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1990468841990. STEINBECK John. THE GRAPES OF WRATH PLAYBILL PROGRAM. Volume 90 Number 8. NY: Playbill Inc. Aug. 1990. 8vo. printed wraps. Original Playbill magazine for the Cort Theatre production of the play adapted and directed by Frank Galati. Very Good very light soil front cover. $17.50. <br/><br/> paperback books
1939123737New York: The Viking Press 1939. First edition with "First Published in April 1939" on copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo original beige cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear contemporary name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. An exceptional example. "The Grapes of Wrath is the kind of art thats poured out of a crucible in which are mingled pity and indignation Its power and importance do not lie in its political insight but in its intense humanity It is the American novel of the season probably the year possibly the decade" Clifton Fadiman. It is the basis for the 1940 John Ford directed film bearing the same name starring Henry Fonda. It is widely considered as one of the greatest American films of all time. In 1989 this film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally historically or aesthetically significant." Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century. The Viking Press hardcover books
1939121326New York: The Viking Press 1939. First edition with "First Published in April 1939" on copyright page of the author's classic work. Octavo bound in full morocco gilt titles to the spine raised bands gilt ruled to the front and rear panels marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In fine condition. "The Grapes of Wrath is the kind of art that's poured out of a crucible in which are mingled pity and indignation Its power and importance do not lie in its political insight but in its intense humanity It is the American novel of the season probably the year possibly the decade" Clifton Fadiman. It is the basis for the 1940 John Ford directed film bearing the same name starring Henry Fonda. It is widely considered as one of the greatest American films of all time. In 1989 this film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally historically or aesthetically significant." Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century. The Viking Press hardcover books
1939119562New York: The Viking Press 1939. First edition with "First Published in April 1939" on copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo original beige cloth. Association copy playfully inscribed by the author on the title page "Continuing the tradition. To John H. Lyon go to hell! John Steinbeck." The recipient was John Henry Hobart Lyon an English professor at Columbia University and a friend of Steinbeck's. "Great names usually come in clusters for one creative scholar attracts others to work with him. The unforgettable Professor John Henry Hobart Lyon stirs his students by his lectures on Shakespeare romantic literature and the world's masterpieces" Coon p. 33. Lyon also taught a popular course called "Literature of Today" for which he invited well-known contemporary authors to lecture. Among those who appeared were Thomas Mann Kenneth Roberts Orson Welles Stephen Benet Erskine Caldwell Somerset Maugham Moss Hart and Eleanor Roosevelt. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example with noted provenance. "The Grapes of Wrath is the kind of art thats poured out of a crucible in which are mingled pity and indignation Its power and importance do not lie in its political insight but in its intense humanity It is the American novel of the season probably the year possibly the decade" Clifton Fadiman. It is the basis for the 1940 John Ford directed film bearing the same name starring Henry Fonda. It is widely considered as one of the greatest American films of all time. In 1989 this film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally historically or aesthetically significant." Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century. The Viking Press hardcover books
19381340637New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 303 pages; VG/none; quarter bound in buckram brick colored cloth boards brown titling to spine; minor wear and rubbing; two small address labels to the ffep; small pencil notation to ffep copyright page contents page; First Published in September 1938 is stated on the copyright page with no other statements of subsequent printings 1938 is also present on the title page; shelved case 2. 1340637. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
19381312575New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 303pp.; VG-/G; spine pictorial tan with black green and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut '$2.50'; dust jacket has some mild chipping to the head and tail of spine corners mild darkening to spine chipping to edges; name written on ffep; small stamp on rear endpaper; mild age-toning to pages; gutter slightly open on pages 160/161; FIRST PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 1938 is stated on the copyright page with no other statements of subsequent printings 1938 is also present on the title page; Boards are brick colored cloth with oatmeal cloth spine; Back of dust jacket has no text; shelved case 2. 1312575. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
1938140938149New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition. First edition. 303 pp. Original cloth. Small dampstain to top of back board else Near Fine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with tears along folds at top of front panel edge-rubbing small closed tear to bottom of back panel spine slightly darkened a few pieces of tape to verso dampstain to verso of back panel. A collection of twelve stories by the chronicler of the rough-and-tumble American West. The Viking Press unknown books
1938160398New York: The Viking Press 1938. Octavo title page printed in red and black original terra cotta cloth with beige buckram shelf back spine and rear panels stamped in terra cotta top edge stained terra cotta. First edition. Steinbeck's first collection of short fiction. Goldstone and Payne A11a. Just a touch of age-darkening along gutter margins a common occurrence with this book and here far less than usually found a fine copy in nearly fine pictorial dust jacket priced $2.50 on the front flap with light wear at upper spine end folds and corner tips. A lovely copy. #160398 The Viking Press unknown books
1938160399New York: The Viking Press 1938. Octavo title page printed in red and black original terra cotta cloth with beige buckram shelf back spine and rear panels stamped in terra cotta top edge stained terra cotta. First edition. Steinbeck's first collection of short fiction. Goldstone and Payne A11a. Spine panel a bit tanned age-darkening along gutter margins a common occurrence with this book and here about average a nearly fine copy in nearly fine pictorial dust jacket priced $2.50 on the front flap with rubbing at upper spine end and upper corner tips and light tanning to spine panel and lower edge of the front flap. A very nice copy. #160399 The Viking Press unknown books
1938171026007New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first printing. Very Good with toning to spine lightly dust soiled two small spots to edge of page block offsetting to gutters from binder's glue. In a Very Good dust jacket with toned spine and light edge wear with shallow chipping at the spine ends and corners. A pretty sharp copy. The Viking Press hardcover books
19381609013Viking Press 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. Viking Press hardcover books
19387563New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/About Fine. Octavo top edges stained red. A beautiful copy in the pictorial wrap-around dust jacket by Elmer Hader. The book is fine with no markings of any kind; the dust jacket is near fine with just a hint of edge wear and slight toning of spine. Dust jacket flap shows price of $2.50. <br/><br/> The Viking Press hardcover 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
003253Viking Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First edition 1938. Book near fine except for very slight wear at corners slight discoloration on spine and end-papers tiny bookshop stamp on rear paste-down.DJ very good with slight rubbing and chipping at spine ends and corners slight rubbing on spine along top of back and joints two small tears near top of back slight discoloration on spine top and bottom edges of flaps and inside DJ. Viking Press hardcover books
003254Viking Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition 1938. Book near fine except for very slight wear at corners slight discoloration on spine and end-papers. DJ very good price-clipped with slight rubbing and chipping at spine ends and corners slight rubbing on spine along folds and joints slight discoloration on spine back flaps and inside DJ. Viking Press hardcover books
193811877New York: Viking Press 1938. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Very good in good jacket. Jacket worn. Toned and rubbed with loss to top of spine. Unclipped and still presents well. Book has offsetting toning to endpapers. Minor shelfwear. Handsome vintage edition. <br/><br/>Third printing stated of the original edition of this classic Steinbeck collection containing some of his best-known work: "The Red Pony" "The Chrysanthemums." 303pp. Viking Press hardcover books
19381244190New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G/VG-; SIGNED by Steinbeck on half-title; Spine somewhat cocked; boards very rubbed at extremities; front hinge starting and spine cracked in several places. Damp stains to boards and mild water damage to text; sporadic soiling throughout. dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut '$2.50'; mild rubbing to dust jacket slight chipping to head of spine; Scarce signed. KT Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. The print run of this edition was very small limited to only 8000 copies. 1244190. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. 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
1942298678New York: Viking 1942. hardcover. 8vo blue cloth d.w. N.Y: Viking 1942. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with a period between talk & this on p. 112 and no printer mentioned on the copyright page. The dust wrapper is price intact.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1942TB30379New York: Viking Press 1942. First Edition second state. Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine and blind text stamping and decorations on the front board. There is a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down and the front hinge area shows some tanning due to a reaction with the glue used in binding. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with shallow chipping to the ends of the spine area and with nicks or small chips over the tips of the boards. 188 pages of text. This is the second state of the first edition. A novel set in Norway during the occupation of Nazi troops during World War II. Viking Press hardcover books
1942273255New York: Viking 1942. First. hardcover. fine/good. 8vo blue cloth.d.w. N.Y: Viking 1942. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with period between talk & this on p. 112. The dust wrapper is not price-clipped but is worn at the edges.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1942273239New York: Viking 1942. First. hardcover. fine/very good-. 8vo blue cloth d.w. N.Y: Viking 1942. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with a period between talk & this on p. 112 and no printer mentioned on the copyright page. The dust wrapper has the original $2.00 price and is rubbed at the edges and on the spine.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1942273243New York: Viking 1942. First. hardcover. fine/very good. 8vo blue cloth d.w. N.Y: Viking 1942. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with a period between talk & this on p. 112 and no printer mentioned on the copyright page. The dust wrapper is price-clipped but otherwise in very good condition.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
19420485New York: The Viking Press 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Small Octavo. First Issue. 188 pp. Bound in blue cloth stamped in blind spine lettered and decorated in silver. A fine copy in near fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket. A very clean bright copy. <br/><br/> The Viking Press hardcover books
19420486London: William Heinemann Ltd 1942. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. Small Ocavo. 120pp. Bound in orange cloth spine letterd in white; a near fine copy slight fading to orange cloth dust jacket is near fine. A very handsome copy. <br/><br/> William Heinemann Ltd hardcover books
