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06586New York: The Viking Press 1942. Steinbeck in Wartime - A Novel of Resistance and Moral Courage<br /> First Edition First Issue of The Moon Is Down<br /> <br /> STEINBECK John. The Moon Is Down. A Novel. New York: The Viking Press 1942.<br /> <br /> First edition first issue with the large dot between "talk" and "this" on p. 112 line 11.<br /> <br /> Octavo 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 188 x 121 mm. 2 blank 1-10 11-188 2 blank pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's blue linen over boards front cover lettered in blind spine stamped in silver top edge stained pale blue. <br /> A fine copy in a near fine pictorial dust jacket with only minimal rubbing to extremities.<br /> <br /> A powerful wartime allegory written at the height of World War II The Moon Is Down was conceived as a work of morale-building fiction portraying the quiet but unyielding resistance of an occupied town against an unnamed invading force. Though deliberately universal in setting its message was unmistakable and the book was widely circulated in clandestine editions throughout occupied Europe becoming an important cultural weapon of resistance.<br /> <br /> This is the true first issue with the well-known priority point on p. 112-"talk·this" - a detail of particular importance to Steinbeck collectors. <br /> <br /> Copies in such fine condition especially with a bright well-preserved dust jacket are increasingly difficult to locate.<br /> Bibliography:<br /> <br /> Goldstone & Payne A16a. New York: The Viking Press, 1942 unknown
19364800New York: Pynson Printers 1936. First edition. First separate edition printed for presentation but without an information inked in at the limitation page. Publisher's quarter cloth over marbled paper boards. A Near Fine copy with faint sunning to spine and small split to cloth to the front joint near the crown; gentle bumps to corners. Internally fresh and unread. A pleasing copy. <br /> <br /> The first separate printing of the Junius Maltby story that formed a portion of Steinbeck's novel The Pastures of Heaven. Here in a lovely fine paper copy made for presentation by the Pynson Printers. Pynson Printers unknown
193624731New York:: Pynson Printers 1936. First edition; this copy presented by the publisher to "The Lowenthals" on the colophon page. publisher's cloth-backed marbled boards. A near fine copy slight shelf wear to bottom edge. . 8vo. Pynson Printers], hardcover
1954005967Viking Press. First Edition First Printing. Clipped DJ in archival cover wear to head of spine. Stated first published by The Viking Press in June 1954. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1954. Viking Press hardcover
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. 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
1942148828New York: The Viking Press 1942. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo original blue cloth. The first edition has a large period between "talk" and "this" on page 112 line 11. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Ownership plate to the front free endpaper. In 1941 Steinbeck met “with officials of the Foreign Information Service a newly formed unit of what would soon become the Office of Strategic Services to discuss the future of American counterpropaganda efforts. The Moon Is Down begun later the same month had its origins in Steinbeck’s long-standing desire to contribute to these efforts… Steinbeck submitted a first finished draft of The Moon Is Down originally written as a play called ‘The New Order’ and set in a mid-sized town in the United States to agency officials; they turned it down concerned that the prospect of an occupied America might lower morale. Early in December Steinbeck began revising the work shifting the setting to a generic northern Europe and recasting the play as a novel; he sent his revised draft to Pascal Covici his editor at Viking later in December. The Moon Is Down as a novel appeared in book form in March 1942. A stage version opened on Broadway on April 9 1942 and was published by Dramatists Play Service in New York later in the same year†Library of America. Second issue with the Haddon Craftsmen name on the copyright page and no period between "talk" and "this" on p. 112 line 11 The Viking Press hardcover
194981303New York: Bantam Books 1949. Unbound. Fine. Color poster for the first Bantam Books paperback edition issued to coincide with the release of the motion picture starring Myrna Loy and Robert Mitchum. Approximately 22" x 28". Very slight loss at the bottom edge and a couple of very small tears in the margins else easily fine. Boldly printed reproducing the front cover of the paperback depicting Loy and Mitchum and other images from the film. Very scarce. Bantam Books unknown
1947003280New York: Viking 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. This appears to be a trial copy that preceded the published first edition. The dustjacket has a very different color pattern then the published trade edition. Everything else is identical. The $2.75 price is present. The book is fine in brick red cloth with gilt stamping bright and complete. Unlike the published trade edition the book has blue topstain on the page block. Extremely scarce. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Viking Hardcover
1947003288New York: Viking 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. This appears to be a prospectus copy that preceded the regularly published first edition. The dustjacket is the same as the published trade edition. The $2.75 price is present. The book is fine in light blue cloth The published trade edition was bound in brick red cloth with no lettering. This very thin book has only 24 pages which includes most of the first chapter which was later published in the first trade edition. Extremely scarce. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Viking Hardcover
194752651New York:: Grosset & Dunlap 1947. Movie edition with band promoting the film starring Joan Collins and Jayne Mansfield. publisher's cloth in dust jacket with wraparound band. A fine copy. The jacket and band are very near fine. . 8vo. Grosset & Dunlap, hardcover
19351227New York: Covici Friede 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Second Issue. Goldstone & Payne A3b. Issued in an edition of 900 copies. Book has never been read. Pages uncut. Very slight age toning to book spine. Dust jacket has very light chipping to top of spine. A very presentable copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Covici Friede Hardcover
19362402021New York: Covici Friede 1936. Seventh printing. hardcover. Very good/Very good. A very good seventh printing in a very good dust jacket. Published one year after the first printing and in the same format. Covici Friede unknown
1991204593Covelo California: The Yolla Bolly Press 1991. Hardcover. This is a fine bright copy with just a hint of fading to the otherwise fine slipcase. Photographs available upon request. First edition in play form limited edition of 257 copies of which this is number 257 signed by the illustrator. Size: 8.5"x12.5". Original binding of handmade Japanese paper coverd boards with maroon buckram spine and corners bottom edge deckled 168pp. 18 woodcut illustrations housed in a matching maroon buckram covered slipcase with decorative paper spine label. The Yolla Bolly Press hardcover
1943009846Stockholm: Zephyr Books / The Continental Book Company. First edition. Scarce original 1943 Zephyr Books wartime hard cover issue. Published Stockholm: Zephyr Books / The Continental Book Company 1943. Text in English. 8vo. 5" x 7 1/4" 553pp. Plain beige cloth with cover inlays on heavy boards patterned endpapers top edge tinted brown. Some darkening to the spine cloth light foxing on rear pastedown. Very good. Zephyr Books later reissued the title in 1948 as a paperback. . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1943. Zephyr Books / The Continental Book Company unknown
1937222480New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover; small 8vo; 172 pages. FIRST EDITION First Printing. Grey cloth hardcovers with black lettering and a red floral design on front and spine. Stained gutters from binders' glue. Tops dyed blue but fading. Yellowing endpapers. Bookplate on fep bookseller's sticker on bep. The pages are yellowed but clear and clean. In a great jacket - two tone blue with white text. Lightly sunned spine. NPC $2.00 on flap. Lightly bumped head/tail of spine. Wrapped in a new mylar jacket. VG/VG <br/> <br/> Covici Friede Publishers hardcover
1957Alibris.0017883New York: Viking Press 1957. First edition. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Extremely Nice! ! ! ! ! ! 188 p. illus. 21 cm. Includes Illustrations. One of 4000 copies printed. Viking Press hardcover
75295London: William Heinemann 1939. American Literature FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 20 x 13cm pp.8 553 3. In publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pink endpapers. With original purple dust-jacket with white titles priced at 8/6. Neat seller ticket to pastedown contents clean and fresh no inscriptions jacket rubbed to joints ad spine ends. Shows well. A key social work from one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures. Forced from their home the Joad family is lured to California to find work - instead they find disillusionment exploitation and hunger. London: William Heinemann, 1939 unknown
JD37060NY Viking 1951 first edition dust jacket. Hardcover. This is the first appearance of just the log portion of the earlier-published Sea of Cortez this portion written entirely by Steinbeck it includes the first appearance of Steinbeck's 67-page preface "About Ed Ricketts" includes a glossary of terms in the rear with frontispiece photos of both Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts map endpapers this copy in the variant blue-gray cloth binding that is unrecorded see Goldstone & Payne A15c see Morrow 141 see Holmes A32a one of 7500 copies. Solid copy in a very good jacket with far less fading to the spine panel than usually found. NY, Viking, 1951, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover
1952021324New York: Viking Press 1952. Pretty solid copy of first printing of this American classic. Light green boards very clean with no color fade. 1/2" closed tear at base of spine only significant flaw. Tips sharp. Vintage bookplate on front pastedown but covered completely by front flap of jacket. No other markings. Tight and definitely square. First state jacket with photo of Author on rear panel. Price intact jacket has shallow chipping at spine ends but well preserved and clean. Presents well. Basis for film that starred James Dean. In mylar. . . First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press Hardcover
8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full dark brown crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, cloth from original front board and backstrip mounted on new and separate leaves at front, ribbon marker, in custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published two years after the first edition.
1936mon0003164372New York: Covici Friede 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. . First edition. Unclipped dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve and shows heavy wear tear chipping and loss. Cover shows minor wear and staining. Contemporary name and inscription of former owner on the front free endpaper. Pages are tanned and clean. New York: Covici Friede hardcover
19351519Stated 1935 First Edition 7th Printing with Dust Jacket clipped corners some edge wear Covici Friede hardcover
1942005756Viking Press. DJ in archival cover gift inscription chips tear. $2.50 printed price present on the front flap.185 pages. Stated first publisher by the Viking Press in November 1942 . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1942. Viking Press hardcover
1954292518New York: Viking 1954. hardcover. 8vo handsomely rebound in full tan morocco blue spine labels. New York: Viking 1954. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
19381114030Viking 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket with the original price still on the front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Viking hardcover books
