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JD29787NY Brewer Warren & Putnam 1932 first edition dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> His second book Goldstone & Payne A2a Morrow 14 this first edition is one of only 1650 copies actually bound from a print-run of 2500 sets of sheets only a paltry 650 copies were actually sold this was his first book with what could be called the Steinbeck "sound" the book is comprised of inter-related stories set in a valley that came to represent Steinbeck Country in these stories something is not quite right with the inhabitants of this otherwise peaceful valley according to Harry Thornton Moore in his first critical study of Steinbeck's works The Pastures of Heaven "is the most popular of Steinbeck's three early books. It points the way to most of his subsequent writing" laid into the book is a 2.5X3.5-inch card Signed by Steinbeck which was a gift from Steinbeck's widow Elaine also laid into the book is an autographed note signed by Elaine presenting the card signed by her husband. Jacket verso is well-reinforced with tape missing its front free endpaper. hardcover books
1933140938668New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition First Issue. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first issue. vi 325 pp. Publisher's green cloth with spine lettered in gilt black topstain. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket lightly worn at extremities back panel a little dust-soiled a little sticker remnant on front flap. An attractive copy of an uncommon first of Steinbeck's third novel one of only 598 copies sold. Robert O. Ballou unknown books
JD27388first edition. NY Covici Friede 1935 first edition first printing wrappers. Softcover. <br/><br/> The dust jacket is glued at the spine and then wrapped around the book these wrappered copies were issued in advance of the hardcover probably for review and/or promotion this was Steinbeck's breakthrough book it follows the antics of Monterey's Mexican-American paisanos although it is actually an allegory story of the Knights and the Round Table Goldstone & Payne A4a illustrated by Ruth Gannett this copy is an Association Copy being presented by Alice B. Toklas to an unknown recipient "From Alice B. Toklas/Paris March 1945 Toklas was the lifelong companion of Gertrude Stein the first trade hardcover was one of 4000 copies this wrappered advance copy is one of just 500 copies especially scarce with this association. Spine faded else a very good solid copy scarce in this format. hardcover books
194429593N.p. New York 1944. Typescript 3pp. numbered 1-3 on rectos of 3 leaves of duplicated radioplay typescript struck through approximately 600 words. Typed Letter one page. 1 vols. 10-14/ x 7-1/2 inches. Slightly age-darkened but very good overall. Typescript 3pp. numbered 1-3 on rectos of 3 leaves of duplicated radioplay typescript struck through approximately 600 words. Typed Letter one page. 1 vols. 10-14/ x 7-1/2 inches. "With Your Wings" Steinbeck Story of a Black Pilot. Evocative Steinbeck story or "mood piece" imagining a decorated black pilot returning to his hometown cheered by his neighbors and welcomed by his father in the house he grew up in with the remark: "Son - every black man in the world is going to fly with your wings."<br/><br/>In his cover letter to his friend Burgess Meredith who served in the Air Force during the war he writes:<br/><br/>"DEAR BUZZY:<br/><br/> A different version of the following was done for overseas broadcast to the troops by O.W.I. This is a different version. I don't know whether you would like to use it or not. It has an odd length. I might be a good idea to use it in some one of your shows. If you want it you are quite welcome to it. It was written against a background of music imagined music I mean. Should you desire to use it I think the story itself will suggest the music. Let me suggest however that the music be soft sustained and all of one piece and that it do not attempt to be directly descriptive of the piece but rather of the spirit of the piece. I would suggest that you yourself read it using the beautiful technique you used in "The Forgotten Village" . the soft reading that seems not to be reading at all. This is pure mood and would have to be delivered like soft music. Anyway there it is and you're welcome to it - if you want it."<br/><br/>Office of War Information for which Steinbeck worked during the WW II. <br/><br/>UNPUBLISHED until 2014 when the revived Strand Magazine published a version based upon a different typescript from the Steinbeck papers at HRC; a unique draft or variant copy of this moving war-time sketch.<br/><br/>From the Estate of BURGESS MEREDITH. unknown books
1941123887New York: The Viking Press 1941. First edition of this classic work. Octavo original cloth cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page. Some offsetting to the half-title page near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by W.V. Eckhardt. The collaboration of two friends--one a novelist one a marine biologist--produced a volume in which fascinating popular science is woven into a narrative of man's dreams his ideals and his accomplishments through the centuries. Sea of Cortez is one of those rare books that are all things to all readers. Actually the record of a brief collecting expedition in the lonely Gulf of California it will be science to the scientist philosophy to the philosopher and to the average man an adventure in living and thinking. The teeming and wildly competitive world of the sand flats is seen in terms of history politics ethics and sociology; a starfish is important not only because it is a new variety but because it is essential to the delicate balance of the whole region in which it is found. Steinbeck and Ricketts are the opposite of "pure" scientists: it is not only their work that fascinates them but the complicated and enormously exciting implications of that work. The Viking Press hardcover books
1932Embry 159549Covici Friede 1932 but 1935. First edition fourth issue. Binding darkened a shade more so to spine minor fraying to spine and corners just showing overall very good in darkened dust jacket once again more so to spine and with some random spotting and shallow chipping in mylar cover. Tan cloth titled in red and with red horizontal line running across both board and spine. Inscribed by the author in the year of issue "For Ed Lee John Steinbeck 1935" A previous dealer has indicated that the recipient was H. E. Lee lifelong Salinas resident. "This is the remaining portion of the approximately 1850 sheets sold by Brewer Warren & Putnam to Robert O. Ballou and by the latter to Covici-Friede." Goldstone and Payne: John Steinbeck A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Adrian H. Goldstone Collection A2e. Covici Friede, 1932 (but 1935). First edition, fourth issue. hardcover books
194115604JLos Gatos California: 1 page quarto 8 1/2 by 14 inches early 1941. Original excellent content letter signed “John†written in blue ink on yellow lined foolscap paper. Steinbeck writes to Daniel James who had just finished his work as one of the assistant directors to Charles Chaplin on his film classic The Great Dictator. Steinbeck has just returned home from being in Hollywood as well where he was working on his Mexican documentary film The Forgotten Village. “.I just got back from your part of the country to find your letter. Didn’t see anyone down there. Went from the lab to my apartment back and forth and came home the moment I was finished. I didn’t have anything to do with picking a composer. Hans Eisler wrote the music after Sillvestre Revueltas died. I haven’t even heard it. I think the film is pretty good but of course can’t tell until it is all finished and music and words set on the film. This is a crazy time and I feel pretty much the same. Too much rather than too little information. And it doesn’t seem to mirror the total of our knowledge a bit. Are you still working for Charley Chaplin He has been away a long time now. And I have heard one group say The Great Dictator is a failure and another that it is a great success. Which do you think is true. I’m going to work now on the Gulf book Sea of Cortez. Hope to have it ready by summer. It is going to be very hard work but of a kind I like and trust particularly now precise work in which the information does not pass through any censorship bureau.Haven’t been to Monterey for quite a while but Carol Steinbeck has. Tal is going to have a baby Francis and Elaine are reported well and Ed Ricketts is Ed.†Fine condition. 1 page, quarto, 8 1/2 by 14 inches unknown books
JD29431first edition. NY Viking 1962 first edition wrappers. Softcover. <br/><br/> Frontispiece photo portrait of Steinbeck one of 3200 copies printed Goldstone & Payne A40a Morrow 269 this copy Inscribed by Steinbeck on the title page "For Lou Robinson/with pleasure/John Steinbeck" very scarce thus. Fine. paperback books
JD29467first edition. NY Covici Friede 1937 first edition dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> With publisher's numbered slipcase and its original glassine dust jacket No. 599 of 699 copies Signed by Steinbeck it is comprised of The Gift The Great Mountains and The Promise printed on hand-made La Garde paper and printed by the Pynson Printers in September 1937 under the supervision of Elmer Adler Goldstone & Payne A9a Morrow 78 copies that still include the original glassine jacket are very scarce. Tiny chipping to glassine jacket else a true beauty fine this is the best copy we have ever seen. hardcover books
193920392ENew York: Viking 1939. First Edition First Issue. Very good plus to near fine copy in a bright dust jacket with the barest hint of edge wear and a few minor mends by an expert paper conservationist. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An American literary landmark and the basis of the acclaimed film starring Henry Fonda directed by John Ford. Viking unknown books
19541411710Viking Press 1954. Special Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Uncorrected galleys. March 1954. Signed and inscribed by Steinbeck to Ernest H. Martin and Cy Feuer a famous theatrical and movie producing duo. Ernest H. Martin was a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer. Cy Feuer was a theatre producer director composer musician. Very good condition; shows wear. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity. Viking Press unknown books
19691681941969. unbound. very good. 4 page single-spaced carbon typescript of an unpublished short story. Presentation copy with a four word inscription in Greek. Undated. Subtitled "A Christmas Story" this scatalogical tale was apparently sent to a few friends as a keepsake.<br/><br/> unknown books
JD30899first edition. NY Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn 1947 first edition wrappers. Softcover. <br/><br/> First and only edition this is supposed to be one of 60 numbered copies printed by Ward Ritchie with the first 10 copies going to Steinbeck with the remainder going to the Cohns House of Books for Christmas gift presentation however this is numbered as copy No. 61 being Ward Ritchie's own personal copy noted as being purchased from him by the legendary Serendipity Books in Berkeley CA a pencil note by Serendipity's Peter B. Howard indicates that he purchased the book from Ritchie June 16 1986 this elusive "A" item is a letter from Steinbeck to Arnold Gingrich editor of "Esquire" thanking him for sending a watch as a gift the letter is full of Steinbeck's typical humor noting that he had expected a watch when he graduated from high school but none was forthcoming and since he didn't actually graduate from Stanford University he likewise hadn't received a watch as a gift Goldstone & Payne A26a Morrow 199 and 200 now housed in a custom clam-shell case. Fine. paperback books
1939140940559New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Publisher's original oatmeal cloth decorated in brown "Battle Hymn of the Republic" end sheets. Near Fine with toning to pages foxing and light soiling to text block edges preliminary and terminal pages and evidence of old tape burns to endsheets. In a Near Fine correct first printing dust jacket with publisher's price at upper corner clipped but rubber-stamped below and "First Edition" statement present on front flap; light edge wear light spine-toning light foxing and crease to rear panel but on the whole a very nice example. The Viking Press unknown books
19396697New York The Viking Press 1939. 1939. Publisher's dummy. 8vo. 6 preliminary pages 10 text pages remainder blank. Original tan buckram stamped blue on spine and upper cover acetate dust jacket. Very good. Enclosed in a later blue cloth slipcase. Differences between the published trade edition include: variant title page different typefaces with Viking Press vignette and date; blank title page verso no copyright information; extra lines of type on pages 5 and 6; top edge stained blue instead of yellow. See Goldstone & Payne A12a and Morrow catalogue #104. The 1940 filmed version won 2 Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. New York, The Viking Press, 1939. hardcover books
JD26993first edition. NY Robert O. Ballou 1933 first edition dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> First issue of his third book one of only 598 copies actually bound and sold Goldstone & Payne A3a Morrow 22 endpapers title page vignette and dust jacket illustrated by Mahlon Blaine this book is Steinbeck at his most powerful and his most mystical. Black top edge stain still very black book cloth somewhat mottled jacket with one short tear this is a very pleasing and attractive copy of a very scarce book. hardcover books
193916177JNew York: Viking Press 1939. First Edition First Issue. From the library of Harpo Marx the endearing clown of the Marx Brothers comedy team and his wife actress Susan Fleming Marx former member of the Ziegfeld Follies and star of early talking films like Million Dollar Legs with W.C. Fields. With a charming bookplate illustrated by Susan Marx with a drawing of Harpo in his comic character which reads: “FROM THE LIBRARY OF HARPO & SUSAN MARX.†Fine clean copy in a very good bright dust jacket with a few small mends by an expert paper conservationist. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An American literary landmark and the basis of the acclaimed film starring Henry Fonda directed by John Ford. Viking Press unknown books
1933108068Robert O. Ballou 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition first issue of his third book one of only 598 copies actually bound and sold Goldstone & Payne A3a Morrow 22 endpapers title page vignette and dust jacket illustrated by Mahlon Blaine this book is Steinbeck at his most powerful and his most mystical. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's clamshell case with leather spine tooled and gilt lettered and decorated. Robert O. Ballou hardcover books
193913547JNew York: Viking Press 1939. Original advertising poster issued by the Viking Press as for display in bookstores to promote the original publication of The Grapes of Wrath. The poster’s lettering announces “John Steinbeck's New Novelâ€. Illustrated with a reproduction of the now classic original dust jacket art by Elmer Hader 12-1/4 x 18-1/4 inches a much larger form than that of the issued jacket image. Overall 22 x 18-1/4 inches. Some very unobtrusive light spotting; minor use at edges with a slight bump to the lower left corner; but unfaded and unchipped. Would be most attractive framed. An excellent literary poster which was rarely preserved. Viking Press unknown books
1947228021New York Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn Christmas 1947. 1947. First edition. 12mo. Title page printed in red and black. Original stitched printed buff wrappers. Fine fresh copy. No signatures. One of only 60 copies out of series. Ward Ritchie's copy with his small bookplate. Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press Los Angeles California. Goldstone & Payne A26a. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. [New York, Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn] Christmas, 1947. paperback books
1939229533New York The Viking Press 1939. 1939. First edition. 8vo. Full modern red morocco gilt covers with double gilt rule panel surrounding gilt grape and grape vine a.e.g. spine with raised bands. Red cloth dropbox. Fine fresh copy. No signatures or bookplates. With a fine foredge painting being a variation of the dust jacket image of a farm family on the roadside observing migrants heading west. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. New York, The Viking Press [1939]. hardcover books
JD29404first edition. n.p. NY n.p. Viking Press n.d. April 1957 first edition spiral-bound wrappers. Softcover. <br/><br/> No. 4 of an unknown number of Author Presentation Proofs this copy Inscribed to legendary bookseller John Scopazzi "Dear John Scopazzi: Before you call the wagon I can explain everything. This book sneaked up on me. Nobody can be more surprised than I was when it dribbled out on paper. I think it was imps. Yours John Steinbeck" and no one was more surprised than his editors and publisher when this book became a book-of-the-month selection as it is generally considered the least of all his published works these unrevised galley proofs were printed on rectos only two publisher labels are affixed to front cover the first is numbered as #4 and includes publication information with March crossed out under publication date with April written in below it is another label with three paragraphs about the book the $2.95 price has been marked out with $3 substituted the proof has none of the preliminaries set in type nor any of the William Penn DuBois illustrations not recorded by Goldstone & Payne Morrow 240 now housed in a custom folding case. Very good. paperback books
1933140938338New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first issue. Signed by Mahlon Blaine whose illustrations appear on the the dust jacket endsheets and title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine. Cloth lightly sunned through jacket at spine and along top and bottom edges. Pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear at the spine ends and a short closed tear along the top edge of the front panel with some faint associated creasing. A lovely copy signed by the illustrator. In the early '20s Blaine met a young John Steinbeck on the Panama Canal and the two quickly became friends. Blaine would go on illustrate the dust jacket and endsheets for Steinbeck's first novel Cup of Gold as well as for this title. Goldstone & Payne A3a. Robert O. Ballou unknown books
195869044New York: Random House 1958. First edition of this classic collection of stories and the last to be published in her lifetime. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "John Steinbeck With love from Isak Dinesen New York 29.1.1959." In 1959 Dinesen had been invited by the Ford Foundation to travel to the United States to read and discuss her work as part of a film series on "the world's greatest living writers." Despite her failing health--the frail seventy-four-year old weighed just 80 pounds she accepted the invitation. It was on this trip where she met John Steinbeck for cocktails and inscribed this copy. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A remarkable association linking these two giants of twentieth century literature. Two of the stories from the collection have been adapted into films: The Immortal Story as the 1968 film The Immortal Story directed by Orson Welles starring Jeanne Moreau and Babette's Feast as the 1987 Danish film Babette's Feast directed by Gabriel Axel. Random House hardcover books
1939123737New York: The Viking Press 1939. First edition with "First Published in April 1939" on copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo original beige cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear contemporary name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. An exceptional example. "The Grapes of Wrath is the kind of art thats poured out of a crucible in which are mingled pity and indignation Its power and importance do not lie in its political insight but in its intense humanity It is the American novel of the season probably the year possibly the decade" Clifton Fadiman. It is the basis for the 1940 John Ford directed film bearing the same name starring Henry Fonda. It is widely considered as one of the greatest American films of all time. In 1989 this film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally historically or aesthetically significant." Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century. The Viking Press hardcover books
