Cup of Gold
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| Author | John Steinbeck |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | McBride & Co. |
Publication date | 1929 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | N/A Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Cup of Gold: A life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History, 1929 (historical fiction), was John Steinbeck's first novel, loosely based on the privateer Henry Morgan's life and death. It centres on Morgan's assault and sacking of the city of Panama, sometimes referred to as the 'Cup of Gold', and the woman fairer than the sun reputed to be found there.
Release details
- 1929, USA, Publisher, McBride & Co. (First edition, first issue) only 1537 copies of yellow cloth first printing
- 1929, USA, Publisher, Popular Library (First paperback edition) "A Lusty Buccaneer Novel" [The Popular Library edition was published in 1949 (Popular Library #216). Popular Library was not in business in 1929, having been formed in 1942]
- 1936, USA, Publisher, Covici-Friede (First Edition, second issue) Maroon cloth binding (only 939 copies)
- 1995, UK, Penguin Books (ISBN 0-14-018743-X), Pub date ? ? 1995, paperback[1][2]
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