In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist for "the Party" (the American Communist Party, although it is never specifically named in the novel) who is organizing a major strike by the workers, seeking thus to attract followers to his cause. In Steinbeck's obituary, the New York Times said that "Although the writer's sympathies were clearly with the strikers...
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In Dubious Battle
by John Steinbeck
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- Used - Copyright by John Steinbeck 1936. Book is in very good condition, no soiling and no writing.
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- Copyright by John Steinbeck 1936. Book is in very good condition
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- (1936)
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 105.53
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In Dubious Battle deals with a fruit-workers' strike in a California valley and the attempts of communists to organize, lead, and provide for the striking pickers.
The central figure of the story is an activist for "the Party" (possibly the American Communist Party or the Industrial Workers of the World, although it is never specifically named in the novel) who is… Read more about this item Item Price
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In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Northridge, California, USA
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SGD 140.70
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NY: Modern Library. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Grey/blue cloth stamped in gilt, navy topstain. First Modern Library edition. Cloth gutters darkened, bottom points/spine ends faintly bumped. PO name. Glue darkened at endpages. The DJ in mylar is chipped to spine ends with interior tape, creased/ rubbed. ; 12mo 7"… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 140.70
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In Dubious Battle
by John Steinbeck
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st
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- 1936
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- Board
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Keswick, Virginia, USA
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SGD 196.99
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No DJ but in otherwise good condiiton See Photos Item Price
SGD 196.99
IN DUBIOUS BATTLE
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Overland Park, Kansas, USA
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SGD 49.14
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P. F. Collier & SON NY. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. Very good condition with minor shelf rub/bump to edges. Former owner name is neatly penned on front fly. Contents have light age tone. Attractive illustrated boards with gilt lettering on spines. Binding istight and straight. Copyright page displays original copyright date 36. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mission Viejo, California, USA
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SGD 6,331.95
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New York: Covici Friede, 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Book is as new. Publisher's flyer with reviews laid in. Dustjacket has original $2.50 price on front flap. Dustjacket spine has very slight age toning and light edgewear to top of spine area. An excellent copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 6,331.95
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In Dubious Battle (Modern Library No. 115)
by John Steinbeck
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- Used - VG+
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- Fair
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Winston, Georgia, USA
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SGD 20.40
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New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Hardcover. VG+/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Early Modern Library addition with top edge stained black and underside of dust jacket listing only 309 titles. DJ is quite tattered and scuffed and shows numerous tears and creases with… Read more about this item Item Price
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In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Midland, Michigan, USA
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SGD 49.25
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New York: Covici Friede, 1936. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Stated second printing February 1936. Spatter mark to front endpaper.
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SGD 49.25
In Dubious Battle.
by Steinbeck, John.
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- Used - Very good, slightly cocked, bump to top edge of cover, ink name to ffep.
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- 1936 reprint edition.
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- 1936
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- Orange cloth, gilt spine title, top edge stained orange.
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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SGD 105.53
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New York.: Blue Ribbon Books., 1936. 1936 reprint edition.. Orange cloth, gilt spine title, top edge stained orange.. Very good, slightly cocked, bump to top edge of cover, ink name to ffep.. 20.5x14 cm.. weight: 1.3 lb. Item Price
SGD 105.53
In Dubious Battle
by STEINBECK, JOHN
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- Used - First Edition. Signed by the author in 1936; signature a little blotted; a good copy in a worn and mended dust jacket.
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- 1936
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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SGD 4,221.30
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New York: Covici-Friede, 1936. First Edition. Signed by the author in 1936; signature a little blotted; a good copy in a worn and mended dust jacket. Item Price
SGD 4,221.30
In Dubious Battle.
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used
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- 1936
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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SGD 8,442.60
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New York: Covici-Friede Publishers, 1936. Signed limited first edition of this "dramatically intense, beautifully written novel" (The New Republic); the first book in Steinbeck's Dustbowl trilogy, which was followed by Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, number 39 of 99 examples. Octavo, original half morocco. Signed by John Steinbeck. In fine condition. Housed in a custom… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 8,442.60
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In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
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- First Trade Edition
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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GRASS VALLEY, California, USA
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SGD 2,110.65
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N. Y.: Covici Friede Inc.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1936. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Hint of dust soil to cloth top edge; very light toning to margins of text pages, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Jacket with moderate soil, most apparent on light yellow back panel; spine a bit darkened; front flap with 2" closed… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 2,110.65
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In Dubious Battle
by STEINBECK, John
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- Used - Near fine
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- fair
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- Reprint edition
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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London, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 422.13
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New York: Sun Dial Press, 1940. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fair. 349 p. 21 cm. Orange cloth hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has chipped edges and corners, sunned spine. Minor offsetting to endpapers.
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SGD 422.13
In Dubious Battle.
by Steinbeck, John.
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Concord, California, USA
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SGD 14.77
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NY, Bantam Books, 1961, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. No. H2279, as usual Bantam provides a lot of publishing history, but it doesn't include the 1957 Ace Books edition by Harborough Publishing, Goldstone & Payne A5l, Morrow 52. Very good plus. Item Price
SGD 14.77
In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good Plus
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- First Thus
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- 1947
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- Hardcover
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SANTA BARBARA, California, USA
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SGD 53.19
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Cleveland: The World Publishing Co, 1947. Nice copy. First printing stated on copyright page. Pages tanned but still supple. Light edgewear to boards but green and gold coloring still bright and fresh. Textblock tight and square. Unmarked copy. Jacket has chip on rear panel top and very shallow chip at head of spine. … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 53.19
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In Dubious Battle (Presentation copy)
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First edition
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- 1936
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Pasadena, California, USA
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SGD 24,624.25
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New York: Covici Friedi, 1936. First edition. Fine/Fine. Octavo. Original orange cloth, lettering to spine in black, rules to covers and spine in red, top edge red. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom green morocco-backed folding box. An exceptionally Fine copy which is bright and crisp. Fine dust jacket with only the most trivial rubbing to extremities,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 24,624.25
In Dubious Battle.
by Steinbeck, John.
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Concord, California, USA
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SGD 517.11
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NY, Blue Ribbon Books, 1936 (sic. 1939), first edition thus, dust jacket. Hardcover.. A very scarce book, the best strike novel of the 20th Century, jacket illustration by Manso, Goldstone & Payne A5f, see Morrow 47 (that copy without its jacket). Ink name, else very nearly fine in a very good jacket. Item Price
SGD 517.11
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IN DUBIOUS BATTLE
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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SGD 527.66
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New York: Covici Friede, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 349 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in light orange cloth with black text and red lines on both covers and spine. Boards show bumping and rubbing to corners, fraying to spine edges, and damp staining to rear cover. Textblock has damp staining to fore edge, splitting to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 527.66
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In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Northridge, California, USA
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SGD 1,266.38
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London: Heinemann. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Navy cloth/gilt. First UK edition. Cloth has evidence of dampstain due to its two-toned appearance, and the gilt is dulled. Scattered foxing primarily to block edges and prelims, and some dampstains to endpage edges. Bookstore ticket to front pastedown. Unmarked, tight and square. … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,266.38
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In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Fair+
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- No Dust Jacket
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- Reprint
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- Cloth - Hard Cover
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Chanute, Kansas, USA
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SGD 140.71
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New York: Blue Ribbon Books. Reprint . Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair+/No Dust Jacket. Copyright is 1936. 349 pages. A well-thumbed, but solid copy of this reprint published the same year as the first edition. Orange cloth covers with a little wear at crown and corners. There are a couple of small white stains… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 140.71
In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Very Good Plus to Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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SANTA BARBARA, California, USA
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SGD 405.24
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New York: The Sun Dial Press, 1940. Nice copy of one of author's most important novels. It concerns itself with the migratory apple pickers in California in the 30's and their issues with being treated as second class citizens by the farm owners. Unmarked, tight and square. Orange textured boards with orange topstain and reddish brown… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 405.24