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1962122693New York: The Viking Press 1962. First edition of Steinbeck's Nobel Lecture. Octavo original wrappres. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "For the Waldmanns with pleasure John Steinbeck." Presented with original mailing envelope. In near fine condition. John Steinbeck presented his Nobel Lecture on December 10 1962 and was awarded the Prize "for his realistic and imaginative writings combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception. The Viking Press unknown
19391508123Viking 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine first edition in a very good first edition dust jacket. First Edition slug on front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Viking hardcover
193828277New York:: Viking Press 1938. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy with the usual age darkening to the cloth binding in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with gentle wear to the extremities a tiny chip missing near the head of the spine and a glue bleed through running along the fold of the rear panel. Otherwise a respectable copy of this collection of classic Steinbeck short stories. Steinbeck signature laid in. The stories include The Chrysanthemums The White Quail Flight The Snake Breakfast The Raid The Harness The Vigilante Johnny Bear The Murder St. Katy The Virgin the Complete Red Pony The Leader of the People. There were only 8000 copies of this title published in the First Edition. Viking Press, hardcover
06581New York: Covici Friede 1935. Steinbeck's Breakthrough - The Rare Wrappered Issue<br /> A Likely Advance Issue One of Approximately 500 Copies<br /> <br /> STEINBECK John. Tortilla Flat. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett. New York: Covici Friede 1935. <br /> <br /> First edition wrappered issue of the author's first commercially successful novel.<br /> <br /> Octavo 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 191 x 133 mm. i-iv v-vi vii-viii 9-316 1 3 blank pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's original sewn pictorial wrappers printed in blue. Spine darkened with a tiny chip at the foot and a short 1 1/2 inch split at the top of the front joint. Preserved in the likely original glassine wrapper. <br /> <br /> A very good well-preserved example of this fragile and elusive issue. Chemised in a blue cloth folder and housed in a quarter dark blue morocco slipcase spine with five raised bands ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments.<br /> <br /> The rare wrappered issue of Tortilla Flat produced in a small limitation - generally estimated at approximately 500 copies - at the time of first publication. <br /> <br /> Though bibliographers Goldstone and Payne note that there is no conclusive evidence that this issue precedes the standard cloth binding it has long been regarded in the trade as an advance or trial issue likely intended for early distribution review or promotional purposes.<br /> <br /> Fragile by nature and seldom encountered in presentable condition copies retaining their original glassine are particularly scarce. This issue marks the turning point in Steinbeck's career: Tortilla Flat established both his reputation and his distinctive narrative voice paving the way for In Dubious Battle 1936 and The Grapes of Wrath 1939.<br /> <br /> A desirable and increasingly difficult Steinbeck issue especially in unrestored condition. New York: Covici Friede, 1935 unknown
1951240624002New York: Viking 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The Log from the Sea of Cortez: The Narrative Portion of the Book "Sea of Cortez" by John Steinbeck <br /> <br /> An uncommon follow up narrative log of the journey to the Sea of Cortez and the 1941 book by Steinbeck. <br /> <br /> OVERALL CONDITION: NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE<br /> <br /> BOOK INFO<br /> <br /> Published in 1951 by Viking Press in New York. First edition first printing as indicated by "Published by The Viking Press in September 1951" statement on the copyright page with no other printings listed. In original maroon cloth covered boards with gold lettering and decoration. Publisher maroon top stain. Pictorial map of the Sea of Cortez endpapers. First state dust jacket with $4.00 price on front flap. Octavo. Well-protected in its archival mylar wrap and custom cloth clamshell case with a morocco descriptive label. <br /> <br /> CONDITION<br /> <br /> The book is in NEAR FINE vintage condition. Tight sound binding with the slightest of spine lean and a small splash of coffee on a few of the fore-edge pages else FINE. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Boards are strikingly fresh colorful and unfaded. Publisher top-stain in excellent shape. Exceptionally clean interior with bright pages and no writing stickers ex libris marks or foxing. No darkening of the endpaper gutters. A beautiful copy for an exceedingly hard to find title in high-grade collectible condition. <br /> <br /> The unclipped dust jacket is NEAR FINE - beautifully colorful and bright usually found quite darkened and toned with large chips and tears. Some very light edge wear - light creasing tiny tears and chips and a touch of dust/soiling else FINE some would say FINE. The nicest example I see for sale on the market. The included solander case is in NEAR FINE condition too. Viking hardcover
196480128New York:: Random House 1964. First edition. publisher's lettered wrappers; preserved in a custom quarter morocco slipcase and chemise. Very fine. 8vo. Goldstone A41. Signed and inscribed "For Bob Keene From John & Charley Steinbeck." The recipient was a bookseller in Southampton New York a Sag Harbor friend of Steinbeck and almost certainly an acquaintance of the late Charley his poodle companion in "Travels with Charley" 1962. Random House, unknown
1962003151New York: The Viking Press 1962. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. First Edition First Printing. 3200 copies printed. Twelve pages. Signed by Steinbeck in blue ink on the title page. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. The Viking Press Paperback
193916176JNew York: Viking 1939. First Edition First Printing. With the bookplate of Albert E. Smith film pioneer and founder of Vitagraph Studios. The engraved bookplate shows the Vitagraph logo of an eagle with wings spread hovering over the earth globe which has a large letter V in the center beneath which is a shelf of books. Fine clean copy in a very good dust jacket with some restoration by an expert paper conservationist. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An American literary landmark and the basis of the acclaimed 1940 film classic starring Henry Fonda John Carradine Jane Darwell directed by John Ford. Viking unknown
JD29420London Heinemann 1935 first British edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. This was Steinbeck's breakthrough book it is a story of the Knights of the Round Table in the guise of paisanos Goldstone & Payne A4c Morrow 31 scarce. Very good. London, Heinemann, 1935, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover
1939ST17837New York: The Viking Press 1939. FIRST EDITION First Printing with the words "First Published in April 1939" printed on the copyright page. 202 x 130 mm. 7 7/8 x 5 1/4". 3 p.l. 619 pp. <br/> Attractive red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey stamp-signed in gilt on front and rear turn-ins covers with single gilt rule raised bands gilt ruled compartments gilt lettering all edges gilt. Goldstone-Payne A12.a. Small unobtrusive stains at spine tail half title and one text leaf each with a tiny repair along top edge a half dozen insignificant marginal stains but an extremely appealing copy showing only the most negligible signs of use.<br/> <br/> Published when America was still deep in the Great Depression "The Grapes of Wrath" is a novel detailing the heartbreak of rural dispossession and a work that in the words of ANB "captured the decade's angst as well as the nation's legacy of fierce individualism visionary prosperity and determined westward movement." In citing it as one of the "Books that Shaped America" the Library of Congress noted "Few novels can claim that their message led to actual legislation but 'The Grapes of Wrath' did just that. Its story of the travails of Oklahoma migrants . . . ignited a movement in Congress to pass laws benefiting farmworkers. When Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962 the committee specifically cited this novel as one of the main reasons for the award." The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and was printed in a large press run making it readily available at the time and ever since. The present volume attractively bound in full morocco is an affordable alternative to copies of the first edition in the original binding and dust jacket which sell for prices many times the one we're asking here. The Viking Press unknown
1937001586New York: Covici-Friede 1937. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing of Steinbeck's classic novel. Small 8vo. 168 pp. Light foxing to the top and bottom edges. Tape marks to the front pastedown. Taped to the rear pastedown is a clipping from "The Playgoer" the official publication of the El Capitan Theatre announcing the play and beginning on April 6 1939 ands starring Wallace Ford and Lon Chaney Jr. This is the first issue book with the misplaced dot between the 8's on page 88 and "pendula" on Page 9. The jacket retains the price of $2.00 and the spine is moderately faded less than most copies. Closed tear to the top of the rear panel. A solid very good copy. <br/> <br/> Covici-Friede hardcover
1956555787Oxford: Oxford University Press 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 106pp. Touch of edgwear else fine in a very good or better price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of foxing and a bit of edgewear including nicks and small tears. Presentation copy Inscribed by John Steinbeck to a teacher: “For Mrs. Hale This might be good to read to students when they feel put upon. I think it more filled with information than a hundred formal histories – with best wishes John Steinbeck / Perhaps you know this book. I hope not because the charm of first reading is so great.†A collection of 400 passages compiled by a 15th Century teacher of grammar at the Magdalen School in Oxford used for Latin translations by his students. Oxford University Press hardcover
06592New York: Covici Friede 1936. Steinbeck's First Book - The Buccaneer Romance of Henry Morgan<br /> Cup of Gold - First Covici Friede Edition Using McBride Sheets<br /> <br /> STEINBECK John. Cup of Gold. A Life of Sir Henry Morgan Buccaneer with Occasional Reference to History. New York: Covici Friede 1936.<br /> <br /> First Covici Friede edition after the McBride first edition of 1929.<br /> <br /> Octavo 7 7/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 188 x 130 mm. viii 269 3 blank pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt top edge stained blue others uncut. Very slight fading 1/16 inch at lower spine and top edges otherwise fine. In the original first-issue color pictorial dust jacket with only minimal rubbing to extremities. Overall a superb example.<br /> <br /> Originally published in 1929 Cup of Gold was Steinbeck's first book - a romantic and imaginative re-creation of the life of the Welsh privateer Sir Henry Morgan. Though quite different in tone from the social realism that would later define his reputation the novel reveals early evidence of Steinbeck's narrative power and his fascination with myth ambition and the human condition.<br /> <br /> This 1936 Covici Friede issue represents the first reappearance of the work following Steinbeck's growing success in the mid-1930s. The edition is bibliographically significant: it utilizes unsold sheets of the original 1929 Robert M. McBride edition newly issued with a Covici Friede title-page and binding. In effect Covici Friede acquired the remaining McBride stock and reissued it under their own imprint. When these sheets were exhausted later printings were produced independently by Covici Friede typically in blue cloth.<br /> <br /> As such this edition occupies an important transitional position between the exceedingly rare McBride first issue and the later more common reprints. Copies in such fresh condition particularly with the fragile and vividly illustrated dust jacket intact are increasingly scarce.<br /> <br /> A particularly attractive and bibliographically interesting example of Steinbeck's elusive first book.<br /> <br /> Goldstone & Payne A1c. New York: Covici Friede, 1936 unknown
1936002907New York: Covici Friede 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Book is as new. Publisher's flyer with reviews laid in. Dustjacket has original $2.50 price on front flap. Dustjacket spine has very slight age toning and light edgewear to top of spine area. An excellent copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Covici Friede Hardcover
06573New York: The Viking Press 1938. Steinbeck's Salinas Stories - A Cornerstone Collection<br /> First Edition in Exceptional Condition<br /> <br /> STEINBECK John. The Long Valley. New York: The Viking Press 1938.<br /> <br /> First edition. Octavo 8 x 5 inches; 203 x 127 mm. 1-8 9-303 1 blank pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's quarter light tan buckram over orange cloth boards spine lettered in red top edge stained red. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.<br /> <br /> A superb copy of The Long Valley an important early collection by John Steinbeck that brings together some of his finest short fiction much of it set in the Salinas Valley of California. The volume includes such notable stories as The Chrysanthemums The White Quail and The Red Pony in episodic form each reflecting Steinbeck's deep engagement with landscape isolation and the emotional lives of ordinary people.<br /> <br /> Published just one year before The Grapes of Wrath this collection marks a crucial moment in Steinbeck's development demonstrating his growing command of narrative form and thematic depth. <br /> <br /> The stories reveal in concentrated form many of the concerns that would define his major novels - loneliness the fragility of dreams and the tension between human aspiration and environmental constraint.<br /> <br /> The first edition is increasingly difficult to obtain in such fresh condition particularly with the dust jacket intact and unrestored. <br /> <br /> A cornerstone Steinbeck title here preserved in an unusually fine state-an essential addition to any serious collection of twentieth-century American literature.<br /> <br /> Goldstone & Payne A11a. New York: The Viking Press, 1938 unknown
19372107007Covici Friede 1937. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition first issue. Book near fine minimal tanning front corners very slightly bumped. Dust jacket very good tanning spine at left a third from bottom has a closed tear rubbing. Covici Friede unknown
1936541005New York: Covici Friede 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. Quarter cloth titled in red and with decorative paper-covered boards as issued. Slight wear at the extremities of the fragile papercovered boards although considerably less than usually encountered a near fine copy. Copy number 72 of 199 numbered copies Signed by the author. Covici Friede hardcover
1936002911New York: Covici Friede 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. First Edition First Printing. Limited Edition of 199 numbered copies signed by John Steinbeck this being copy number 92. Printed by S. A. Jacobs at the Golden Eagle Press in Fleetwood Mount Vernon New York on hand made paper. Original glassine dustjacket is missing a 1" strip on the front panel. Book is fine with SAINT KATY THE VIRGIN in bright red lettering on a gilt cloth spine. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Covici Friede Hardcover
1941140945632New York: The Viking Press 1941. First edition. First edition first printing. x 598 pp. Bound in publisher's teal cloth stamped in silver. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight sunning and dimple to spine panel; two tiny closed tears to bottom of front panel one of which is repaired with tape on verso. An attractive copy. The Viking Press unknown
1939352819New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cream pictorial cloth. In original "First Edition" dustjacket faded on spine closed tear to front panel of jacket at bottom. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Classic Novel of the Great Depression. 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
19392302110Viking Press 1939. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition first published in April 1939 stated on copyright page and "First Edition" at bottom of front flap. Book near fine very slight tanning to spine very minor foxing to page edges. Dust jacket very good some wear two tears to spine repair to rear flap hinge small tape at top of inside dj tanning to spine. Housed in custom-made slipcase. Viking Press unknown
193546446London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1935. First UK edition first printing of Steinbeck's third novel but the second to be published in England. Beautifully bound by George Bayntun in full blue morocco spine with raised bands titled and dated in gilt. All the edges gilt. With blue and gold color marbled endpapers. A beautiful copy with Compliments of George Bayntun slip lloosely aid in. See photos. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. William Heinemann Ltd. Hardcover
19466455New York: Penguin 1946. First Paperback edition. Softcover. Near fine. Small octavo 180pp. A near fine copy in the publisher's printed wraps. Cheap paper is evenly age-toned and the spine is very gently sunned. A few shallow corner chips to the first several leaves. This copy comes from the personal collection of Penguin Books co-founder Kurt Enoch and is SIGNED by Steinbeck on the title page without inscription. Steinbeck signatures without clear provenance should be approached with caution. Though not the true first edition of this early Steinbeck title and priced accordingly this is a desirable signed copy with a pleasing literary connection. Penguin unknown
1962140941317New York: The Viking Press 1962. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. An advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Bound in original coarse off-white cloth stamped in black and brown. Fine with faint foxing to cloth in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning and light staining to spine light shelf wear and a light crease down the front panel. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes a road trip around America in 1960 with his traveling companion a standard poodle named Charley. The Viking Press unknown
JD36677Pacific Grove John Steinbeck December 8 1948 first edition. This is a letter to Ed Ricketts Jr. on Steinbeck's familiar ruled yellow paper carrying his Pacific Grove stamped address a total of 13 lines Steinbeck is looking for the "circulating pump we used to use on the pans of animals" Steinbeck is looking to set up a small aquarium in his house and would like to use the pump rather than buying another as "they are quite expensive" he invites the famed marine biologist's son to visit and says "Not much changes here. I'm trying to get some work done and maybe I'm succeeding. I don't know yet.". Folded else very good. Pacific Grove, John Steinbeck, December 8, 1948, first edition. unknown
