The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
📚 Genre
Literary Fiction / Historical Drama / Realism
🏢 Publisher
Everyman's Library; Alfred A. Knopf
📅 Publication Year
1993 (Current Everyman's edition based on 1939 original)
🔢 ISBN
ISBN-13: 978-0679420316; ISBN-10: 0679420310
About This Book
A Great Depression-era novel following the Joad family as they travel from their Oklahoma farm to California in search of a better life during the Dust Bowl. The book features a blue cloth-bound cover with gold lettering and border on the front, and a characteristic Everyman's black and gold spine label.
Book Details
Language
English
Pages
Approx. 520 pages
Edition
Hardcover; Everyman's Library Classics Edition
Series
Everyman's Library Classics, No. 138
Target Audience
Adult / Academic / General Audience
Collector Information
Condition
Very Good. The cloth binding appears clean with sharp corners. The gold stamping on the spine and front label remains vibrant. No major staining or fraying is visible, though a small amount of household dust is present.
Estimated Value
$15-$25
Rarity
Common. This is a current in-print edition from a major publisher. While highly respected for its quality and durability, it is not a rare first edition or a limited printing.
Historical Significance
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize (1940) and National Book Award. It played a major role in Steinbeck receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature. It is considered a definitive American epic and a scathing social critique of corporate farming and migrant labor conditions.
Collector Notes
Everyman's Library editions are preferred by bibliophiles for their archival quality (acid-free paper and cloth binding). To maintain value, keep the dust jacket (missing in image) and store in a low-humidity environment. For this specific copy, check the front endpaper for the Everyman logo and the spine for the publisher name 'Knopf' as shown.
Similar Books
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Notable Features
Includes a silk ribbon marker, Smyth-sewn binding, and an introduction by Robert DeMott with a chronology of the author's life.