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New York : Covici Friede Publishers, 1936., 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. viii, [2], 269 p. ; 20 cm. ; 2nd Covici Friede edition ;LCCN: 39-8918 ; OCLC: 364942 ; LC: PS3537.T3234; Dewey: 813/.52 ; "Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author's prodigious body of work." ; "From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. And he had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja, and to conquer Panama, the 'cup of gold.'" ; one of the 939 unbound sets remaindered by the original publisher Robert M. McBride, and issued with new covers and preface by Covici-Fiede; re-bound in full dark maroon/brown leather with gold lettering ; beige endpapers ; text foxed ; discoloration at top corner of textblock, but no… Read More