John Steinbeck. First edition, second state. Dust Jacket: Very Good. A price clipped jacket. The jacket illustration by Frank Leiberman. Jacket has chipping on the spine. Hardcover: Very Good+ This is a second state edition, does not have the printing error on page 112 (line 11) with the period between talk and this. No writing or markings in the book, 118 pp.
Steinbeck's novel is a tale of resistance written in the early days of America's participation in World War II, adapted into a play and a film. THE MOON IS DOWN marked the beginning of John Steinbeck's involvement in the US war machine; the year after its publication, he took a position as a war correspondent for the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, and he wrote several works about US soldiers.
