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1957 The Short Reign of Pippin IV
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first edition, first printing.
In the original unclipped book of the month club dustwrapper.
'The Short Reign of Pippin IV' is Steinbeck's only political satire, poking fun at French politics by following the life of the amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal, who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France.
With drawings by William Pene du Bois.
Written by the Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with a closed tear to the head of the front wrap. A few light handling marks to the dust wrapper, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Near Fine
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