The Moon is Down
New York: The Viking Press, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. Fine / Near Fine. Item #007471
First edition, second impression. Full blue cloth, silver titling to spine, blind stamped title and Greek key design to front board. Top edge blue. 188 pp. Spine tilted. Top edge faded. Dust jacket is price clipped, chipped to spine ends, some light edge wear. For the first time since he wrote his first novel, Steinbeck has gone outside of America for his setting. This book continues the experiment begun with Of Mice and Men, that of writing a short novel having the time and space disciplines of a stage. The scene of the book is any conquered country in any time. The author has purposely refrained from making it literally true to actual events.
Price: $80.00