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06588New York: The Viking Press 1961. Steinbeck's Final Novel - A Dark Meditation on Conscience and Corruption<br /> The Winter of Our Discontent - First US Edition<br /> <br /> STEINBECK John. The Winter of Our Discontent. New York: The Viking Press 1961.<br /> <br /> First US edition. Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm. viii 1-5 6-311 1 blank pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's blue cloth front cover stamped in blind spine blocked in black and lettered in silver top edge stained pale blue. In the original color pictorial dust jacket price-clipped with very light chipping to spine extremities. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket.<br /> <br /> Steinbeck's last novel The Winter of Our Discontent is a searching and often somber exploration of morality in modern America. Set in a declining New England town the novel follows Ethan Allen Hawley a man of integrity increasingly tempted - and ultimately compromised - by the corrosive pressures of ambition social expectation and material success. Darker in tone than much of Steinbeck's earlier work it stands as a late-career reckoning with questions of ethics identity and the cost of prosperity.<br /> <br /> The present example despite the price-clipping and slight wear remains a notably fresh and appealing copy of Steinbeck's final major work.<br /> <br /> Goldstone & Payne A38a. New York: The Viking Press, 1961 unknown
06570London: Heinemann 1961. Steinbeck's Final Novel - A Moral Reckoning in Cold War America<br /> The First U.K. Edition in Exceptionally Fresh Condition<br /> <br /> STEINBECK John. The Winter of Our Discontent. London: Heinemann 1961.<br /> <br /> First U.K. edition. Octavo 7 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 194 x 130 mm. 1-10 11-365 366 pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's red paper boards spine lettered in gilt. Original price-clipped dust jacket light wear to spine extremities. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.<br /> <br /> A superb example of The Winter of Our Discontent the final novel by John Steinbeck published at a moment of profound cultural unease in postwar America. The work marks a notable departure from Steinbeck's earlier more overtly social narratives presenting instead a deeply introspective examination of personal integrity ambition and moral compromise.<br /> <br /> Set in a declining New England town the novel follows Ethan Allen Hawley a descendant of a once-prominent family now reduced to modest circumstances. Through a series of increasingly fraught decisions Ethan confronts the ethical tensions between success and self-respect-a theme that resonated strongly in the shifting moral landscape of the early 1960s.<br /> <br /> Though initially met with mixed critical reception the novel has since come to be regarded as an important late statement in Steinbeck's career anticipating many of the concerns that would define American literature in the decades that followed. It was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature the following year in 1962 when Steinbeck's lifetime achievement - including this final work - was formally recognized.<br /> <br /> The U.K. edition was issued by Heinemann in the same year as the American publication.<br /> <br /> A clean elegant copy of Steinbeck's final novel - an increasingly appreciated work that offers a quietly powerful meditation on the cost of success. London: Heinemann, 1961 unknown
1938013090New York: The Viking Press 1938. Solid copy of first printing. Quarter bound in beige cloth over rust colored boards with Rust lettering still bright and fresh on spine. Hint of lean at head of spine. Gutters and endpapers free from any taning or discoloring. Rust topstain still fresh. Price clipped jacket by Elmer Hader has faint dampstain on rear panel spine is lightly tanned and light edgewear to head of spine. In mylar. . Firs American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover
195823New York: The Viking Press 1958. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus. <p dir="ltr">Book block shows some very minor occasional soiling. Red top edge stain shows some discoloration. The unclipped jacket is worn about the edges with small chipping and closed tears; largely intact and handsome. First printing. xxi plus 233 pages.  6†x 8.5â€.<br /> <br /> From 1943 through the end of WWII American novelist John Steinbeck 1902–1968 served as a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune. His articles from that period were compiled into this 1958 book Once There Was a War.<br /> <br /> The assignment left Steinbeck injured and traumatized his disillusionment more than evident in his introduction here. He expresses a sense of guilt for having the option to leave when the soldiers could not and he talks at length about censoring mostly self-imposed for the sake of keeping spirits up back home for the “War Effort.â€<br /> <br /> “The next war if we are so stupid as to let it happen will be the last of any kind. There will be no one left to remember anything. And if that is how stupid we are we do not in a biologic sense deserve survival.â€<br /> <br /> </p> . The Viking Press hardcover
1940feb112132<p>1940: First Swedish Edition of The Grapes of Wrath</p><p>Vredens druvor</p><p>Used. For more details please contact me</p> Bonnier hardcover
1979feb106934<p>1979: First Mexican Edition of The Grapes of Wrath</p><p>Las uvas de la ira</p><p>Used. For more details please contact me</p> Promexa hardcover
1941feb110793<p>1941: First Latvian Edition of The Grapes of Wrath</p><p>Dusmu augļi</p><p>Used. For more details please contact me</p> VAPP Daiļliteratūras apg
1944feb116053<p>1944: First Finnish Edition of The Grapes of Wrath</p><p>Vihan hedelmät</p><p>Used. For more details please contact me</p> Tammi
2004feb111036<p>2004: First Colombian Edition of The Grapes of Wrath in 2 Volumes<br /><br />Las uvas de la ira</p><p>Used. For more details please contact me</p> Casa Editorial El Tiempo hardcover
194711164TORTILLA FLAT Viking 1947 new illustrated edition very slight scattered foxing to the foredge else fine in near fine full color wrap-around pictorial dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear to the dust-wrapper spine extremities and with 17 full color illustrations by Peggy Worthington. Viking unknown
19422420First Edition; A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this book written by Steinbeck after visiting a number of air bases around the country with photographer John Swope 60 of his pics are included in the book; proceeds from the sale of the book went to provide aid to the families of flyers who lost their lives in the line of duty. This copy is in near fine condition with a sound binding bright blue boards with vibrant lettering and designs and clean pages throughout with only some light creasing and a few tiny tears to the last few pages; the book also shows some light fading to the spine a slight lean to the binding a previous owner's signature to the front paste down underneath the front flap and some mild rubbing to the spine ends; housed in a clean and bright very good dust jacket that shows some minor rubbing and chipping to the spine ends edges and corners and some light foxing to the panels and flaps. Overall a sharp and presentable copy of this unique publication from Steinbeck; not remaindered not price clipped $2.50 present and not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship in a sturdy box. Viking Press hardcover
1945395802New York: Viking Press 1945. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Not price clipped. Viking Press hardcover
194535243Viking Press 1945. Hardcover. Collectible: Very Good/Very Good. January 1945 Viking Press hardcover in price intact jacket Tight and unmarked exhibiting light age toning. Jacket show light shelfwear with very light loss at head of spine and closed tears. Please email for photos. Viking Press hardcover
19376296New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First Book Club Edition. First book club edition. Book measures approximately 5" x 7.5" with 186 numbered pages.<br /> <br /> This book is in very good condition. Stray pen mark on front board. Previous owner's signature on the front endpaper. Stain on the top edge of the textblock that bleeds into interior pages. Dust jacket is in good condition. Moderate chipping to both ends to spine and around edges of jacket. Paper loss and open tears to the spine and front panel of the jacket. Rear flap has staining.<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 #O7-54. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
1957154848Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet 1957. Vintage photograph of John Steinbeck and his wife Elaine leaning out of a train window in Stockholm in 1957. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet crediting photographer Ake Blomquist. <br /> <br /> Steinbeck would return to Sweden again five years later in 1962 to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature a controversial decision in the eyes of many including Steinbeck himself.<br /> <br /> 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Svenska Dagbladet unknown
19395555New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition Sixth Printing. First edition sixth printing as stated on the copyright page. With its original dust jacket. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.5" with 619 numbered pages.<br /> <br /> This book is in very good minus condition. Moderate staining to the edges of the textblock. Both hinges are cracked but the binding is still tight. Binding is slightly cocked. Front endpaper has minor paper damage and pencil markings. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Dust jacket is in good plus condition. Moderate paper loss to the top of the spine and top edge of the front panel. Moderate sun fading. Price clipped with "sixth printing" at the bottom of front flap. <br /> <br /> Set during the Great Depression the novel focuses on the Joads a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought economic hardship agricultural industry changes and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work.<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 #O1-54. The Viking Press unknown
194510521<p>The Viking Press New York 1945. First illustrated Trade Edtion 1st printing noted for the Wesley Dennis illustrations. NF/NF Slipcase. Book beige cloth binding and a blue panel on the spine with pastedown pony. Slipcase one corner bumped. The "War Production Board" Statement: This is a crucial "point." Because WWII was ending in 1945 paper was rationed. Viking Press included this disclaimer only in the initial printings. Later reprints once paper restrictions lifted removed this text. "Illustrated Edition First Published in 1945": This explicitly identifies it as the first run of this specific version. The Printer Credit: Listing <em>Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson</em> as the printer for the offset lithography is correct for the first state of this edition. The Copyright Dates: Having 1937/1938 for the text and 1945 for the illustrations is exactly what you want to see. The True first edition originally published in 1937 by Covici Friede.</p> The Viking Press hardcover
1939E13700New York: Viking Press 1939. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Hardcover in tan buckram cloth titled and with design of "Oakies" in their jalopies looking out over California valleys. 619 pp. A tight fine example the 13th printing stated. In the original dust jacket with color illustration by Elmer Hader; unclipped front flap priced at two dollars seventy five cents and with statement "This edition manufactured exclusively for members of the Book League of America". Shallow loss along the head of the spine and wome minor wear at the folds and a couple small scuffs rear panel. Steinbeck's masterwork a novel of the Joad family's Great Depression exodus from Dust Bowl Oklahoma across the country in search of work in California. In adition to being considered by many to be one of the two or three greatest American 20th century novels it was the basis of the award winning movie starring Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and Jane Darwell as Ma Joad a role for which she won an Oscar. <br/><br/> Viking Press hardcover
003248Viking Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First edition 1950. Book near fine except for slight wear at spine ends slight discoloration on end-papers. DJ near fine except for slight rubbing slight chipping at top of spine and corners slight discoloration on top edge of back flap w/ slight creasing on top edge of back flap spine and inside DJ. Viking Press hardcover
06582New York: The Viking Press 1962. The Writer's Task Is to Declare and Celebrate Man's Proven Capacity for Greatness"<br /> Steinbeck's Nobel Address - A Private Printing<br /> <br /> STEINBECK John Steinbeck. Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature. Stockholm December 10 1962. New York: The Viking Press 1962.<br /> <br /> One of 3200 copies printed for friends of the author and the publisher.<br /> <br /> Octavo 8 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 226 x 146 mm. 1-6 7-10 11-12 pp. Title-page printed in red and black. Photogravure portrait frontispiece.<br /> <br /> Publisher's original tan wrappers front cover lettered in red. A fine example.<br /> <br /> A stirring and eloquent manifesto delivered at the height of Steinbeck's career this Nobel Prize acceptance speech stands among the most concise and powerful statements on the purpose of literature in the twentieth century. Rejecting despair in an age shadowed by nuclear fear Steinbeck instead affirms the writer's duty to illuminate "the dark and dangerous dreams of man" while celebrating his enduring capacity for courage compassion and love.<br /> <br /> Privately printed in a limitation of just 3200 copies for presentation to friends of the author and publisher this slim pamphlet was never intended for wide distribution and remains one of the more elusive Steinbeck items. Its simplicity of form - plain wrappers restrained typography in red and black - only heightens the gravity of the text within.<br /> <br /> An uncommon survival in such fresh fine condition and a cornerstone piece for any serious Steinbeck collection - representing not merely the honor bestowed but the philosophy behind it.<br /> <br /> Goldstone & Payne A40b. New York: The Viking Press, 1962 unknown
1952018717New York: The Viking Press 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 619pp Solid First Edition with "First Published in April 1939" on the copyright page. Probably Steinbeck's most enduring novel. Bound in illustrated tan cloth with lettering in brown on the spine. Some foxing and off-setting to end-papers and an errant spot scattered on the pages. Board edges and spine panel moderately toned. with some fading to lettering. Lacking dust-jacket. Not perfect but a presentable copy of a high-spot in American Literature. The Viking Press hardcover
1945896F39London: William Heinemann 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's classic American novel set in Monterey during the Great Depression. The first UK edition first impression in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Steinbeck's novel follows the inhabitants of a street in Depression era California that is lines by sardine canneries. The novel follows the local grocer marine biologist and the leader of a group of downtrodden people.This first UK edition was published in three variant bindings with no established priority. This is the second variant bound in orange cloth. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally exceptionally bright with light fading to back strip tail. Light spotting to fore edge of dust wrapper back strip. Dust wrapper bright. Tape repairs at dust wrapper reverse to back strip head and tail. Small loss of paper to back strip head with two significant closed tears to back strip head and tail. Back strip head and tail lightly age toned. Small loss of paper to head of front wrap with one small closed tear to the tail of the front wrap and another to the rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed William Heinemann hardcover
2013x-9814374032World Scientific Pub Co Inc 2013. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 747 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.50 inches. World Scientific Pub Co Inc hardcover
1636<p>As new in plastic</p> folio society hardcover
2025049531Suntup Editions 2025. Book. Illus. by James Ransome. New. Hardcover. Signed Copy. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread unused copy still in original publisher's shrink wrap. The Artist edition is limited to 500 copies with a dust jacket printed on Hahnemühle Bugra by offset lithography and illustrated by James Ransome. It is a smyth-sewn quarter cloth binding with Bugra Archive sides and a foil blocked cover. It is housed in a cloth covered slipcase with ends in a complimentary color. The edition is printed letterpress from metal type on Mohawk Superfine and is signed by the artist. Suntup Editions Hardcover
