THE MOON IS DOWN.
Edition: First printing, first issue in a first issue dust jacket.
New York: The Viking Press, 1942. dj. Hardcover first edition - Steinbeck's classic short novel set in "any conquered country in any time" but probably based on the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II. 188 pp. First issue with all the points, in the uncommon first issue dust jacket with the original price of $2, corners of flaps square and unclipped and box on the bottom of the back cover with "The Men in the Service Need Books." 188 pp.
Condition: Near fine in dark blue cloth with greenish-blue topstain in a very good dust jacket (the usual toning to the pages and to the dust jacket, some pink discoloration to the interior of the dj from the cloth, rubbing to the folds of the dj, and a small chip at the lower corner of the front cover - but overall an attractive copy)