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196429398PRIVATELY PRINTED. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. One of only 200 copies privately printed as a eulogy for the actor John Emery. The corrected date for the services of November 18 1964 has been neatly laid-over the printed date on the title page. A very good copy in quarter leather & patterned boards issued without dj. Rubbing to edges of leather with some careful repairs to cracks. Corners bumped & shelfworn. Contents are fine A notably scarce Steinbeck item. GC . PRIVATELY PRINTED. hardcover
1947TB33980New York: The Viking Press 1947. First Edition. First Printing First Issue Dust Jacket Very near fine in decorated medium brown cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine and a black sketch on the front board. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is only slightly rubbed. In a very good price clipped but replaced dust jacket with shallow chipping to the ends of the spine area shallow chips to the fore corners of the front panel over the tips of the boards rubbing to the fold to the front flap and two short 1/4 inch closed tears to the upper edge of the rear panel. Illustrated with drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. This is the first state dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to his left on the rear panel. The Viking Press hardcover
19451320This book has its own slip case. The slip case has a bump to one corner and a bump to spine area of slip case. See photos. The Viking Press hardcover
194708770VANDERBILT CLINIC The Presbyterian Hospital 1947 first edition 2 tiny nicks to the front cover else fine in photographic wraps. A very nice copy. Illustrated with photos. Scarce. The Presbyterian Hospital 1947 paperback
19379971London: William Heinemann Ltd 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Octavo. 4 164 pp. frontis illus. First English edition first printing. As issued in blue cloth with dust jacket. This copy with rare advertisement bell band. Slight forward lean; spine a trifle faded; dust jacket with toning particularly at the spine; minor chip at the top almost touching the titling; closed tears down the spine; some early tape repair to the back of the jacket; edges toned; 6s price intact on the front flap. <br /> <br /> An reasonably good copy of the first English edition of one of Steinbeck's most important books. This copy being comports with "variant I" in Goldstone with pink top edge and endpaper and dust jacket in pink and black. The bell band advertising the popularity of the book in American is quite rare. Goldstone A7.c. William Heinemann Ltd unknown
1962018293New York: The Viking Press 1962. Nice copy in its first printing. Nearly white boards with brown and black lettering to spine and front or top board. That board has faint area of soiling near the fore-edge in small area. Map endpapers bright and fresh. Unmarked tight and square. Light orange topstain still full with no color changes. Price intact jacket $4.95 lightly tanned on spine which is common. Light rubbing to front fold. No tears chips creasing or soiling. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine to Fine/Near Fine to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover
193922886London: Heinemann 1939. A first edition first printing of 'The Grapes of Wrath'. A near fine copy without inscriptions a little browned to the page edges. In a very good clipped wrapper with a little rubbing and wear to the spine tips and corners. A much better copy than usually found. The novel follows the Joad family as they flee the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma and travel to California seeking work and dignity. Along the way they face poverty exploitation and loss yet also moments of solidarity and resilience. Through their journey Steinbeck condemns economic injustice and dehumanising capitalism while celebrating collective strength. The novel combines social protest with intimate family drama becoming a powerful portrait of endurance during the Great Depression. Heinemann unknown
29544London: William Heinemann. 1939. First UK edition first printing. First UK edition first printing. Publisher's original turquoise cloth with gilt titles to the spine in dustwrapper. A near fine copy the binding square and firm the spine tips and board corners lightly rubbed the cloth and gilt fresh. There are three small spots to the bottom edge of the closed text-block and one to the top the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains bright and without loss or tears. Not price clipped 8s 6d on the front flap. A very attractive example. An enduring modern classic Steinbeck's Great American Novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' follows a struggling farming family as they flee the Dust Bowl for California during the Great Depression. It won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was cited by the Nobel committee as one of the factors in their deciding to award Steinbeck with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. The novel was adapted into the 1940 Academy Award winning film of the same name directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: William Heinemann. 1939 hardcover
192916153New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. About Fine But For Some Bumping To Extremities Rubbing To Top Of Front Cover Very Slightly Sunned Spine And Light Soiling Overall. No Inscriptions Or Names. Solid Internally With No Cracks. " First Published August 1929 ". Dark Topstain. 269 Pages. Mcbride Colophon On Last Page. See Photos. First Printing Of First Edition. Robert M. McBride & Company Hardcover
1950001676New York: Viking 1950. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition of Burning Bright Steinbeck's attempt at writing what he called a "play-novelette." A very nice copy with barely any wear of fading - near fine in a near fine price-intact jacket. In addition this is a Review Copy with the publisher's slip enclosed. <br/> <br/> Viking hardcover
195254803New York: Viking 1952. first edition. Hardcover. Good /good . 6 x 9 in. 602 pp. Green cloth boards. First edition first state DJ with author photo on rear $4.50 price on flap. Condition is GOOD ; covers very clean with a faint pale stain at spine tail. Corners and spine ends bumped lower front corner dented. Minimal wear to corners and spine ends. Binding tight. Front pastedown has a tiny PO's stamp at top. Text has a dent/warp to the lower right corners and a very faint water stain there but only visible on pgs 379-415. Text unmarked. Faint water stain to lower outer text edge by that corner. DJ is GOOD ; not clipped $4.50 front has two teensy spots otherwise the DJ is very clean. Flaps very clean. Corners and spine ends have wear and chips no chip deeper than 1/4 in. at spine ends. Rear flap fold has three small chips. Rear lower edge has some mild warping probably from water. In a new Myaler wrapper. Fic. RGR. Viking hardcover
193920335Stated First Edition 1st printing after publication. Owner mark indicates acquisition in May of 1939. Wrap-around pictorial stamping in dark brown on cover. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" endpapers Viking Press hardcover
1935mon0003166844New York: Covici Friede 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. . First edition with 1935 on the copyright page and The Van Rees Press at the bottom. Oatmeal cloth cover with blue lettering shows minor wear and tanning. In facsimile dust jacket. Pages are clean. New York: Covici Friede hardcover
19451402072The Viking Press 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in a very good dust jacket. First Edition first state. First Published by The Viking Press in January 1945 stated on the copyright page. Book is bound in original mustard colored cloth not the bright yellow of later printings. Book has slight edge wear. Dust jacket shows original price of $2.00 printed on the front flap; some chipping along the edges at corners and spine ends. Rubbing along the edges and some darkening of the back panel. The Viking Press hardcover books
19451406043The Viking Press 1945. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in wrappers with a very good dust jacket. Advance Review Copy. Original blue paper wrappers. There is a small tear at the bottom of spine hinge to front; very slight tanning on the edges. The dust jacket has the original price of $2.00 printed on the front flap. Moderate chipping at the corners and along the edges. A small piece is missing from the top and bottom spine ends; moderate amount of soiling. Comes housed in a collector's slipcase. The Viking Press unknown books
07946New York 1936: Covici Friede Publishers. Advance Review Copy. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/About Fine. Steinbeck's bibliographer Adrian Goldstone's copy with his bookplate and his notes pencilled on the rear end paper; Third Edition second edition according to Goldstone & Payne in the dark blue cloth; also a pencilled note on front pastedown by John Payne Goldstone's collaborator: "Adrian had 3 copies of this book. He kept 1; gave one to UT; & gave me this copy. Feb. 1972." Near fine dust jacket with author of "Of Mice and Men" on front panel. Publisher's slip laid in. Housed in a handsome maroon cloth covered slipcase. <br/><br/> Covici, Friede Publishers hardcover books
1952140941502New York: The Viking Press 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Word "bite" present on page 281 line 38 as in all copies. Variant with H. Wolff mentioned on copyright page no priority. First issue jacket with correct Steinbeck portrait. vi 602 pp. Publisher's green cloth with navy lettering. Former owner's name on paste down else Fine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning light shelf wear and a little soiling. A nice copy of Steinbeck's classic novel. The Viking Press hardcover books
19424096New York: The Viking Press 1942. First edition. Near Fine. Publisher's advance copy in wraps Near Fine on account of some bumping to the upper front corner and some light creasing to the spine. With the first issue point of a large period between "talk" and "this" on page 112. Surprisingly scarce in anything approaching this condition. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase with chemise.<br/><br/>An immensely popular war-time novel thinly disguised to garner hope and bolster resistance against the Nazis. "When The Moon is Down appeared in 1942 it ignited some of the most incendiary discourse among prominent literary critics that year" because of its anti-Reich stance and its thinly veiled criticism of American isolationism. SITS. A great debate centered on Steinbeck's depiction of Nazis which some found to humanizing and others saw as overly one-dimensional. "It was not until after the war that it became clear how realistic Steinbeck's portrayal of the occuppied town and its invaders had been" and in 1943 the Chicago Tribune announced that the book had been voted as the year's best fiction. Near Fine. The Viking Press unknown books
19451406043The Viking Press 1945. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in wrappers with a very good dust jacket. Advance Review Copy. Original blue paper wrappers. There is a small tear at the bottom of spine hinge to front; very slight tanning on the edges. The dust jacket has the original price of $2.00 printed on the front flap. Moderate chipping at the corners and along the edges. A small piece is missing from the top and bottom spine ends; moderate amount of soiling. Comes housed in a collector's slipcase. The Viking Press unknown
1943012550Cleveland / San Francisco: The Rowfant Club / Grabhorn Press 1943. First edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. No. 147 of only 152 copies. The story first appeared in the August 1941 issue of Harper's Magazine. It appears hear with the addition of a note by Steinbeck printed both in facsimile and type about the origins of the story. Wear to edges light foxing with fading to bottom edge of front board. <br/> <br/> The Rowfant Club / Grabhorn Press hardcover
19391694New York: Viking Press 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition 1939 Fifth printing in that year. Decorated cloth hardcover no markings. Very Good condition Viking Press hardcover
196123956New York: Viking Press 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth with beveled edges lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 311 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Limited edition one of 500 copies bound for the friends of the author and the publishers. Original acetate dust wrappers which bears "Limited Edition" in red. Latter is chipped at bottom with slight loss. This title is often regarded as one of his most powerful works and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. The story follows Ethan Allen Hawley a former member of a wealthy family who is now struggling financially and morally. He begins to consider dishonest actions to restore his wealth and status but ultimately faces a crisis of conscience. The novel explores themes of morality corruption and the American Dream. Interior crisp and clean almost as new. Viking Press hardcover
19331278555New York: Covici Friede 1933. First Edition Second Issue. Hardcover. 8vo. 325pp.; VG/VG; spine green and tan with green lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut '$2.50'; dust jacket has slight sunning to spine small chipping to head and tail of spine corners; small rip to middle of upper front edge lower front fore corner; pages slightly age-toned; top edge of text block stained green faded; Steinbeck's third novel; KT consignment. Shelved in Case 13. 1278555. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Covici Friede hardcover
199110120Covelo California: The Yolla Bolly Press 1991. As New. 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 64 edition of 257 copies signed Karin Wikstrom on the colophon. 169 pp. ; 4to; bound in handmade Japanese paper over boards with burgundy buckram spine and corners in publisher's slipcase. With publisher's printed Announcement / Prospectus in original mailing envelope. The original treatment by Steinbeck for a proposed 1949 film biography. Lost for over thirty years the manuscript was recovered by The Yolla Bolly Press. Steinbeck's lost book is a stirring account of the life of Emiliano Zapata the martyred hero of the Mexican Revolution. ; Roberston James & Carolyn. Making Books in the Woods. Covelo California: The Yolla Bolly Press 1997. 4to; 10 leaves; printed title on opaque paper endpapers. One thousand copies were printed. The type was set in Bembo by Monotype at M&H Type in San Francisco and by hand at the Press. Illustrated with photographs of the Press taken by Brian Shea and printed by duotone offset lithography. This is one of 750 unsigned copies in Fabriano Ingres wrappers. Fine condition. A description of a distinctive approach to the printing of fine books - in a barn - within the relatively remote confines of Covelo situated in the Round Valley region of California. ; Signed by Authors . The Yolla Bolly Press (1991) hardcover
195434552New York: The Viking Press 1954. First edition. First state with no reviews. 8vo publisher’s original yelllow-green cloth lettered and decorated in red and blue in the original pictorial dustjacket. x 273 pp. A fine copy very fresh and handsome the jacket pleasing and well preserved with only minimal rubbing at the extremities. FIRST EDITION AND A FINE COPY. As in Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row Steinbeck returns to the lives of the Monterey Paisanos. SWEET THURSDAY is “sheer delight heightened for the reader by the presence of a few gently satirical notes--almost as though Steinbeck was poking occasional fun at his characters and himself. Beneath the theme of boisterous humor.are subtle and poignant patterns which will give.a new awareness of why John Steinbeck is.preeminent.among living novelists. The Viking Press hardcover