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193926543New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. 8vo publisher’s original pictorially decorated tan cloth in original first issue dustjacket with price and "First Edition" statement both present. vi 619 pp. A handsome bright and clean copy the dustjacket whole and without tears light evidence of shelving over time the backstrip of the dustjacket just a touch mellowed by age clean and bright internally solid and very well preserved. AN IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION AND PERHAPS THE GREATEST BOOK WRITTEN BY THIS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR. John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel of migrant workers in America. The story of the Joad family simple people living close to nature whose lives are disrupted by the malevolent forces of drought market conditions and human greed. The novel graphically demonstrates the dangers to society when the vital like between rural man and the Earth is broken.<br> The condition of this copy in the pictorial jacket is quite pleasing indeed. The Viking Press hardcover
1939160735New York: Viking Press 1939. First Edition. First Edition. First issue dust jacket with first edition statement at the bottom front jacket flap. Wraparound jacket art by Elmer Hader whose work graced four Steinbeck titles. <br /> <br /> Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece literature's lasting testament to the Great Depression singled-out in his citation for the Nobel Prize decades later. Basis for the 1940 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda as Tom Joad. Ford and supporting actress Jane Darwell won Academy Awards for their work. <br /> <br /> Near Fine in a bright Near Fine dust jacket. Small tap on the top edge of the rear board. Jacket is lightly toned along the top edges of the flaps and spine with a touch of rubbing on the flap folds and two tiny chips on the crown. An attractive copy. <br /> <br /> Ahearn APG 014d. Viking Press unknown
19402422<p>First Chilean Edition; Presentation Copy. A Good to Very Good Softcover Edition with Original Pictorial Wrappers. SIGNED and Inscribed from Steinbeck to Natalya Lovejoy wife of Ritchie Lovejoy and a close friend who was part of Steinbeck's Monterrey circle. Inscription reads "Para Natalya / con todo santas / Su seguro ser midos / John / who loves you." A unique presentation copy of this classic of American Literature; a one of a kind item. This copy is in good to very good condition showing some creasing to the edges and folds of the wrappers some sunning and creasing to the spine some toning to the pages and moderate foxing to the inside covers; housed in a beautiful custom cloth-covered slipcase with a gilt lettered morocco title piece. An excellent and important addition to any Steinbeck or American Literature collection. Will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box.</p> Zig Zag paperback
1942003556New York: Viking 1942. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. First Edition. Inscribed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper in black ink: "For Basil Bass with many thanks for a great deal of help in this project John Steinbeck". Dustjacket has light expert color touch-up with $2.50 price on the front flap. The book's spine is lightly darkened. Housed in a beautiful quarter blue leather slipcase with gilt lettering. Uncommon title to be signed by Steinbeck. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Viking Hardcover
1937332643New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First. hardcover. Small 8vo tan cloth stamped in terra cotta & black; dust wrapper. New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First Edition.<br/> <br/> Excellent copy except for 2 chips on the top edge of the dust wrapper with the two first issue points on pages 9 & 88 and the $2.00 price on the wrapper. Housed in a 1/4 sienna morocco slipcase.<br/> <br/> Covici-Friede unknown
193773771New York:: Covici Friede 1937. First edition first state. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. A fine copy in a bright fresh dust jacket with very slight use to the extremities of the backstrip. The backstrip has some of the usual tanning. . 8vo. Covici Friede, hardcover
193913547JNew York: Viking Press 1939. Original advertising poster issued by the Viking Press as for display in bookstores to promote the original publication of The Grapes of Wrath. The poster’s lettering announces “John Steinbeck's New Novelâ€. Illustrated with a reproduction of the now classic original dust jacket art by Elmer Hader 12-1/4 x 18-1/4 inches a much larger form than that of the issued jacket image. Overall 22 x 18-1/4 inches. Some very unobtrusive light spotting; minor use at edges with a slight bump to the lower left corner; but unfaded and unchipped. Would be most attractive framed. An excellent literary poster which was rarely preserved. Viking Press unknown
1941140947201New York: The Viking Press 1941. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof of Steinbeck's account of a collecting expedition in the Gulf of California with his friend Edward Ricketts a marine biologist. This is what Goldstone & Payne term the "first edition issue in wrappers" though this is in fact an advance copy of the first edition. Bound in brown paper wrappers with French flaps typewritten label to front cover. Near Fine with light staining to wrappers and text block edges slant to spine offsetting to endpapers from flaps and light even toning throughout. Scarce. <p>The label notes that the proof contains the introduction and narrative but not the illustrations or scientific appendix of the final publication. The Viking Press unknown
19573236201957. unbound. fine. 4 page single-spaced carbon typescript of an original short story apparently sent to a few friends as a holiday keepsake. This scatalogical tale was never in print as no book house would accept it for obvious reasons. Presentation copy to Nick Cassavetes brother of John with a four word inscription in Greek. Undated but circa 1957.<br/> <br/> In order to preserve the integrity of its unpublished state we won't disclose the full transcript but can say that the story tells of a peculiar incident occurring in an elementary school bathroom -- it is true to Steinbeck's style of capturing with simplicity and economy of word the fascination children have with their bodily functions. Although today the story would not be deemed "unpublishable" in the context of the 50's it is completely understandable why even such a literary giant as Steinbeck could not find a publisher for it.<br/> <br/> unknown
1947376141New York: Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn 1947. First edition copy no. 10 of sixty numbered copies and some out-of-series copies privately printed. Decorated title-page. 6 2 pp. Small 8vo. Sewn printed wrappers. Fine in original plain envelope as issued. Full dark blue morocco folding case extravagantly gilt with silk lined folding insert. First edition copy no. 10 of sixty numbered copies and some out-of-series copies privately printed. Decorated title-page. 6 2 pp. Small 8vo. 'the most profound double-barrelled synchro-mesh watch tragedy the world has ever known' <br /> <br /> The First Watch printing a 1938 letter from Steinbeck to "Mr. G." Arnold Gingrich editor of Esquire magazine was privately printed by the Ward Ritchie Press as a Christmas greeting from the proprietors of the influential bookselling firm House of Books in New York City. The first ten copies - among which this example must be counted - were reserved for Steinbeck and the remaining fifty for distribution by the Cohns. Goldstone & Payne A26a Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn] unknown
1939140948294New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. vi 619 pp. Bound in publisher's oatmeal speckled cloth with brown pictorial stamping yellow topstain "Battle Hymn of the Republic" endpapers. Near Fine typical offsetting scattered tiny stains to fore edge of textblock. In a Near Fine correct dust jacket with publisher's price $2.75 and "First Edition" statement present on front flap lightly worn and toned several small stains to spine panel and label residue to rear flap. Goldstone & Payne A12.<br /> <br /> <p>The classic Great Depression novel winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize and inspiration for the acclaimed 1940 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda. The Viking Press unknown
1933140938338New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first issue. Signed by Mahlon Blaine whose illustrations appear on the the dust jacket endsheets and title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine. Cloth lightly sunned through jacket at spine and along top and bottom edges. Pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear at the spine ends and a short closed tear along the top edge of the front panel with some faint associated creasing. A lovely copy signed by the illustrator. In the early '20s Blaine met a young John Steinbeck on the Panama Canal and the two quickly became friends. Blaine would go on illustrate the dust jacket and endsheets for Steinbeck's first novel Cup of Gold as well as for this title. Goldstone & Payne A3a. Robert O. Ballou unknown
1939005837Viking Press. Publishers original cloth. Stated first published in April 1939. Price of $2.75 on dust jacket present. Four edges of dust jacket clipped with minimal edge wear otherwise fine. DJ in archival cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1939. Viking Press hardcover
1937311034Covici Friede 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition second issue. Ex-Heritage Sale No. 6294 Lot 42042 at which the price realized was $8125. Binding tight and square bookplate removed from the front pastedown shallow light stain at the bottom of the rear board. The dustjacket is price-clipped somewhat darkened overall very shallow chipping at the spine ends a couple very short closed tears. Generic inscription and Steinbeck signature on the ffep. In a custom 1/4 morocco and marbled paper solander box unfortunately with the date of 1939 rather than 1937. Covici Friede hardcover
STGOBA33<p><strong>New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933</strong></p><p>First edition. First printing. An all but fine copy with some sunning to the cloth along the spine. A small booksellers ticket to the rear pastedown but the contents flawless. pp. 8-9 slightly attached from the publisher's glue at the hinge - a defect inherent at printing. In a near fine dust jacket. The jacket spine with toned lettering and a tiny nick at the base. Some foxing to the rear panel and and the verso. Bright and vivid still and wholly unrestored. A beautiful example of Steinbeck's third novel his most challenging and time consuming to complete. It explores faith and the relationship between man and his land themes that Steinbeck would build upon in later works. Quite scarce with only 598 copies initially bound for sale and few surviving in such beautiful condition.</p> hardcover
1952148721New York: The Viking Press 1952. First edition first printing of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo original cloth. First issue with the word "bite" present on page 281 line 38. With a small notecard signed by John Steinbeck laid in. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the portrait of Steinbeck. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Founded over a century ago in 1900 the Harcourt Bindery is the oldest and largest traditional bindery in America exclusively devoted to fine traditional leather bookbinding by hand. 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
1939140949185New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. vi 619 pp. Bound in publisher's oatmeal speckled cloth with brown pictorial stamping yellow topstain "Battle Hymn of the Republic" endpapers. Near Fine with bookplate to front pastedown and trivial tape ghosts to back free endpaper. In a Near Fine correct dust jacket with publisher's price $2.75 and "First Edition" statement present on front flap. Light wear and toning creasing along outer edge of front flap and tape residue to lower spine verso. Goldstone & Payne A12.<br /> <br /> <p>A beautiful copy of the classic Great Depression novel from the library of the American naval officer and book collector Charles John Muto. Winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize and inspiration for the acclaimed 1940 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda. The Viking Press unknown
1933108068Robert O. Ballou 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition first issue of his third book one of only 598 copies actually bound and sold Goldstone & Payne A3a Morrow 22 endpapers title page vignette and dust jacket illustrated by Mahlon Blaine this book is Steinbeck at his most powerful and his most mystical. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's clamshell case with leather spine tooled and gilt lettered and decorated. Robert O. Ballou hardcover
1935east 100COVICI FRIEDE 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. FIRST. A GOOD FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE IN FIRST ISSUE DJ. SUNNED SPINE INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR JOHN STEINBECK TO CALIFORNIA ARTIST ISBELLE WEST. PRICE ON DJ also inscribed by West. COVICI FRIEDE Hardcover
0818126New York: Viking Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In blue and red jacket over green cloth with silver titling 8vo 598pp. Illustrated with color and b/w illustrations. A wonderful copy inscribed to long-lived Irish rabble-rowser Sheila O'Leary on the half title page by Steinbeck: "For Sheila O'leary - O'leary - O'leary - For Sheila O'leary. - John Steinbeck". slight edgewear to outer jacket at tips and corners slight toning to edges and endpapers. Viking Press hardcover
1947170444New York: Viking Press 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Owner bookplate on front pastedown.; Signed by John Steinbeck on half title page.; Signed by Author. Viking Press hardcover
193715311USA: Covici-Friede 1937. A first edition first printing published by Covici-Friede in 1937. A near fine book a little browned to the edges of the boards. No inscriptions marks etc. The first issue with 'pendular' to page 9. In a near fine spine browned dust wrapper which is unclipped showing $2.00. A little rubbed to the edges and corners with a small crease to the rear panel of the dust wrapper. An attractive example in custom made solander box with silhouette mirroring the dust wrapper artwork to the front panel of the box Covici-Friede hardcover
1938145913New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. First edition second printing of this famed Hemingway anthology containing his only published play as well as the first appearance in book form of The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Night Before Battle. Octavo original publisher's cloth. Association copy inscribed on the pastedown by Carol Brown Steinbeck to her husband John Steinbeck "For John on his birthday. 1940 With love Carol." The recipient Nobel Prize-winning novelist John Steinbeck remains perhaps best-known for his 1939 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Grapes of Wrath. Throughout the course of his career Steinbeck authored 33 books including 16 novels six works of non-fiction and two collections of short stories most notably Tortilla Flat 1935 and Cannery Row 1945 East of Eden 1952 and Of Mice and Men 1937. Steinbeck and Hemingway did not know each other personally although they had a number of mutual friends. The only known correspondence between them is a letter sent by Steinbeck who in 1939 wrote to Hemingway to express his admiration for Hemingway’s writing technique in “The Butterfly and the Tank.†The letter led to Hemingway and Steinbeck's now-famous singular meeting in 1944 at Tim Costello’s restaurant in New York arranged by mutual friends at Hemingway’s request. Steinbeck married three times. He and his first wife Carol Janella Henning Brown married in January 1930 in Los Angeles and were divorced in 1942. Carole traveled with John when he wrote the Grapes of Wrath In Dubious Battle and Tortilla Flat assisting and supporting him in the writing process. Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the library of John Steinbeck. Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase. An exceptional association copy. The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories contains Hemingway's only full-length play The Fifth Column and 49 short stories. Many of the stories included in the collection appear in other collections including In Our Time Men Without Women Winner Take Nothing and The Snows of Kilimanjaro. Some of the collection's important stories are rather short. It also includes some longer stories among them "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
19376746New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First Edition First Printing. First edition first printing with "hands were pendula" on page 9 and the dot present between the 8s of page 88 8.8. Book measures approximately 5" x 7.5" with 186 numbered pages. Signed by John Steinbeck on a card which has been professionally affixed to the front endpaper. 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. Custom made quarter leather slipcase and folding chemise. <br /> <br /> This book is in very good condition. Moderate surface wear to the original cloth boards. Interior pages are clean and well preserved. Original first issue dust jacket with the $2.00 price present on the front flap. The jacket is in fair condition. Heavy chipping and paper loss to the spine. Heavy sunning to the spine. Custom made quarter leather slipcase and folding chemise. <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 #O11-12. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
1952148006London: William Heinemann Ltd 1952. First British edition of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page. From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor producer and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda 1937 Gunga Din 1939 and The Corsican Brothers 1941. He was the son of Douglas Fairbanks and the stepson of Mary Pickford and his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example rare and desirable signed and with noted provenance. "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. William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
