The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck – Franklin Library Limited Edition, Leather Bound

Franklin Library limited edition of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

Published in 1975 as part of The Franklin Library’s Pulitzer Prize Classics collection, this substantial edition is illustrated by Robert Heindel and contains 589 pages.

The book is bound in full red leather with gilt geometric decoration to the front and rear covers, gilt lettering and ornamentation to the spine, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, silk moiré endpapers, and an attached satin ribbon marker.

Features

• Franklin Library limited edition
• Published in 1975
• Pulitzer Prize Classics series
• Illustrated by Robert Heindel
• Full red leather binding
• Gilt cover and spine decoration
• All page edges gilt
• Raised spine bands
• Silk moiré endpapers
• Attached satin ribbon marker
• 589 pages
• No dust jacket issued

The binding remains firm and square. The red leather and gilt decoration are bright and attractive, with only light evidence of careful handling. The gilt page edges show slight tonal variation and a few light surface marks visible under direct lighting. Interior pages are clean and unmarked.

A collectible leather-bound edition of Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and a strong addition to a Franklin Library, American literature, or classic fiction collection.

The book shown in the photographs is the exact copy the buyer will receive. It will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box.