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19392303010Viking Press 1939. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition first published in April 1939 stated on copyright page with First Edition stated at bottom of front flap. Book near fine minor fading on spine and some faint spots on spine. Dust jacket very good some wear 2 inch tear at rear hinge bottom. Housed in custom-made slipcase. Viking Press unknown
123100New York The Viking Press 1939. . First edition first impression; 8vo 20 x 14 cm; very occasional spot or mark to margins otherwise near-fine internal condition; modern full blue morocco one-line gilt-panelled back by Bayntun Riviere gilt dentelles cockerel endpapers all edges gilt very mild age toning otherwise a handsome finely-bound first edition; vi 619pp 3pp.<br /> Set during the Great Depression the novel focuses on the Joads a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their home by drought economic hardship and changes in financial and agricultural industries. Due to their nearly hopeless situation and in part because they were trapped in the Dust Bowl the Joads set out for California. Along with thousands of other 'Okie' they sought jobs land dignity and a future. Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1940 for this novel.<br /> New York, The Viking Press, 1939. unknown
1939250613001New York: Viking 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. OVERALL CONDITION: NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD<br /> <br /> BOOK INFO<br /> <br /> Published in 1939 by Viking Press in New York. First edition first printing as indicated by "First Published in April 1939" statement on copyright page with no other printings listed and Battle Hymn of the Republic endpapers. In original oatmeal cloth covered boards and a first state first edition jacket with the "first edition" slug on bottom of front flap and correct $2.75 price on top of front flap. <br /> <br /> CONDITION: NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD <br /> <br /> The book is in NEAR FINE vintage condition. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Coffee stain on top edge which has dripped to rear endpapers and a little foxing and waviness to first few pages else FINE. <br /> <br /> The exceptional qualities: <br /> 1. Front endpapers with no darkening very scarce and very little darkening of rear endpaper gutters. <br /> 2. No writing no stamps no ex libris marks no dog-eared pages. 3. Very few signs of handling. <br /> 4. Very clean colorful and unfaded cloth. <br /> 5. Clean and bright pages.<br /> <br /> The original unrestored first state dust jacket is in VERY GOOD condition. Clipped panels via publisher as are all copies. Sun-darkened spine per usual. Front panel creases. Rubbing to folds. Edge wear chipping small tears and creases. Three larger chips along front fold head of rear fold and head of spine. Viking hardcover
1952140275New York: The Viking Press 1952. First edition first issue of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptionally fresh example. "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. The Viking Press hardcover
1937140947643New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. Limited First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. #594 of limited 699 copies signed by John Steinbeck. 81 1 pp. Bound in publisher's beige cloth boards with intersectional gray rules and red pony center with spine lettered in red. Near Fine with fading to lettering at spine and trace toning to contents. In a Near Fine glassine jacket though likely not the original. In publisher's tan slipcase with correct limitation number penned on spine worn at the extremities and toned. A handsome limited edition of Steinbeck's novella published just before his best known work The Grapes of Wrath. Goldstone & Payne A9a. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
JD29453Bronxville privately printed 1952 first edition wrappers. Softcover. First separate printing of this chapter from Steinbeck's big rambling flawed masterpiece Steinbeck writes beautifully how there is only one story -- the struggle between good and evil one of 125 copies printed on the hand-press by Valenti Angelo bound in limp buff wrappers this is variant 2 with the title page containing a red and black rectangular design of leafy and bare branches between the title and "PRIVATELY PRINTED 1952" with the limitation notice on page 10 although the pages are unnumbered the variants are believed to be trial copies no priority has been determined Goldstone & Payne A32d not recorded by Morrow this was John DePol's copy with his spare bookplate DePol 1913-2004 was an artist and one of America's foremost printmakers and wood engravers his prints can be found in the permanent collections of many libraries and museums he contributed to publications by the Allen Press Red Ozier Press Stone House Press and others The Book Club of California recently produced a major work on him John DePol A Catalogue Raisonne of His Graphic Work 1935-1998. The usual age-toning else fine. Bronxville, privately printed, 1952, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. paperback
1946020854Prague: Sfinx 1946. Second Czech Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper designed by Jaroslav váb. Uncommon edition of this winner of the Pulitzer Prize. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Steinbeck on the last page of text located at the foot of the translator's notes in which the translator Vladimír Procházka includes an excerpt from a positive review of the translation: ".in reading this translation we forget that it's a translation. How many translations can we say that about" The inscription is under Procházka's printed name and is to him: "For Vladimir Prochazka/Thank you/John Steinbeck." Procházka a lawyer and communist was forced to withdraw from his political activities during the Nazi occupation and translated THE GRAPES OF WRATH along with works by James Joyce and Bernard Shaw. In 1946 he was elected to parliament as a communist and helped draft the new Czechoslovak constitution. Steinbeck most likely inscribed this on one of his two trips to communist Czechoslovakia or possibly in the U. S. when Procházka was serving as the Czechoslovak ambassador to the United States. <br/><br/> Sfinx hardcover
1941181868New York: The Viking Press 1941. Men really need sea-monsters in their personal oceans First edition. Steinbeck and Ricketts's account of their six-week marine collecting expedition of 1940 contains "more of the whole man John Steinbeck than any of his novels" Lewis Gannett. Steinbeck was greatly influenced by the marine biologist Ricketts 1897-1948 whose "acceptance of people as they were and of life as he found it was remarkable articulated by what he called nonteleological or 'is' thinking. Steinbeck adapted the term and the stance. His fiction examines 'what is'" ANB. The narrative section by Steinbeck includes their "philosophical musings as well as keen observations on Mexican peasantry hermit crabs and 'dryball' scientists" ANB. It is appended by Ricketts's scientific catalogue which was dropped when Steinbeck's narrative was republished as The Log From the Sea of Cortez 1951. Octavo. With 40 photographic plates of specimens of which 8 in colour. Original green cloth spine and front cover lettered in silver map endpapers top edge orange. With dust jacket. Negligible rubbing to cloth; jacket bright soiling to upper left section of rear panel rubbing to edges unclipped: a near-fine copy in very good jacket. Goldstone & Payne A15b. hardcover
1938174087New York: Viking Press 1938. First edition of the author's collection of 12 stories set in Salinas Valley California his birthplace. It features the first appearance of "Flight" as well as others which had previously appeared in magazines including "The Red Pony" "Chrysanthemum" and "The Murder". Octavo. Title page printed in red and black. Original quarter buckram spine lettered in brown orange cloth sides top edge orange. With dust jacket. Bookplate of Altess and Sanford Berenson to front pastedown. Small mark to fore edge; jacket bright and unclipped spine slightly toned extremities lightly rubbed with a couple of short closed tears: a near-fine copy in near-fine dust jacket. Goldstone and Payne A11a. hardcover
193532603New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1935. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1935. First Edition one of 500 copies in printed wrappers. Octavo; publisher's pictorial card wrappers illustrated by Ruth Gannett French flaps retaining original price $2.50; viii9-317pp.; illus. throughout. Rubbing to edges with a few minor nicks and creases; spine sunned but still retaining some color; 2" split at base of upper spine edge. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good well-preserved copy of an important Steinbeck title following Danny and his knights of the round table as they drink sing and brawl their way through the worst years of the Depression around Monterrey California. Adorned with atmospheric illustrations by Ruth Gannett the genius author-illustrator of the children's series My Father's Dragon 1948. <br /> <br /> Goldstone & Payne A4a. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
19627351New York: The Viking Press 1962. First Edition First Printing. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first printing - with "Published in 1962 by The Viking Press Inc." 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 9" x 6" with 246 numbered pages. <br /> <br /> The book is in near fine condition. Tiny stain visible at the bottom of the front board. Interior pages are clean and very well preserved. The original dust jacket is also in near fine condition. Minor surface wear and staining to the panels. Original $4.95 price is present on the front flap.<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 #P12-9. The Viking Press unknown
1938005755The Viking Press. DJ in archival cover corner chips small tear edge ware. $2.50 price on flap. Stated first published in September 1938. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1938. The Viking Press hardcover
1952147707New York: The Viking Press 1952. First edition first issue of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. An exceptional example. "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. The Viking Press hardcover
1952151256New York: The Viking Press 1952. First edition first printing of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo original lime green cloth. First issue with the word "bite" present on page 281 line 38. Fine in a near fine first issue price-clipped dust jacket with the portrait of Steinbeck. An exceptional example. "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. The Viking Press hardcover
195218348New York: The Viking Press 1952. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 8vo. Apple green cloth blocked in black and deep red. "First published" statement on the copyright page and date on the title page. Cloth sunned along the edges and spine but a very good copy. The first state dustwrapper has the price of $4.50 on the flap and Steinbeck's portrait on the rear panel. The top inch of the spine and the bottom edge have been professionally restored giving a near fine appearance with only light age toning especially to the spine. The rear free endpaper and pastedown have penciled notes made by a former owner apparently references to important passages in the book. .<br /> <p>. The Viking Press hardcover
193769031New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. Full Description:<br> <br> STEINBECK John. The Red Pony. New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937.<br> <br> First edition one of 699 copies signed by John Steinbeck this being number 629. Large octavo 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches; 251 x 175 mm. 81 1 limitation page pp. Printed on handmade paper by the Pynson Printers New York under the supervision of Elmer Adler. Vignette of a pony in orange and gray on title-page.<br> <br> Original full beige cloth stamped in gray and orange. Vignette of a pony in ornage repeated from the title-page on front cover with date in orange roman numerals below. Spine lettered in yellow. Bottom and fore-edge uncut. With previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper. Cloth lightly foxed as usual. Still a near fine copy. Housed in publisher's original cardboard slipcase with printed paper label. Label with matching limitation number 629 om spine. Some minor splitting to bottom of case. Still about fine.<br> <br> This story containing three episodes I. The Gift II. The Great Mountains III. The Promise in the life of farm boy Jody Tiflin of the Salinas valley. The story centers on how Jody matures after the loss of his beloved red pony.<br> <br> Goldstone & Payne A9a.<br> <br> HBS 69031.<br> <br> $3000. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
1936140942999New York: Covici Friede 1936. First Edition. First edition. Copy #78 of 199 hand-numbered copies signed by John Steinbeck on the rear colophon. Bound in original decorated boards with brown cloth spine lettered in red. About Very Good with rubbing to the fragile boards light foxing to endpapers but spine lettering strong. In a Fair example of the unprinted wrapper chipped and shrunken. Lacking ad slip. One of the most uncommon Steinbeck items offered by his publishers as a Christmas gift. Covici Friede unknown
1941031432New York: The Viking Press 1941. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Green lettered and decorated oatmeal cloth in green pictorial jacket. This copy signed by Steinbeck on the double spread title page. A book from the film Life in a Mexican Village with still photos from the film. Steinbeck wrote the story and script. Dj with small pieces missing from extremities. Book a little age worn but still a very good copy. Uncommon signed. The Viking Press Hardcover
193915687New York: Viking 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Classic novel of the depression era. Statement on copyright page "First published in April 1939" and no additional printings. Book is near fine clean and straight but has a small light blue stain on top board edge. Wrap-around bright pictorial dust jacket has some rubs tiny chips at corners & fold and a four-inch tear at front fold. $2.75 price at top of flap and the statement "First Edition" at bottom of flap. Housed in blue linen-covered two-piece slipcase with red label. Outer case has some rubbing at bottom and corners. Cloth on inner fold-around case has wear. Archival mylar cover over the dust jacket. Not available for international shipping. <br/><br/> Viking hardcover
1939JS120New York: The Viking Press 1939 First edition first printing; in the original first issue dust jacket with the original $2.75 price and "First Edition" to corner of front flap. Publisher's beige cloth boards illustrated with an image of migrant families heading West after Elmer Hader's dust jacket design pictorial endpapers illustrated with sheet music for the "The Battle Hymn the Republic"; in its original dust jacket with an illustration by Hader depicting tenant farming families looking out on a caravan of migrant families heading West across a valley towards a mountain range. Very good book with light toning to spine a touch of soiling to top right of front board some spotting to top- and fore edge small bookshop label to front pastedown some offsetting to endpapers and trace of bookplate removal to verso of front free endpaper; very good unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine some very shallow chipping to spine ends a few nicks and small closed tears here and there 1.5 inch closed tear to foot of spine and some creasing to bottom edge of rear panel. Overall a sturdy and attractive copy of this iconic work of 20th century literature. In this powerful and compelling novel Steinbeck tells the story of a poor "Okie" family who travels westward to California after their home state of Oklahoma is decimated by the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. Steinbeck's keen sense of human emotion and humanitarian interest in the plight of the tenant farmer make this novel a classic and timeless masterpiece that provides a unique insight into the history of the American Midwest. Symbolizing the novel's motifs of sacrifice and the American dream The Grapes of Wrath takes its title from Julia Ward Howe's "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" whose lyrics reference the Biblical apocalypse and divine deliverance from oppression. The Grapes of Wrath won both the National Book Award in 1939 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940. It was also considered a major contributing factor in Steinbeck's 1962 awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. New York: The Viking Press hardcover
193973775New York:: The Viking Press 1939. First edition. publisher's illustrated cloth in the correct dust jacket with "First Edition" at the bottom of the front flap. . Usual browning to the inner hinges from binder's adhesive; else fine in an unchipped dust jacket which is browned at the backstrip. 8vo. The Viking Press, hardcover
193971387New York:: The Viking Press 1939. First edition. publisher's illustrated cloth in dust jacket. Small ding to the top of the front board; slightly cocked; with a small ink signature to the upper left corner of the front pastedown. The endsheets have a little discoloration from damp. The dust jacket has the price and "First Edition" intact; the backstrip is a little tanned; and there is some minor edgewear. . 8vo. Laid in is a contemporary promotional pamphlet for this book. The Viking Press, hardcover
1937consign82New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages tight binding clot/Illustrated dust jacket. First edition with single 1937 copyright date and both first state errors to page 9 and 88. Original dust jacket with $2.00 price.Clean pages tight binding cloth boards bright and crisp two small tears to dust jacket one at top front and the other to the lower spine sun toning to spine Covici Friede hardcover
19394985<p>First Edition/First Printing with the correct statement on the copyright page with no mention of subsequent printings; in a first issue dust jacket with the first edition slug and price intact of $2.75. In publisher's tan cloth with spine titles in purple and with pictorial design extending across the lower portion of both covers and spine with Battle Hymn of the Republic printed on the endpapers. A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this classic work of 20th century literature multiple award winner and basis for the excellent movie. This copy is in near fine condition with a square tight binding vibrant design and lettering over tan boards and crisp white pages; the book does show some mild darkening to the spine and hinges and a faint age-toning to the end papers and page edges. Housed in a clean and bright original very good dust jacket that shows an overall mild age-toning rubbing and chipping to the spine ends edges and corners and some light creasing to the folds. Overall a highly presentable and collectible copy; a must have for the 20th century literature collector! Not ex-library and no repair has been performed. In archival protection and will ship in a sturdy box.</p> Viking Press hardcover
1939017883New York: The Viking Press 1939. Nice copy of this classic in its first printing. Unmarked tight and square. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Oatmeal cloth with purpleish lettering and stamping to boards is clean with sharp tips. Price intact jacket with First Edition stated on bottom of front flap has the iconic illustration by Elmer Hader. Color rich on front panel but tanned an spine with color returning on back panel. Shallow chip at bottom of rear panel. Moderate wear at front fold. Basis for the outstanding film directed by John Ford that starred Henry Fonda in his greatest role. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover
