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1961882298NewYork: The Viking Press 1961. A superb copy in a pristine dust wrapper with one tiny nick on the top edge. First Edition. Publlisher's Blue Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. The Viking Press, Hardcover
1951017278The Viking Press 1951. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Immaculate Price Clipped Jacket. The Jacket Has an Unfaded Spine. Very Rare In This Condition Without Wear First Edition Beautiful Fresh Copy Of a Difficult Steinbeck Trade Edition. The Viking Press Hardcover
1938016390Simon J. Lubin Society 1938. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. Fine Copy Of This Very Scarce Pamphlet.California's Dust Bowl Migrants. Rare In This Condition First In April This Is May 1938 Printing Beautiful Copy. Simon J. Lubin Society Paperback
1938022704New York: The Viking Press 1938. FIRST EDITION first printing. Copyright page states: "First Published in September 1938". Original two toned brown & tan cloth with brown lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is not price clipped "$2.50". Light wear to the extremities of the jacket at the top of the spine and a bit of scuffing on the rear panel. No previous owner's names not exlibrary. Overall an EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD brodart protected dust jacket. First Edition. Full Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. The Viking Press Hardcover
19571356Warsawa: Czytelnik 1957. First Polish edition. In publisher’s printed wrappers with the illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket very slightly chipped and tanned on the spine due to acidic paper. Minor damage to the spine at the head. Overall in fine condition. Cover design and text illustrations by Jan Mlodozeniec. Cover design and text illustrations by Jan Mlodozeniec. First Polish edition. In publisher’s printed wrappers with the illustrated dust jacket. 267 1 p. First Polish edition of John Steinbeck’s 1902–1968 early novel Tortilla Flat. The book includes several full page and half page text illustrations by the Polish graphic designer Jan Mlodozenie 1929–2000 one of the most prominent members of the Polish School of Posters whose works are held in the collection of such museums as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Czytelnik unknown
1945CanneryRow1st<p><strong>Cannery Row</strong> by John Steinbeck author of The Grapes of Wrath Of Mice and Men and East of Eden <u>Hardcover First Edition - First Printing - Second State Binding - First State Dust Jacket</u> Viking 1945. $2.00 cover price inside front dust jacket flap. First Printing since there is NO subsequent printing information on the copyright page. Second state canary yellow boards with blue lines and lettering on the front and spine. NOT to be confused with the wartime edition in blue boards. see edition information below</p><p>Fine- in Near Fine unrestored Dust Jacket. A really nice exceptional copy in dust jacket. The book itself is just about fine with very clean pages. Dust jacket is quite clean and bright at the front and does NOT have any major tears. Typical edge-wear top and bottom spine and rubbing and nicks to the same and at the corners and some typical soiling to the back of the dust jacket. Overall a very clean and presentable first edition copy of one of the half-dozen major works of Steinbeck.</p><p><u>Note on edition/state</u>: The first edition/first printing of this book appeared in two states both released simultaneously. The first state has been determined to be buff-colored somewhat tan-like boards while the second state is canary yellow. Apparently during production the printers ran out of the buff/tan materials for the boards and to meet the publishing deadline yellow colored materials were brought in and used for the rest of the print-run. Purists collectors will contest the buff-colored boards are the most preferable. However they really represent at best simply two states of the first printing not two printings as further printings would be indicated subsequently because the book was popular since copies of both states were released simultaneously in 1945. At the time buyers would have had about a 50-50 chance of purchasing either the buff or yellow boards of these copies. Typically first state copies of the buff-tan variety in near fine or better dust jackets are priced at $2000 while the yellow boards as offered here can be had for a fraction of the price. Everything else the pages the dust jacket price etc are the same. As a collector I am more interested in the condition of the dust jacket rather than whether the boards are first or second state. Shortly thereafter a so-called wartime edition was issued in blue boards. The wartime edition while a good reading copy has essentially almost no premium value on the collectors market.</p><p>NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.</p><p>ALSO: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. The pictures are NOT stock photos.</p> Viking hardcover
19381056Some discoloration to spine of book. Discoloration of pages due to age of book.<br /><br />DJ without clipped corners. Original price $2.50.<br /><br />DJ has rubs to edge and spine edge. Slight toning to spine.<br /><br />1st edition The Viking Press hardcover
1937313192Covici-Friede 1937. First Edition. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. First printing. Jacket is not clipped but does have several small chips and closed tears. Very small bump at top corner; endpapers darkened at gutters. Else an excellent copy. Covici-Friede hardcover
19374423New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First Edition Second Printing. This book is a first edition second printing - so stated on the copyright page. In its original dust jacket with the $2.00 price present on the front flap. Book measures approximately 5" x 7.5" with 186 numbered pages.<br /> <br /> This book is in very good plus condition. Minor staining to the fore edge of textblock. Old bookseller ticket on rear pastedown. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown. Original dust jacket is in good condition. Heavy chipping to the spine ends and extremities. Original $2.00 price present on the front flap. Jacket is separated at front gutter and is now held together with tape. Presents very nicely under fresh mylar cover. <br /> <br /> "Of Mice and Men" narrates the experiences of two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression.<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 #N6-6. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
1939366450Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Consignment/Very Good. This is a First Edition copy of the book with a replacement FEL First Edition Library cover with the FEL logo on rear flap. Dust jacket is clean and tidy covered in clear removable Mylar. It has some shelf wear. It has $2.75 as the price on the top front flap and 'First Edition' is printed at the bottom on the front flap. Front and back boards have wear to edges and corners. There is some discoloration at the bottom along the edges of the boards. Copy right page shows 'first published in April 1939'. One of the front loose fly leaf pages is slightly loose but has not separated from the binding otherwise binding tight and intact. Spine is tight slight curve but otherwise no warping. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item. Viking Press hardcover
19961697Ireland: Salmon Poetry 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. A neat association copy not signed but laid in is a postcard written and signed by both Adrienne Rich and Irish poet Eavan Boland who wrote the eight-page foreword to this Irish edition of Rich's selected poems. The postcard depicts John Steinbeck on 17 Mile Drive in Carmel on its front and is addressed to Boland's husband Kevin Casey in Dublin. Rich writes: "Dear Kevin we missed you here today in 'East of Eden' country! It's good news that you & E. & S. are coming in March -- I hope very much to see you all then. Adrienne." Boland follows: "We had a lovely lovely day in Salinas. Much much love -- E." Steinbeck was born and raised in Salinas Boland taught at Stanford where Steinbeck went to college and Rich lived in Santa Cruz and also for a time taught at Stanford--a nice Northern California literary association all around. Also laid in on two printed pages is an exchange of emails between Rich and Boland forwarded to Casey in which Rich sends unexpected regrets about not being able to travel to Ireland and sends a list of poems she planned to read at an event presumably from this book while giving Boland permission to read other poems as she'd like. Rich was one of the twentieth century's most influential feminist poets and won the National Book Award for Diving Into the Wreck. Boland championed the role of women in Irish history in her verse and was the winner of a Lannan Literary Award among many other international honors. A fine book in a very good jacket with light sunning greening to the spine and otherwise on trace edge wear. Salmon Poetry hardcover
1940WRCLIT59820Stamford: The Overbrook Press 1940. Paper over boards printed label. Tiny nicks at two fore-tips small faint spot on upper board otherwise near fine. First boardbound edition preceded by a four page leaflet printing. One of three hundred and fifty copies printed. Steinbeck's reply to issues pertaining to GRAPES OF WRATH and accusations of it being "Jewish propaganda." Uncommon. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A13b. CAHOON p.27. The Overbrook Press hardcover books
07947New York 1936: Covici Friede Publishers. Third Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. The Printer's copy with pencilled instructions on front free end paper regarding changes to be made for the Sun Dial Press edition. Publisher's blue cloth spine gilt 269 pages dust jacket with author of "Of Mice and Men" on front panel. The directions for cloth binding paper ink and revised dust jacket and wrapper band. Title page with "Covici Friede" pencilled out and "The Sun Dial Press" added in pencil; note on verso "OK as is 11/14/39." <br/><br/> Covici, Friede Publishers hardcover books
1937160391New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. Octavo pp. i-iv v-viii ix-x 1-269 270: blank original blue cloth front panel stamped in blind spine panel stamped in gold top edge stained blue fore-edge and bottom edges rough-trimmed. Second edition second printing without the McBride logo on page 269. Steinbeck's first book published by Robert M. McBride in 1929 just two weeks before Black Friday in an edition of 2476 copies. Covici Friede printed their own edition probably in early 1937 using photo-offset plates made from the McBride first edition. This second printing without McBride's logo on page 269 mentions Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN on the front panel of the dust jacket. Goldstone and Payne A1c. Some tanning to endpapers common to this book a fine copy in fine pictorial dust jacket. A lovely copy. #160391 Covici Friede Publishers unknown books
194729905Paris 1947. Four strips of teletyped text affixed to "Post Office Overseas Telegram" form received at the Central Telegraph Office in London. 1 vols. 5-3/8 x 7-1/2 inches. Very good. Four strips of teletyped text affixed to "Post Office Overseas Telegram" form received at the Central Telegraph Office in London. 1 vols. 5-3/8 x 7-1/2 inches. Steinbeck Cable to Burgess. While Steinbeck is in Paris on his tour of Europe he wires his friend at the Claridge Hotel in London: "IN REGARD TO STAGE AND SCREEN ANNIE LAURIE IS THE QUEEN GOOD LUCK - JOHN - "<br/><br/>Annie Laurie Williams was their agent; at the time Meredith was playing on the London Stage in "Winterset."<br/><br/>with: MEREDITH Burgess. Telegram retained copy to Steinbeck from London to Paris at the Hotel Lancaster 8 July 1947:<br/><br/>"CANNOT CONTACT CAPA TRIED INCESSANTLY STOP CABLE WHEN POSSIBLE TELEPHONE YOU PASTURES OF HEAVEN DEAL VERY HOT LOVE BURGESS"<br/><br/>At the time Steinbeck was working with Capa on stories for the Herald Tribune. unknown books
1939299848London: Heinemann 1939. hardcover. fine. 8vo re-bound in full beige morocco black leather spine label. New York: Viking 1939. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Heinemann unknown books
1939295451London: Heinemann 1939. First. hardcover. fine. 8vo re-bound in 3/4 black leather. London: Heinemann 1939. First English Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Heinemann unknown books
1941107344Viking Press 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in a very good minus dust jacket with original price of $5 on front flap and some closed tears and wear on the jacket. This is the first published edition and the first to print the text in its entirety this "leisurely journal of travel and research" is the result of a trip to the Gulf of California also known as the Sea of Cortez by Ricketts famed marine biologist and his best friend novelist John Steinbeck as well as a small crew aboard the Western Flyer a purse seiner Ricketts actually kept a journal of this trip which Steinbeck used to write the narrative but in keeping with its being a collaboration Steinbeck also worked as diligently as Ricketts on the scientific collecting the result is "an invitation to see the world anew from a fresh vantage point and perhaps with a broader and more understanding spirit" the book includes a 300-page scientific appendix beautifully illustrated with 32 pages of b&w photos and 15 full color reproductions with map endpapers Goldstone & Payne A15b Morrow 140. Viking Press hardcover books
196126915New York: The Viking Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1961. 1st Edition limited. Hardcover. a nice copy of the Limited Edition see notes including the original clear acetate jacket cover with "LIMITED EDITION" printed in red; minimal shelfwear to the book; the jacket is nice and clean with a bit of wear and a handful of tiny nicks along the top edge essentially the result of having been slightly mis-aligned on the book for many years; the acetate overwrap is in Very Good condition with a teensy bit of shrinking over time and one small crack/tear at the lower right front corner. Steinbeck's last novel this being the "Limited Edition" stated on a tipped-in page as having been limited to 500 copies "specially printed and bound for friends of the author and the publisher." NOTE that I have placed a new clear mylar jacket protector easily removable if desired over the acetate wraparound primarily to protect the small tear from inadvertently catching on something and expanding itself. . The Viking Press hardcover books
194810835J1948. The photographs shows John Steinbeck on the outdoor location in Mexico of the film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel The Pearl. One photograph shows Steinbeck with the cast Elena Marques Emilio Fernandez Pedro Armendariz Joe Noriega all in their Mexican costumes flanked by producers Oscar Dancingers and N. Peter Rathvon. The other photograph shows Steinbeck with the film’s star Elena Marques in her Mexican costume flanked by N. Peter Rathvon. Near fine. Each photograph is 6 1/2 by 5 inches. Rare photographs and charming. unknown books
1947017425New York NY: Presbyterian Hospital 1947. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto 4to. 12 page publication plus the inside of the wrappers contain text. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs by Victor Keppler. This staple-bound paperback binding is in excellent condition except for minimal soiling to the rear cover one tiny spot of minor discoloration to the front cover two corners with minor creasing and a very minor paperclip crease to the top edge. The text is clean and unmarked. Dated: March 1947. First edition. Presbyterian Hospital Paperback books
199166525Zapata STEINBECK John. YOLLA BOLLY PRESS. Zapata. With woodcut illustrations by Karin Wikstrˆm. Covelo California: The Yolla Bolly Press 1991. First edition in play form limited to 257 copies of which this is number 108. Folio. 169 pp. Original three-quarter maroon cloth over printed hand-made paper boards with matching cloth slipcase. With 8 page prospectus laid in. A fine copy. HBS 66525. $750 The Yolla Bolly Press hardcover books
1945BBS-2023094The Viking Press 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Yellow cloth with navy titling and pale blue decoration very good cloth bright with slight staining to rear fore-edge light to moderate edgewear including bruised spine tips point of fraying to bottom fore-edge corner of front panel. Slight forward spine tilt. Binding sound. Dust jacket good in Mylar tanned edgeworn including minor chipping at spine ends and fore-edge corners. DJ price-clipped at top corner of front inner flap. Faint thin stain to textblock fore-edge. Navy topstain. Pages toned text unmarked. The Viking Press hardcover
1640Light staining and wear to boards slight offsetting to endleaves; large ownership signature in green ink to front free endpaper jacket sunned creased and chipped with tape reinforcement to verso. Very good. John Steinbeck. Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press 1945. First edition in second state yellow cloth. <br /> Octavo. 208pp. Publisher's yellow cloth spine and front cover lettered in blue black top-stain original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $2.00. Housed in later illustrated slipcase.<br /> <br /> . unknown
19691264681969. New York: The Viking Press 1969. <br /> <br /> Narrow 4to 148 pp. Yellow card wrappers lettered in black with folding box. Upper wrappers numbered "11" in top left corner. very light wear to spine of wrappers box spotted else very good.<br /> <br /> § Unrevised proofs. Steinbeck's day-by-day account of the writing of East of Eden in the form of letters to his friend and publisher Pat Covici. The book was published posthumously in an edition of 600 copies.<br /> <br /> "John Steinbeck in writing East of Eden warmed up for the daily stint ahead in a "letter" to his editor the late Pascal Covici. It was written in pencil usually on the left-hand pages of a large notebook which Covici had supplied. Then when Steinbeck felt ready he proceeded to the text of the novel on the right-hand pages. The writing covered the period from January 29 to November 1 1951. There was a "letter" for every working day.<br /> <br /> The letter was primarily a method of flexing the author's mental and physical muscles. Steinbeck sometimes used it to adumbrate the problems and purposes of the passage on which he was about to embark-"a kind of arguing ground for the story" as he said once. At other times it consisted of random thoughts trial flights in wordsmanship nuggets of information and comment about the events of the moment both personal and public. But the letters were also full of serious thinking about this novel his longest and most ambitious as well as about novel-writing in general. Never intended for publication they cast a flood of light on the author's mind and on the nature of the creative process. And in the private glimpses of the Nobel-Prize-winning writer-his concern about his sons his hobbies such as wood- carving and carpentry his passion for invention-they are autobiographical material of the first order. In a sense this is Steinbeck's testament. unknown