John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America (Vintage Paperback Edition)

This is a vintage trade paperback edition of John Steinbeck's travelogue, 'Travels with Charley: In Search of America.' The cover features a cream-colored background with the author's name prominently displayed in a bold, black serif typeface at the top. Below the name, it notes Steinbeck as the winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature. The title is rendered in an elegant, burnt-orange cursive script. The bottom half of the cover illustrates a stylized, sepia-toned sketch showing the author and his dog, Charley, sitting in front of their camper, 'Rocinante.' Physically, the book shows signs of age typical for mid-20th-century paperbacks, including light toning/yellowing of the paper stock and minor shelf wear along the edges of the spine and corners. There is visible slight creasing on the spine, suggesting it has been read. The overall construction is a standard glue-bound paperback format. This specific cover art is characteristic of editions printed in the 1960s or early 1970s. The condition appears to be good to very good, with no major stains or tears visible on the front face, though the edges represent a natural patina for its age.