin

Introduction by John T. Winterich

The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written

Collector's Edition
Bound in Genuine Leather

1977, The Easton Press
Norwalk, Connecticut

Sewn binding. Brown leather over boards with gilt decoration on front and back and design and lettering on spine. Integral ribbon marker sewn in. Two spine hubs. All edges of leaves gilt. Moiré endpapers. 11.25", 165 pages, publisher's preface, Introduction, illustrations, unattached and unmarked Easton Press bookplate

Near New condition. A solid, clean copy. Ribbon marker appears undisturbed. A few light spots on the top edge of leaves (see image three), otherwise I would have graded it As New.

From the Publisher's Preface

According to the terms of Alfred Nobel's bequest, the Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded each year "to the person who shall have produced ... the most distinguished body of work of an idealistic tendency." Relatively few American authors have won the Nobel Prize since buy the awards were instituted at beginning of this century. John Steinbeck, who received the honor in 1962, was the sixth, his predecessors having been Sinclair Lewis, Eugene O'Neill, Pearl Buck, William Faulker, and Ernest Heminway.

The Pulitzer Prizes have been distributed annually since 1917. Steinbeck won his in 1940 for 'The Grapes of Wrath.' Three years earlier a dramatic version of his novella, 'Of Mice and Men', had received the Drama Critics Circle award. Few books have achieved the stature of a classic in so short a period as 'Of Mice and Men.' The simple-minded giant, Lennie Small, his compassionate friend George Martin, and their tragic tale - of best-laid plans that went 'agley' - are among the most unforgettable creations in American literature.

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