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STEINBECK, John (1902–1968). The Grapes of Wrath. New York: The Viking Press, 1939. 8vo. Original publisher’s tan cloth lettered in blue within blue ruled border, top edge blue (spine faintly toned); plain paper wrapper; folding chemise; slipcase with morocco lettering–piece gilt. SALESMAN’S ADVANCE DUMMY COPY, consisting of half–title, title–page, dedication, second half–title, and 8pp. of text with the remainder left blank. Several parts of the advance copy vary from the final published edition including the color of cloth and top edge, typeface of titles, additions on title–page and omissions on copyright. A FINE COPY of the rare salesman’s dummy not mentioned in Goldstone and Payne.