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1939326769New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth pictorial unclipped dust jacket by Elmer Hader. Near fine copy with tape repairs to the jacket corners and some rubbing along front hinge of jacket. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Classic Novel of the Great Depression. Very attractive copy of this 20th-century American highspot. The tale of the Joad family as they travel across the country from Oklahoma to California in the midst of the Great Depression is one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. It is Steinbeck's masterpiece. The Grapes of Wrath won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer and was central in the awarding of Steinbeck the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Goldstone & Payne A12a The Viking Press unknown
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
1957145514New York: The Viking Press 1957. First edition of Steinbeck's only political satire. Octavo original half cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author to his sister on the front free endpaper "Mary avec l'aimite from John the XXII." The recipient Mary Steinbeck Dekker was the eldest sister of John Steinbeck. The warmth of this inscription reflects their close and enduring relationship throughout his life. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Pene Du Bois. From the library of Mary Steinbeck Dekker. An exceptional association. Pippin IV explores the life of Pippin Héristal an amateur astronomer in 1950s France who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France. Unknowingly appointed to give the Communists a monarchy to revolt against Pippin is chosen because he was descended from the famous king Charlemagne. Unhappy with his lack of privacy alteration of family life uncomfortable housings at the Palace of Versailles and his lack of power as a constitutional monarch the protagonist spends a portion of the novel dressing up as a commoner often riding a motorscooter to avoid the constrained life of a king. Pippin eventually receives his wish of dethronement after the people of France enact the rebellion Pippin's kingship was destined to receive. He returns to his home in Paris to find that nothing has really changed. The Viking Press hardcover
1952140949038New York: The Viking Press 1952. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. First edition limited issue. One of 1500 copies signed by John Steinbeck on the limitation page at front. viii 602 pp. Bound in publisher's green buckram lettered in gilt with spine blocked in brown all edges stained terra-cotta; lacking the slipcase. Near Fine with very light wear to extremities fading and tiny stains to edgestain. Goldstone and Payne A32.a. <br /> <br /> <p>The deluxe first edition of Steinbeck's masterpiece a family saga stretching from the Civil War to the First World War. "Always before I have held something back for later" wrote Steinbeck in his journal. "Nothing is held back here. This is not practice for a future. This is what I have practiced for.â€. The Viking Press unknown
19362240First Covici Friede Edition in First state dust jacket with no mention of "Of Mice and Men" with the original Covici Friede title blacked out and the $2.50 price intact on the front flap. A Near Fine book in a Very Good or better dust jacket. Also called the 2nd Edition of the book having originally been published by McBride in 1929; however this edition reportedly includes sheets from that first edition so some call this 1st Edition 2nd State; this is the author's first published novel. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the title page to a previous owner who also put his name and address discreetly underneath the front flap. This copy is in near fine condition with a square tight binding gold lettering over clean maroon boards and clean white pages with only a hint of foxing throughout; the book does show some light rubbing and sunning to the top board edges and a mild gutter exposure to the first few pages else fine. Housed in a clean and bright very good or better dust jacket that shows some moderate sunning to the spine mild rubbing and chipping to the spine ends edges and corners and a couple of short closed tears to the top of the front and back panels. Overall a very handsome and presentable copy of the book with a very clean and legible signature from Steinbeck with the added provenance of the original signee's name written in. An important addition to the Steinbeck library or the 20th century literature collection. Not remaindered not price clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box. Covici Friede hardcover
1936000105New York: Covici Friede Publishers. DJ in archival cover. Preface by Lewis Gannett. First Covici Friede edition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1936. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover
193541022New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1935. First printing. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. First edition of this oft-comical tale of post-World War I Monterey following the exploits of a wine-loving and vaguely Arthurian group of paisanos a beautiful copy in the scarce original dust jacket. The lighthearted tone of TORTILLA FLAT lifted the spirits of Americans during the Great Depression for whom "reading and the movies were escape. escape from grinding poverty escape from worrying about how to pay the rent escape from worrying about how to find a job" San Jose. Danny and his round table of friends are rarely concerned with any of those issues as they meander through life in Monterey undeniably poor but not experiencing the tragedy of poverty in the same way as many of Steinbeck's later characters. Steinbeck even drew joy from writing the work: "it is light and I think amusing. I don't care whether it amounts to anything. I am enjoying it and I need something to help me over this last ditch" Steinbeck and Wallsten.<br /> TORTILLA FLAT did of course amount to something earning the California Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal and a mention in the justification for Steinbeck's 1962 Nobel Prize. It was also made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr and was one of the top box office grossers of the year.<br /> This first edition is a crystallization of the beginning of Steinbeck's career before his works were required reading in classrooms across America. With Ruth Gannett's illustrations nestled throughout the text TORTILLA FLAT is a refreshingly light title in a broad oeuvre. 7.5'' x 5''. Original tan cloth binding with blue spine lettering. Original unclipped $2.50 pictorial dust jacket in blue and black. Blue topstain. Fore-edge machine deckle. Illustrated throughout in black and white. 318 pages. Housed in custom blue leather-backed clamshell box. Jacket with some edgewear mild chipping to spine ends; spine sunned. Binding corners and spine ends lightly bumped topstain a bit faded; tiny creases to lower margins of pages 316-318. A clean sound copy. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
1961240623001New York: Viking 1961. 1st Edition Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. LIMITED 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING OF ONLY 500 COPIES <br /> <br /> ABOUT THE BOOK<br /> <br /> This copy is flat-signed on a notecard by Steinbeck that was then attached below the limited edition statement by Viking see second picture. I have seen this a few times over the past 10 years with this limited edition and am unclear if this was then sent out via the publisher to special recipients chosen by Steinbeck or by the publisher <br /> <br /> A scarce limited edition of one of Steinbeck's best works and his last novel. Quite scarce when found signed particularly in high-grade condition. There are only a handful of known signed examples - a few signed on attached notecards and a few signed on the endpapers. <br /> <br /> Published in 1962 by Viking Press in New York. Limited first edition first printing as indicated on the special page with limited edition of 500 statement. First Published in 1961 by the Viking Press Inc. statement on copyright page with no other printings listed. In original dark blue cloth covered boards with mustard yellow endpapers. No dust jacket. Protected in hard acetate archival wrap. <br /> <br /> CONDITION<br /> <br /> The book is in NEAR FINE vintage condition. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Spine tips are unrubbed. Boards are clean colorful and unfaded. Just some spine lean else FINE. Exceptionally clean interior with no writing stickers ex libris marks foxing or wear. Viking hardcover
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
1952147356London: William Heinemann Ltd 1952. First British edition of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "For Michael and Emma John Steinbeck." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example rare and desirable signed and inscribed. "A novel planned on the grandest possible scale.One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce of energy talent seriousness and passion of which he was capable.It is an entirely interesting and impressive book" The New York Herald Tribune. William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
1935140942963New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original oatmeal cloth stamped in blue. Near Fine with foxing to the cloth former owner name in pencil to the front free endpaper and toning to the pages. In a price-clipped but correct first printing dust jacket with the author's bio on the rear flap; Very Good with spine-fading toning and light staining chipping to spine ends and along the bottom edge of the rear panel. Covici Friede unknown
1937015863William Heinemann Ltd 1937. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Near Fine Plus Jacket. First Edition 1937. The Very Rare First English Edition Of Steinbeck's First Book. Two Tiny Chips In Crown. Amazing Fresh Copy. Incredibly Scarce. William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover
JD29403London Heinemann 1939 first British edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. With the very scarce wrap-around band noting this was a Book Society Fiction Choice this copy with a small slip affixed to the title page that is Inscribed by John Steinbeck "For L. Downing/John Steinbeck" Goldstone & Payne A12b Morrow 108. Near fine. London, Heinemann, 1939, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover
1937140946183New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. First edition first printing. First issue of the text with "pendula" on page 9 and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth stamped in orange and black. Near Fine with a slight lean to binding light dampstain to front board with spot of rippling to bottom edge. Top edge faded with trivial scratching and light staining. Evidence of former owner bookplate removal to front pastedown hinge slightly over-opened at half-title page. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine light staining and modest edge wear. A very bright copy. <p>John Steinbeck's Western novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers George and Lennie in California during the Great Depression. One of only 2500 copies printed in the first issue. Covici Friede unknown
195212537EAST OF EDEN Viking 1952 first edition as new in like full color pictorial dust-wrapper and custom slipcase. Rare thus. The source book for the film of the same name of course. Viking unknown
1941016308The Viking Press 1941. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Extremely Rare Uncorrected Proof of The Sea Of Cortez In Brown Wrappers.Yellow Label On Front. Publication December 5 Price $5.00 Unrevised Proofs. Confidential Please Do not Quote For Publication until Verified Book. Contains Introduction and Narrative but Not Illustrations or Scientific Data. Front Wrapper Separated From Text Block Otherwise Fine. One Of a Kind.Includes Hertiage Book Shop Brochure for The Care Of Books. The Viking Press Paperback
19396472New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition First Printing. First edition first printing with "FIRST PUBLISHED IN APRIL 1939" with no additional printings stated on the copyright page. Signed by the author John Steinbeck on a card which has been professionally affixed to the half title page. Provenance of the signature: Purchased directly by us from PBA Galleries who stated that the card was from the estate of Steinbeck's personal assistant Nancy Pearson. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.5" with 619 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile reproduction dust jacket for protection and display.<br /> <br /> This book is in very good condition. Minor surface wear to the cloth boards. Minor staining to the edges of the textblock. Old bookstore sticker on the bottom of the front pastedown. Interior pages are clean. <br /> <br /> Set during the Great Depression the novel focuses on the Joads a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought economic hardship agricultural industry changes and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work.<br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #O8-69. The Viking Press unknown
JD29403first British edition. London Heinemann 1939 first British edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> With the very scarce wrap-around band noting this was a Book Society Fiction Choice this copy with a small slip affixed to the title page that is Inscribed by John Steinbeck "For L. Downing/John Steinbeck" Goldstone & Payne A12b Morrow 108. Near fine. hardcover books
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
