Cannery Row

5b John Steinbeck, New York, 1945. First edition, first issue.

Notes

John Steinbecks Cannery Row (1945) is a novel set in the sardine canning district of Monterey, California, during the Great Depression. Blending humor and melancholy, it portrays the lives of drifters, outcasts, and misfits—particularly the kind-hearted Doc, the resourceful yet lazy Mack and his friends, and the enigmatic Dora Flood. The novel captures the spirit of a close-knit, rough-edged community, celebrating human resilience and camaraderie amid hardship. With its vivid, almost poetic prose, Cannery Row is both a nostalgic tribute to a bygone era and a meditation on the beauty of lifes simple, imperfect moments.

Description

Yellow canvas hardback with illustrated original dust jacket. The dust jacket has been taped to the boards along the edges and is missing a torn section staring at the middle of the spine and extending onto the back cover. Remaining dust jacket is fragile and chipping. Entire front cover of the dust jacket is intact. General browning to the interior pages. Fair condition overall.