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The Grapes of Wrath -
John Steinbeck
1939 - The Viking Press, New York - First Edition
‘They're a-workin' away at our spirits. They're a tryin' to make us cringe an' crawl like a whipped bitch. They tryin' to break us. Why, Jesus Christ, Ma, they comes a time when the on'y way a fella can keep his decency is by takin' a sock at a cop. They're workin' on our decency.’
A sharp bright and unrestored first edition of Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Great Depression.
‘You got to have patience. Why, Tom, us people will go on livin' when all them people is gone. Why, Tom, we're the people that live. They ain't gonna wipe us out. Why, we're the people, we go on.’
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1939 - The Viking Press, New York - First Edition
‘They're a-workin' away at our spirits. They're a tryin' to make us cringe an' crawl like a whipped bitch. They tryin' to break us. Why, Jesus Christ, Ma, they comes a time when the on'y way a fella can keep his decency is by takin' a sock at a cop. They're workin' on our decency.’ A sharp bright and unrestored first edition of Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Great Depression.
‘You got to have patience. Why, Tom, us people will go on livin' when all them people is gone. Why, Tom, we're the people that live. They ain't gonna wipe us out. Why, we're the people, we go on.’
More details
Price HK$ 80,000