STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968. In Dubious Battle. New York Covici Friede, 1936.

The Library of David Lloyd, Part ISTEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.
In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, 1936. 8vo. Publisher's orange cloth, ruled in red, and lettered in black, top edge red, original pictorial dust jacket, some tiny chips to edges of spine and upper panels, light darkening and minor staining to spine panel. FIRST EDITION. Includes the rare "Cheers! for the new novel by John Steinbeck" brochure promoting this title and providing a list of his past books. Called by critic James Woodress "perhaps the best strike novel ever written," In Dubious Battle is Steinbeck's first novel to explore the world of agriculture, which he would mine so richly later in his career. Goldstone-Payne A5b.