The Winter of Our Discontent Steinbeck 1961 Viking Book Club Edition HC DJ

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck — Viking Press, 1961, hardcover with dust jacket. This is the BOOK CLUB EDITION: the jacket's front flap is marked "Book Club Edition" (shown in the photos), and the jacket was designed by Elmer Hader with lettering by Jeanyee Wong. The copyright page states "First published in 1961 by The Viking Press, Inc." Steinbeck's last novel: Ethan Allen Hawley, a grocery clerk in the Long Island town of New Baytown, is descended from old whaling money but has lost the family fortune — and is tempted, step by step, to trade his honesty for a way back up. Published the year before Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Publisher: The Viking Press, New York, 1961 (Book Club Edition) Pages: 311 Language: English Condition — please read carefully and review all photos: the BOOK is in good condition — binding sound, pages clean and evenly age-toned. The DUST JACKET is in poor condition: chipped and torn at the spine ends, with losses along the spine panel (including a small hole), tears and wear along the edges and folds. The front-panel artwork is intact and bright. The jacket is complete but fragile, and the price reflects its condition. Buyer pays shipping.