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19471331124New York: The Viking Press 1947. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine brown illustrated yellow and grey print; DJ in mylar small tears at spine ends and flap corners wear to hinges and edges small blemishes on rear small label on spine; Boards in brown cloth with gold print mild wear to corners and spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has lightly shaken binding mild age-toning to paper clean text; 312 pages. <br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in bookcases next to Ephemera section. 1331124. FP New Rockville Stock. The Viking Press hardcover books
1948WRCLIT59079Los Angeles: RKO / National Screen Services 1948. Complete set of eight 11 x 14 inch color lobby cards. Small marginal mend on verso of card 6 a few minor marginal nicks minor soft creases to card 7 barely visible except on the blank verso light dust smudges to versos but a very good or better set. A complete set including the title card of the lobby cards promoting the 1948 U.S. release of the 1947 film adaptation of Steinbeck's novella. The film first released as LA PERLA was produced in Mexico by Film Asociados Mexico-Americanos in association with Ãguila Films and was directed by Emilio Fernandez who also collaborated with Steinbeck and Jack Wagner on the screenplay. Master of golden age Mexican cinema Gabriel Figueroa served as cinematographer and won a Golden Globe Award for his work on this film. Steinbeck's conception of THE PEARL as a cinematic vehicle from the start he discussed it as a film with Fernandez as early as 1941 and his active participation in its production make it of particular significance in the field of Steinbeck- related film. Complete sets are uncommon. RKO / National Screen Services unknown books
196424632San Francisco: Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs 1964 1964. First edition one of 150 copies printed as a keepsake for the biennial meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano clubs. Goldstone & Payne A42. Fine copy. 4to original white wrappers stitched as issued red lettering. The first appearance in print of this humorous note which Steinbeck wrote to one of his professors the father of the printer Sherwood Grover while at Stanford University circa 1920. <br/><br/> San Francisco: Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs, 1964 unknown books
196418979N.P.: Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs 1964. First Edition. One of 150 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press by Sherwood and Katharina Grover. Quarto; hand-sewn cream-colored wrappers with titles printed in orange on front cover; 12pp. A Fine copy. The first appearance in print of Steinbeck's letter to his former Stanford University professor regarding his "training in versewriting." GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A42a. Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs unknown books
1964WRCLIT63217San Francisco: Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs 1964. Quarto. Sewn printed wrappers. Wrappers slightly darkened and slightly bumped at forecorners very good. First edition. Prefatory note by Katharine Carruth Grover. One of 150 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press. The letter was written while Steinbeck was a student at Stanford. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A42. Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs unknown books
196413952Aptos Calif: Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs 1964. First Edition one of 150 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press. 12pp. 1 vols. 4to. Printed wrappers a lttile rumpled and soiled othewise very good. First Edition one of 150 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press. 12pp. 1 vols. 4to. A letter to Steinbeck's professor of English explaing his "training in versification". Goldstone & Payne A42 Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs unknown books
1940WRCLIT59820Stamford: The Overbrook Press 1940. Paper over boards printed label. Tiny nicks at two fore-tips small faint spot on upper board otherwise near fine. First boardbound edition preceded by a four page leaflet printing. One of three hundred and fifty copies printed. Steinbeck's reply to issues pertaining to GRAPES OF WRATH and accusations of it being "Jewish propaganda." Uncommon. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A13b. CAHOON p.27. The Overbrook Press hardcover books
19481712006Viking Press 1948. Special Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Advance review copy. Comes with slip from publisher. Book very good minor wear minor soiling mainly of covers with some water damage at front lower corner and rear upper corner. Dust jacket very good some wear and foxing on inside of dj. A slipcase is supplied. Viking Press hardcover books
194856008New York: Viking Press 1948. First Edition. Illustrated with photos by Robert Capa. 220 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to. Original grayish green cloth with moderate tan spine G & P binding first variant. Very good copy in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with some internal scotch tapings. First Edition. Illustrated with photos by Robert Capa. 220 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to. Goldstone & Payne A27a1 Viking Press unknown books
1948160405New York: The Viking Press 1948. Octavo original blue green boards with beige cloth shelf back front and spine panels stamped in black top edge stained blue green. First edition first printing. Steinbeck's journal of his trip to Russia was first published in THE NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE 14 January 1948 to 31 January 1948. Goldstone and Payne A27a. Endpapers a bit tanned a nearly fine copy in good dust jacket priced $3.75 on the front flap with wear and shallow chipping along top and bottom edges the latter mainly at spine ends and at bottom edge of rear panel. #160405 The Viking Press unknown books
1966107794Viking Press 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. NY Viking 1966 1966. NY Viking 1966 first edition near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Hardcover. First issue binding with the author and title in gilt running down the spine this was the last of his books published during his lifetime Steinbeck's text is illustrated with 136 pages of color and b&w photos by Ansel Adams Alfred Eisenstaedt Henri Cartier-Bresson Art Shay Gordon Parks and many others Goldstone & Payne A43a Morrow 271. Viking Press hardcover books
1966773231966. STEINBECK John. AMERICA AND AMERICANS. Photographs edited by the staff of Studio BooksThe Vicking Press.New York: The Vicking Press 1966. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout some color. 207 pp. 4to. bound in half blue and half green cloth gilt title at spine endpaper maps. A little foxing along the top edge else a fine copy in a very good relatively bright jacket showing just a little rubbing edge tears nick at bottom of the spine and a spot of residual tape residue much nicer than generally found as this large book tends to see a lot of use. Goldstone & Payne A43.a. unknown books
19631256111963. fine. 10 lines 4to Moscow n.d. 1963. "We got your cable and a load lifted from our hearts.Oh! We are pleased.This is a frantic job but very interesting." Steinbeck was in the USSR to discuss piracy of copyrighted books. The letter is on his personal letterhead with the address crossed out and rewritten U.S. Embassy Moscow. With the holograph mailing envelope postmarked Helsinki.<br/><br/> unknown books
194629904175 East 78th St. New York 1946. 1 p. in ink on recto of a single yellow legal-size ruled note sheet. 1 vols. 14 x 8-1/2 inches. Very good. 1 p. in ink on recto of a single yellow legal-size ruled note sheet. 1 vols. 14 x 8-1/2 inches. "The hell with the coin box business ." Colorful unpublished note from Steinbeck to his friend Burgess Meredith:<br/><br/>"Dear Buzz: I've tried to call you several times but your line is either busy or you are out. This devotion has been carried on a coin booth which is little better than the back seat of a packard. We have no phone yet but hope to have one tomorrow or the next day. Mother Marie is building a nest for her new offspring and I am hard at work which immobilizes both of us pretty much. I am going to have lunch with Charlie Lytle remember the Pixie of Park Lane tomorrow May 8 at 21. Maybe you could drop in or maybe you'll be there anyway. I have to ask you something . Meanwhile I'll call you if we get a phone. The hell with the coin box business. John" Provenance: from the Estate of Burgess Meredith unknown books
194729899175 East 78 St. New York City 1947. One page in blue ink on recto of one sheet of personal stationery. 1 vols. 10 x 7 inches. Fine. From the Estate of Burgess Meredith. One page in blue ink on recto of one sheet of personal stationery. 1 vols. 10 x 7 inches. Letter to Burgess Meredith & Paulette Goddard. A rapid note on the eve of his trip to Europe to his close friends Burgess Meredith and Paulette Goddard:<br/><br/>"Dear Paulette and Buzzy:<br/><br/>We're leaving the 20th of June for Paris. We'll be I think at the Hotel Lancaster. If not you can contact us through the Herald Tribune Bureau.<br/><br/>Much hurry now and I'm still pretty much crippled. Do you know a dutch painter named Raaul Hynckle sp Since can't pay money now the Dutch publishers want to pay royalties in his work.<br/><br/>See you soon<br/><br/>John"<br/><br/>UNPUBLISHED. unknown books
194529903Hotel Marik Cuernavaca Mexico 1945. One page in ink on recto of a single sheet ruled note paper. 1 vols. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Very good. From the Estate of Burgess Meredith. One page in ink on recto of a single sheet ruled note paper. 1 vols. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Steinbeck in Cuernavaca. UNPUBLISHED letter written from Cuernavaca while Steinbeck was in Mexico "riding herd" on the shooting of the film version of THE PEARL<br/><br/>Dear Buzzy and Paulette: I've forgotten where you live. I've forgotten Milly's i.e. LEWIS MILESTONE'S street number too but at least I remember his street. We don't live at the hotel but we get our mail there. I know Paulette knows the place. We have a little house with a big garden about half a mile from the plaza - very pleasant. Will be here until October I guess. We don't start shooting THE PEARL until August. I don't suppose there is much chance of your coming down after you finish the Chambermaid Meredith's DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID. Blumey was asking about you the other night when we were in town.<br/><br/>We're getting lots of sun and oddly enough a lot of work done a thing I can hardly believe. I wonder how your film "Diary of A Chambermaid" goes. I have some ideas for the future - too many but perhaps worth discussing some time. Tom grows like a bloody weed. He is so black we will have trouble getting him into a hotel in Georgia. And he is very strong and no intellectual company whatever. Gwyn thrives here. Anyway we'll see our picture through here and then go on to New York in October and after that we have no plans.<br/><br/> . The grapevine has nice things to say about your picture. And Renoir is a great man. I've always wanted to work with him.<br/><br/>The rains are just starting here and the fine big clouds all day. It's pretty wonderful.<br/><br/>Please give our love to Kendal and Milly. And to yourselves. JOHN"<br/><br/>with: Telegram from Steinbeck's wife Gwendolyn in New York to Burgess Meredith in Monterey Calif. conveying Steinbeck's address in Cuernavaca: "Dear Buzz John is in Mexico Address Hotel Marik Cuernavaca Mor. Mexico . Gwen in New York. unknown books
194729900175 East 78 St. New York City 1947. One page in red ink on recto of one sheet of personal stationery. 1 vols. 10 x 7 inches. Slightly faded. From the Estate of Burgess Meredith. One page in red ink on recto of one sheet of personal stationery. 1 vols. 10 x 7 inches. "I'll have to walk with a stick for some time . " Fine quick personal note from Steinbeck to his close friends Meredith and Goddard. Just after his release from the hospital after falling out of his window and on the eve of his departure for a European tour he writes:<br/><br/>" . I got sprung from the hospital the day before yesterday a little wan and weak. I'll have to walk with a stick for some time but otherwise allright.<br/><br/>We kind of plan to go to France about the 15 - 20 of June. We'll be at Hotel Lancaster wherever that it - that is if we make it. So much can happen. Everything else seems to be going pretty well. We're going to have our troubles but I'11 tell you about that when I see you.<br/><br/>Love to you both . John"<br/><br/>UNPUBLISHED. unknown books
194115604JLos Gatos California: 1 page quarto 8 1/2 by 14 inches early 1941. Original excellent content letter signed “John†written in blue ink on yellow lined foolscap paper. Steinbeck writes to Daniel James who had just finished his work as one of the assistant directors to Charles Chaplin on his film classic The Great Dictator. Steinbeck has just returned home from being in Hollywood as well where he was working on his Mexican documentary film The Forgotten Village. “.I just got back from your part of the country to find your letter. Didn’t see anyone down there. Went from the lab to my apartment back and forth and came home the moment I was finished. I didn’t have anything to do with picking a composer. Hans Eisler wrote the music after Sillvestre Revueltas died. I haven’t even heard it. I think the film is pretty good but of course can’t tell until it is all finished and music and words set on the film. This is a crazy time and I feel pretty much the same. Too much rather than too little information. And it doesn’t seem to mirror the total of our knowledge a bit. Are you still working for Charley Chaplin He has been away a long time now. And I have heard one group say The Great Dictator is a failure and another that it is a great success. Which do you think is true. I’m going to work now on the Gulf book Sea of Cortez. Hope to have it ready by summer. It is going to be very hard work but of a kind I like and trust particularly now precise work in which the information does not pass through any censorship bureau.Haven’t been to Monterey for quite a while but Carol Steinbeck has. Tal is going to have a baby Francis and Elaine are reported well and Ed Ricketts is Ed.†Fine condition. 1 page, quarto, 8 1/2 by 14 inches unknown books
194829896147 11th St. Pacific Grove California 1948. 1p. 1 vols. 5-1/2 x 3-1/4 inches. Very good. From the Estate of Burgess Meredith. 1p. 1 vols. 5-1/2 x 3-1/4 inches. Mentioning Red Pony Zapata script. Fascinating postcard from Steinbeck to his good friend the actor/director Burgess Meredith:<br/><br/>"Dear Buzzy: Are you back yet This little quick jaunt for a picture THE RED PONY has been going a long time . I haven't heard from you in a very long time. The Byrens trial is going to happen in January. I will go down to appear. I have never known whether you are in the same action or a separate one.<br/><br/>"I am working on Zapata script now and I think it might even be good. I painted my little house inside and out and made repairs and now am ready to fix my garden. New York and the painful past is becoming very remote. The pace is slow here and I have slowed down to match it. Let me hear from you. I want to know what you plan to do next. Saw Paulette for a moment in Mexico. She had a bulls ear not a cap<br/><br/>"Do write<br/><br/>"John"<br/><br/>The reference to the Byrens trial is explained by Jackson Benson THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF JOHN STEINBECK NY 1984 p. 610: "He had made arranges with Lewis Milestone . and Burgess Meredith to do a film of CANNERY ROW and now one Bernie Byrens was filing a million dollar breach-of-contract suit alleging that he had acquired the film rights to the novel in 1945. unknown books
199050292New York: Paragon House. Very Good. 1990. Paperback. New York: Paragon House 1990. First Paperback Edition. 60 Photographs by John Swope. A Near Fine copy. . Paragon House paperback books
1942109635New York: The Viking Press 1942. First edition of Steinbeck's riveting account of his experiences with several bomber crews of the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII. Octavo original cloth illustrated with 60 photographs by John Swope. Association copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "Dear Mr. Wilson Many thanks for your lucid thoughts and interest in my work John Steinbeck." The recipient Edmund Wilson was an American literary critic and progenitor of the Library of America publication series. His critical works helped foster public appreciation for many of the foremost American writers of the 20th century including F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway John Dos Passos and William Faulkner. Steinbeck's inscription refers in jest to Wilson's harsh critique of his work in his 1941 publication The Boys in the Back Room: Notes on California Novelists. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. An exceptional association linking these two great American men of letters. Steinbeck was commissioned to write the present volume by the United States Army Forces as part of an effort to increase Air Force recruitment and morale. In order to write the book Steinbeck traveled more than 20000 miles in 30 days visiting dozens of training corps and flying fields with John Swopes himself a flier who took the 60 photographs that illustrate the book documenting the various jobs needed to form a bombing team. All royalties of the author and photographer as well as publishing profits were endowed to the perpetual Air Forces Aid Society Trust Fund to provide emergency aid for the families of fliers lost in the line of duty. The Viking Press hardcover books
1950022320New York: The Viking Press 1950. First Edition. Octavo. 159pp. Steinbeck devised a new form the "play-novelette".a play that is easy to read or short novel that cam be played simply by lifting out the dialogue. Using this new method he presents a modern story with elements of a morality play concerned with basic human drives: love jealousy friendship the desire to have a child. This work provides some startling surprises as the scenes shift. A near fine copy bound in gray-beige cloth lettered in red spine lettering red in near fine unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine as usual small closed tear near bottom edge of rear panel two minute nicks to dust jacket at front fold. A very nice clean copy without names or bookplates. The Viking Press unknown books
19504416New York: The Viking Press 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. 159pp. bound in gray cloth stamped in red spine lettering red; a Near Fine copy in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Slight fading bottom of spine of Dust Jacket short closed tear. <br/><br/> The Viking Press hardcover books
1950106296Viking Press 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. Viking Press hardcover books
195013041001New York: The Viking Press 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Duodecimo size 159 pp. The third and last of Steinbeck's play-novelette experiments which form met with only modest success and was abandoned by him; still an interesting read and an important part of a Steinbeck collection.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Tan cloth boards with red lettering on front and spine cream endpapers top of texblock stained light orange. Price clipped dust jacket in shades of yellow grey and orange with black lettering on both front and back for author and title as well as on spine.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is in fine condition with perfect corners and hinges only issue is a neat prior owner name inked in small lettering on the top of the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is overall in remarkable shape with a minimum of edgewear and only one miniscule chip where the head of the spine meets the back of the jacket however the orange color on the spine has faded as has much of the yellow color hence the VG grade.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Goldstone & Payne A29a Morrow 206.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply please contact seller for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Viking Press hardcover books
