The Wayward Bus
New York: The Viking Press, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. "The Wayward Bus" by John Steinbeck. First edition, first printing. Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1947. First edition points: Book boards are brick red color, not the salmon color of the very common book club edition. The top pages are stained green. Copyright page states PUBLISHED BY THE VIKING PRESS IN FEBRUARY 1947 on the top, and PRINTED IN THE U.S.A BY THE HADDON CRAFTSMEN on the bottom. The book measures 5.25" x 8.25", 312 pages. With its original dust jacket. The dust jacket is in very good condition. Wear and soiling to the panels and spine. Chipping at the joints with loss at the edges of the spine and onto the bottom of the front panel. The original price of $2.75 is present on the top right corner of the front flap. The book is in very good to very good plus condition. Minor spotting to the boards with sunned spine. The textblock is gently toned but clean and bright with tight binding. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(E11-20). Very Good / Very Good. Item #001606
Price: $125.00