John Steinbeck — The Winter of Our Discontent

London, William Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of the last novel written by American author John Steinbeck. First UK edition. The author's last novel. Concerning Ethan Allen Hawley of New Baytown, New York, a former member of Long Island's aristocratic class, whose late father lost the family fortune. Now Ethan works as a grocery store clerk in the store his family once owned. Written by John Ernst Steinbeck, an American writer who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature and has been called "a giant of American letters." In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear only. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head of the spine. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.