Steinbeck, John

The Pearl

Illustrated by Jose Clemente Orozco Hardcover, New York: Viking, 1947. First Edition. Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition, December 1947. Fine brown cloth with decorative black ink line drawing on cover. Fine, Second Issue Dust Jacket(Steinbeck is looking to his right in photo on rear cover). Original Price($2) intact. Small dealer label glued to rear endpaper. Protected in archival plastic. The story is based on a Mexican folk tale. The novella was illustrated with drawings by José Clemente Orozco, a Mexican social realist painter, who specialized in bold murals featuring the theme of human suffering. Steinbeck's version was adapted to the screen in the US, Mexico, Australia and India. [Book #886]

Price: $330.00