Unsigned first edition book: East of Eden. First trade edition, with points of issue including "bite" on page 281 and "$4.50" price on front jacket flap. NY: The Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 602 pages. Book condition: VG/VG+, with a struck-through ownership signature on the first free end page. Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell case.
