The Wayward Bus
$40 · Offered by Biblio
First edition · In dust jacket
New York: Viking Press, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo 5 x7 . 312pp.prev.owner bookplate on the front free endpaper. Dark Orange boards, gilt lettering Wear to the lower extremities, Clear tape reinforcement on the upper and lower spine, otherwise a tight, clean copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket is bright, with oroiginal $2.75 price on the front flap. The Wayward Bus is a novel by John Steinbeck about a group of disparate passengers on a bus trip in California that gets stranded by a mechanical failure. The forced stop reveals the internal crises, hidden resentments, and dashed dreams of each character as they are forced to confront their lives and each other. The story explores themes of human stagnation, dependence, and the use of fantasy as an escape from reality. .
- Publisher: Viking Press
- Year: 1947
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
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