John Steinbeck, The Viking Press, 1938, Second Printing, no jacket, fair/good condition, some staining on the back cover, 303 pages 

The Long Valley is a 1938 collection of short stories by John Steinbeck, set in California's Salinas Valley, that serves as an introduction to his work, exploring themes like loneliness, isolation, and the tension between rural and urban life through stories like "The Chrysanthemums" and "The Murder".