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19371407505Covici-Friede 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed Limited. One of 699 signed and numbered copies this is number 249. Signed by Steinbeck on the colophon page. Octavo original pictorial beige cloth uncut original numbered cardboard slipcase. Cloth with slightest toning spine more so; small tear at top of spine. Original slipcase lightly worn with a small piece of the top edge of the case loose and a small piece missing. Comes in custom-made slipcase. Covici-Friede hardcover books
1945108060The Viking Press 1945. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First. One of 52 signed and lettered copies in addition to a stated limitation of 699 signed and numbered copies this is letter "FF" of the lettered issue signed by Steinbeck. There were likely 52 lettered copies since double lettered copies such as this have appeared on the market. 1937 1937. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. STEINBECK John. The Red Pony. New York: Covici-Friede 1937. Octavo original pictorial beige cloth uncut original numbered cardboard slipcase. Housed in a custom clamshell box. The three interconnected stories in this volume a fourth was added in the 1945 edition "examine the nature of life and of death and the relationship of the individual to the whole" Benson 288. Without original glassine. Goldstone & Payne A9a. Salinas Public Library 27. Valentine 78. Interior fine. Cloth with slightest toning. Original slipcase lightly worn with a small piece of the top edge of the case detached but present. A lovely copy in very nearly fine condition. The Viking Press hardcover books
1945107318Viking Press 1945. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. A fine first illustrated first trade edition in a very good original slipcase much better condition than usually seen. Viking Press hardcover books
1937151121001New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition signed by John Steinbeck on the limitation page. Copy letter W. While the limitation page states 699 copies were issued this is one of an additional estimated 52 copies that were lettered. Tipped in on the front free end paper is an address label from McIntosh & Otis Steinbeck's literary agency; though unmarked this copy is from the estate of Eugene Winick former president of the agency. Near Fine with uneven toning to cloth. In a Poor matching lettered slip case which is fragile and incomplete lacking the top and bottom panel. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover books
194555101NY: Vinking 1945. First Edition. 8vo pp. 131. With illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Pictorial endpapers. Tan cloth with paper Illustration on front stamped in blue and gilt. Near fine. Vinking unknown books
JD29467first edition. NY Covici Friede 1937 first edition dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> With publisher's numbered slipcase and its original glassine dust jacket No. 599 of 699 copies Signed by Steinbeck it is comprised of The Gift The Great Mountains and The Promise printed on hand-made La Garde paper and printed by the Pynson Printers in September 1937 under the supervision of Elmer Adler Goldstone & Payne A9a Morrow 78 copies that still include the original glassine jacket are very scarce. Tiny chipping to glassine jacket else a true beauty fine this is the best copy we have ever seen. hardcover books
1945TB16746New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition. Near fine in tan cloth covered boards with an illustrated paper label on the front board gilt on blue title block on the spine and end papers illustrated with running horses. There is a prior owner's attractive book plate on the front end paper. Issued without a dust jacket and missing the slip case. With illustrations by Wesley Dennis. 131 pages of text and color illustrations. A very handsome very collectable copy. The Viking Press hardcover books
194537032NY: Viking 1945. First Illustrated edition. Wesley Dennis. Large 8vo pp. 131. Colored illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Cover little soiled o/w VG.Variant issue printed by The Zeese-Wilkinson Company. This copy lacks the slipcase. Viking unknown books
1945003112New York: Viking 1945. Steinbeck John. THE RED PONY. New York: Viking Press 1945. Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. First Illustrated Edition in original publisher's gray woven cloth lettered in gilt on a blue decorative spine with a full color illustration of the red pony on the front cover. First published in 1937 as a signed limited edition but much enhanced here by Wesley Dennis's watercolors. A Near Fine copy bit of rub to the spine gilt. Adapted into the 1949 Republic film starring Robert Mitchum and Myrna Loy and directed by Lewis Milestone from a screenplay by John Steinbeck himself. This is a PRESENTATION COPY<i> "Given to Fay/ by Myrna Loy/ August 1947."</i> It is further signed by 29 other members of the cast and crew including Director Lewis Milestone Actors Robert Mitchum Peter Miles and Myrna Loy signing yet again. In adapting THE RED PONY into a screenplay Steinbeck chose a much happier ending and toned down some of the violence but it is still an unsentimental and important coming-of-age tale which continues to be admired today. The film's orchestral suite by Aaron Copeland was nominated by the American Film Institute as one of the 250 best film scores of all time. Not a rare book unless you acquire this exceedingly special copy. First Illustrated Edition. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. Illus. by Wesley Dennis. Viking hardcover books
1945123581New York: The Viking Press 1945. First illustrated edition of Steinbeck's classic novella. Octavo original cloth with pictorial onlay to the front panel pictorial endpapers with illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Near fine in the original slipcase which is in very good condition. The three interconnected stories in this volume a fourth was added in the 1945 edition won praise on publication as "pure gold. all three of these stories have more depth intensity and variety than one could possibly anticipate" New York Times Book Review. To biographer Jackson Benson they "act as a moral fulcrum. These stories with their child observer examine the nature of life and of death and the relationship of the individual to the whole" True Adventures 288. The Viking Press hardcover books
193721167New York: Covici Friede 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pictorial cream cloth. Near fine in original publisher's slipcase. 81 pages. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Limited edition copy 343 of 699 signed by John Steinbeck set in monotype Italian Oldstyle printed on hand-made La Garde paper and printed by the Pynson Printers under the supervision of Elmer Adler. Steinbeck's novella in which the first three chapters were published in magazines 1933-1936 -- stories of a boy's life on a California ranch. Small bump front cover lower corner. Covici Friede hardcover 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
001939Viking Press 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. book in fine condition DJ is near fine with minor wear and tear price-clipped. Viking Press hardcover books
JD29404first edition. n.p. NY n.p. Viking Press n.d. April 1957 first edition spiral-bound wrappers. Softcover. <br/><br/> No. 4 of an unknown number of Author Presentation Proofs this copy Inscribed to legendary bookseller John Scopazzi "Dear John Scopazzi: Before you call the wagon I can explain everything. This book sneaked up on me. Nobody can be more surprised than I was when it dribbled out on paper. I think it was imps. Yours John Steinbeck" and no one was more surprised than his editors and publisher when this book became a book-of-the-month selection as it is generally considered the least of all his published works these unrevised galley proofs were printed on rectos only two publisher labels are affixed to front cover the first is numbered as #4 and includes publication information with March crossed out under publication date with April written in below it is another label with three paragraphs about the book the $2.95 price has been marked out with $3 substituted the proof has none of the preliminaries set in type nor any of the William Penn DuBois illustrations not recorded by Goldstone & Payne Morrow 240 now housed in a custom folding case. Very good. paperback books
19575030New York: Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Nice copy in lightly worn and lightly spine faded DJ. <br/><br/> Viking Press hardcover books
1957174398New York: The Viking Press 1957. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A later book from the author of "The Grapes of Wrath" and "East of Eden." A very good copy with some foxing to the endpapers and slight soiling to the spine in a fair dust jacket that has a number of small chips tears small stains and some tape repairs to the verso. The Viking Press unknown books
1957160408New York: The Viking Press 1957. Octavo illustrations by William Pene du Bois original two-part terra cotta and mustard cloth spine panel stamped in terra cotta top edge stained terra cotta First edition first printing. "Satire on French politics." - Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 Additions. Goldstone and Payne A36a. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket priced $3.00 on the front flap with just a touch of fading to spine panel and a bit of general dust soiling. #160408 The Viking Press unknown books
306510London Heinemann 1957. First English edition so stated; reset. 8vo. Original silver stamped blue cloth. Dust jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster price clipped; few nicks. Very good. 164 pages. Inscription on front pastedown marked out by black marker. Goldstone & Payne A36b also notes later binding in red cloth. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Heinemann [1957]. hardcover books
306511London Heinemann 1957. First English edition so stated; reset. 8vo. Original silver stamped blue cloth. Dust jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster unclipped; few nicks; browning to front cover; small stain. Very good. Small foxing spot at foredge. 164 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Goldstone & Payne A36b also notes later binding in red cloth. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Heinemann [1957]. hardcover books
306509New York The Viking Press 1957. First edition so stated. 8vo. Drawings and dust jacket designed by William Pene du Bois. Dust jacket unclipped; minor rubbing; spine slight fading; no chips. Very good. 188 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Small label of previous owner on the front free endpaper. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, The Viking Press, 1957. hardcover books
19431244282New York: The Viking Press 1943. First thus. Small octavo 568pp. Hardcover with dust jacket in VG-/VG- condition. Bumping and shelf-wear. Dust jacket is encased in a protective mylar covering. Edge-wear to jacket including minor chips and creasing to extremities; heavier creasing and soiling to rear jacket panel. Clothbound boards are clean. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down end page otherwise no markings or creases to the text. Spine slightly cocked. Binding is sturdy. Scarce with dust jacket. KT CONSIGNMENT.<br /> <p><br /> Shelve:<br><br /> CASE #8<br /> <p><br /> Spine is predominately beige with dark red text. 1244282. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press unknown books
19471278563New York: The Viking Press 1947. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 312pp. VG/VG-. Spine pictorial with tan and blue lettering. Hardcover in reddish-orange boards with bus illustration stamped in blind; dust jacket illustrated by Robert Hallock. Price uncut. Boards very slightly rubbed at bottom tail of spine bumped; dust jacket very bright and attractive. KT Consignment. Shelved in Case #2 or window. 1278563. Shelved Rockville Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
1947295517New York: Viking 1947. hardcover. fine. 312 pages. 8vo handsomely rebound in 3/4 burgundy morocco with raised bands. New York: Viking 1947. First Edition. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1947160412New York: Viking Press 1947. Octavo original pictorial brown cloth front panel stamped in gold and blind spine panel stamped in gold top edge stained light brown. First edition. Goldstone and Payne A23a. A fine copy in poor dust jacket priced $2.75 on the front flap with chipping including a large chip from the front panel and several internal tape mends. #160412 Viking Press unknown books
1947281702New York: Viking 1947. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. 8vo brick colored cloth d.w. New York: Viking 1947. First Edition.<br/><br/> Second issue binding with the blind-stamp on the front cover the same color as the background; dust wrapper lightly worn at edges<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
