John Steinbeck — The Moon Is Down

New York, The Viking Press, 1942. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of John Steinbeck's insightful military novella written and published during World War II. The first edition, later state. With large period on p.112 omitted, and with the following two lines added at the bottom of the copyright page: "Printed and Bound in the U.S.A. by/Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tenn." With the publisher's original price-clipped dust wrapper.'The Moon is Down' is a military novella that was written by American author John Steinbeck to encourage resistance movements in occupied countries. Based on Norway during World War II, the story tells of the military occupation of a small town in Northern Europe by the army of an unnamed nation at war with Great Britain and Russia.  In the original cloth binding. With the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Faint damp marks to the boards. Dust wrapper is smart, with edge wear and light chipping to the spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light spotting to the endpapers. Small ink inscription and previous owner's address tab to the front free endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.