John Steinbeck, Sweet Thursday, The Viking Press, 1954, Very Good hardcover w/DJ

Steinbeck, John. New York: The Viking Press, 1954.

English, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 8 1/4" x 5 3/4", 273 pp. 

Hardcover in light green cloth with blue stamped birds to front panel and spine, red painted top edge. Slight cocking to spine, minor wear to edges, and light sunning. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, some sunning, minor wear with small tears no larger than 1/2", black spot to back panel, now in Mylar. 273 pp. From inside the dust jacket: "Sweet Thursday (naturally the day after Lousy Wednesday) is sheer delight, heightened for the reader by the presence of a few gently satirical notes--almost as though Mr. Steinbeck was poking occasional fun at his characters and himself. A wonderful edition of celebrated American novelist John Steinbeck's sequel to his 1945 book Cannery Row both set in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression.