The Pearl
New York: Viking Press, 1947. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. Jacket design by Robert Hallock. First Edition, First Printing.
Original terracotta cloth stamped in black with wraparound illustration. A classic allegory of greed and human nature set in a Mexican fishing village, based on a legend Steinbeck heard while in La Paz. A Scribner’s bookstore label to front pastedown indicates provenance to Mrs. S. I. Newhouse, Park Avenue, New York. First Edition, First Printing.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean with mild toning. Light sunning and faint discoloration along spine and board edges; gilt on spine title moderately dulled. Corners and spine ends show light rubbing. Overall a solid, well-preserved example, the orange cloth a bit faded from light exposure.
Facsimile dust jacket in a Mylar sleeve is flawless.
Published December 1947 by Viking, The Pearl was first serialized in Woman’s Home Companion under the title ‘The Pearl of the World’. The story was adapted into a 1947 Mexican film (La perla, directed by Emilio Fernández) and later an American production, securing its place among Steinbeck’s most widely taught novellas. Orozco’s stark illustrations deepen the book’s social realism, pairing two of the 20th century’s most powerful interpreters of human struggle.
Genres: Fiction, Illustrated Literature, American Literature, Allegory
Subjects: Greed, Poverty, Human Nature, Mexico, Morality, Film Adaptation
Item #21268
Price: $125.00
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