The moon is down, a novel, by John Steinbeck by John (1902-1968) Steinbeck - 1942

New York : The Viking Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 188 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; ""First published in March 1942."" Summary; Steinbeck's comment on the moral and ethical implications of war, begins in an unknown town that has just been occupied by a small regiment of enemy soldiers. With no alternative, the Mayor of the town agrees to meet with the enemy to try to work out a plan for peaceful co-existence before the impending war goes much further. Subjects; Military occupation � Fiction. War stories. World War, 1939-1945 � Juvenile fiction. prose. society and the military. USA. Scandinavia. Germany. Second World War. literature. fiction. novels. works about novelists. civilians and foreign servicemen. relation between civilians and foreign service personnel. fiction,… Read More

NY, Viking Press, MCMXLII [1942]. First Edition. Hard Cover. 188 p. "The scene of the book is any conquered country in any time" Although the weapons and ideologies may be of the present, they are only vehicles for the theme that a free brave people is unconquerable." Verso of title-page reads 'Copyright 1942 by John Steinbeck/ Set in Bulmer and Caledonia Types/ Printed in U. S. A./ by the Haddon Craftsmen/ Published on the Same Day in the/ Dominion of Canada by the Macmillan/ Company of Canada Limited/ First published in March 1942." There are no other words or numbers on the verso of the title-page. "Jacket Illustration by Frank Lieberman"; Sea of Cortez advertised on front dj flap and "Upton Sinclair's Great Modern Epic" on rear dj flap; upper 2/3 of dj rear is a blurb for The Moon Is Down; lower third is headed "The Men in the Services Need Books!" with six lines of text for sending a book to a serviceman. There is no 'large period' on p. 122; the top edge is not stained blue but is paper color.… Read More

Garden City, New York: The Sun Dial Press, 1943. First Edition, photoplay. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 188 pages. Subjects; John Steinbeck (1902-1968). 20th century fiction. American fiction. Genre; Novel.