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John Steinbeck's First Novel : Cup of Gold : 1st UK Edition 1937
John Steinbeck's First Novel : Cup of Gold : 1st UK Edition 1937
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CUP OF GOLD
A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, With Occasional Reference to History.
By John Steinbeck
Published by William Heinemann, London, 1937. First UK Edition. First Printing. Hardback, 8vo, no dust wrapper, 268 pages.
CONDITION
A good first UK edition. The cloth binding is good with sign of age. Endpaper good. No writing or names to the book. All contents present and pages clean throughout. A tad of very light spotting to the title page.
Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History was John Steinbeck's first novel, a work of historical fiction based loosely on the life and death of 17th-century privateer Henry Morgan. It centres on Morgan's assault and sacking of Panama City (the "Cup of Gold"), and the woman (La Santa Roja, or the Red Saint) he seeks there, reputed to be fairer than the sun.
A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, With Occasional Reference to History.
By John Steinbeck
Published by William Heinemann, London, 1937. First UK Edition. First Printing. Hardback, 8vo, no dust wrapper, 268 pages.
CONDITION
A good first UK edition. The cloth binding is good with sign of age. Endpaper good. No writing or names to the book. All contents present and pages clean throughout. A tad of very light spotting to the title page.
Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History was John Steinbeck's first novel, a work of historical fiction based loosely on the life and death of 17th-century privateer Henry Morgan. It centres on Morgan's assault and sacking of Panama City (the "Cup of Gold"), and the woman (La Santa Roja, or the Red Saint) he seeks there, reputed to be fairer than the sun.
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