John Steinbeck — The Wayward Bus

New York, The Viking Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this intriguing novel on humanity by John Steinbeck. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This novel tells the story of married couple Juan and Alice, who work and live in California's Salinas Valley, a popular setting of Steinbeck novels. Both characters, as well as the other characters they encounter in the novel, are deeply flawed, and Steinbeck spends the majority of the book exploring these flaws as well as the transitory nature of humanity. This novel was adapted into a black-and-white film in 1957 starring Jayne Mansfield, Joan Collins, Dan Dailey, and Rick Jason. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Minor edge wear and rubbing to the dust wrapper, a little heavier to the head of the spine. Spine is a little age-toned. Light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.