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JD30425first edition. NY Viking 1962 first edition wrappers. Softcover. <br/><br/> Frontispiece photo portrait of Steinbeck one of 3200 copies printed Goldstone & Payne A40a Morrow 269 this copy Inscribed by Steinbeck under his frontispiece photo very scarce thus. Fine. paperback books
1962WRCLIT76255New York: The Viking Press 1962. Printed wrapper over limp plain wrappers. Portrait. First edition in book form 3200 copies printed. Crown of spine bumped otherwise fine. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A40a. The Viking Press unknown books
1962122693New York: The Viking Press 1962. First edition of Steinbeck's Nobel Lecture. Octavo original wrappres. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "For the Waldmanns with pleasure John Steinbeck." Presented with original mailing envelope. In near fine condition. John Steinbeck presented his Nobel Lecture on December 10 1962 and was awarded the Prize "for his realistic and imaginative writings combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception." The Viking Press unknown books
1962160409New York: The Viking Press 1962. Octavo pp. 1-2 1-6 7-10 11 12: publisher's logo 13-14: blank frontispiece photograph of Steinbeck by Paul Farber original buff wrappers printed in red stapled. First edition only printing. 3200 printed. Goldstone and Payne A40a. Wrappers split at top and bottom of spine fold a very good copy. #160409 The Viking Press unknown books
1975WRCLIT63609New York: Viking Press 1975. Large thick octavo. Cloth. Photographs and facsimiles. Edited and expurgated by Elaine Steinbeck and Robert Wallsten. First edition limited issue. One of 1000 numbered copies specially bound with an extra letter in facsimile. Bookplate on front pastedown otherwise near fine in very good slipcase with small sticker mark in corner. Viking Press hardcover books
1975WRCLIT63306New York: Viking Press 1975. Large thick octavo. Cloth. Photographs and facsimiles. Edited and expurgated by Elaine Steinbeck and Robert Wallsten. First edition trade issue. Near fine in very good dust jacket with some short tears. Viking Press hardcover books
1975WRCLIT27458New York: Viking Press 1975. Large thick octavo. Cloth. Photographs and facsimiles. Edited and expurgated by Elaine Steinbeck and Robert Wallsten. First edition limited issue. One of 1000 numbered copies specially bound with an extra letter in facsimile. Very good in slipcase. Viking Press hardcover books
1975107478Viking Press 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. NY Viking 1975 1975. NY Viking 1975 First edition. Issued without dust jacket but with publisher's slipcase No. 406 of 1000 copies includes facsimiles of Steinbeck letters that are not included in the trade edition a wonderful biography of this Nobel Prize-winning author told through the multitude of letters that he wrote. Near fine with slightly faded spine in a near fine slipcase. Viking Press hardcover books
197528196New York: Viking 1975. First Edition No. 9 of 1000 copies of the limited edition. Illustrated. 906 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth spine sunned else fine in original slipcase. First Edition No. 9 of 1000 copies of the limited edition. Illustrated. 906 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Limited First Edition of Steinbeck's Letters. Viking unknown books
1954298763New York: Viking 1954. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Viking 1954. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with the top stained red; no blurbs on back of dust wrapper. Exceptionally nice bright copy.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
19541278532New York: The Viking Press 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 273pp. VG- hardcover with G dustjacket. Faded blue spine with black and white text. edgeworn dustjacket agetoned now protected by mylar cover priceclipped; Boards strong binding slightly cocked binding strong; Textblock agetoned small stain on foreedge of textblock exterior interior clean. Edition points: "First Published by the Viking Press in June 1954" on copyright page<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in bookcases next to Ephemera section. 1278532. FP New Rockville Stock. The Viking Press hardcover books
1954292518New York: Viking 1954. hardcover. 8vo handsomely rebound in full tan morocco blue spine labels. New York: Viking 1954. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
19542279756The Viking Press 1954. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Galdone Paul Jacket Art. Book club edition. Jacket edges lightly rubbed. 1954 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. x 273 pp. In Monterey on the California coast Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row The Viking Press hardcover books
1954281715New York: Viking 1954. First. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Viking 1954. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with the top stained red; no blurbs on back of dust wrapper which is slightly shelf-worn but price- intact. Tiny pin hole on the cloth spine.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1954281713New York: Viking 1954. First. hardcover. fine/very good. 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Viking 1954. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with the top stained red; no blurbs on back of dust wrapper which is very slightly shelf-worn but price- intact.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
195430293New York: Viking 1954. First edition. Yellow cloth fine copy in lightly used price-clipped dust jacket. <br/><br/> Viking hardcover books
1954270522New York: Viking 1954. First. hardcover. near fine. 8vo cloth New York: Viking 1954. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue with the top stained red; The book is in near fine condition with an old 1.00 price written in ink on the flyleaf; lacks dust wrapper<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
19541411710Viking Press 1954. Special Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Uncorrected galleys. March 1954. Signed and inscribed by Steinbeck to Ernest H. Martin and Cy Feuer a famous theatrical and movie producing duo. Ernest H. Martin was a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer. Cy Feuer was a theatre producer director composer musician. Very good condition; shows wear. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity. Viking Press unknown books
9000224London: Reprint Society 1955. Hardcover. Green boards with gilt-stamped spine label. Dust jacket. Fine condition. Scarce reprint of the sequel to CANNERY ROW. <br/><br/> Reprint Society, [1955] hardcover books
195412191ENew York: Viking Press 1954. First Edition. Ownership signature. Very good copy with a faint bit of darkening at the gutters and a long narrow light red stain on the rear free endpaper in a very good lightly used dust jacket with some very small tears and creases. Viking Press unknown books
19549335JNew York: Viking 1954. First Edition. Fine in a very good price-clipped second issue dust jacket with some light chipping and small tears Sequel to Cannery Row. Viking unknown books
194729905Paris 1947. Four strips of teletyped text affixed to "Post Office Overseas Telegram" form received at the Central Telegraph Office in London. 1 vols. 5-3/8 x 7-1/2 inches. Very good. Four strips of teletyped text affixed to "Post Office Overseas Telegram" form received at the Central Telegraph Office in London. 1 vols. 5-3/8 x 7-1/2 inches. Steinbeck Cable to Burgess. While Steinbeck is in Paris on his tour of Europe he wires his friend at the Claridge Hotel in London: "IN REGARD TO STAGE AND SCREEN ANNIE LAURIE IS THE QUEEN GOOD LUCK - JOHN - "<br/><br/>Annie Laurie Williams was their agent; at the time Meredith was playing on the London Stage in "Winterset."<br/><br/>with: MEREDITH Burgess. Telegram retained copy to Steinbeck from London to Paris at the Hotel Lancaster 8 July 1947:<br/><br/>"CANNOT CONTACT CAPA TRIED INCESSANTLY STOP CABLE WHEN POSSIBLE TELEPHONE YOU PASTURES OF HEAVEN DEAL VERY HOT LOVE BURGESS"<br/><br/>At the time Steinbeck was working with Capa on stories for the Herald Tribune. unknown books
JD30866first edition. <br/><br/> This is a group of three carbon typescripts all with holographic corrections by Steinbeck and one carbon manuscript that comprise three chapters of what Farrar Straus & Giroux published as The Acts of King Arthur and His Nobel Knights in 1976 eight years after the death of Steinbeck and 17 years after the 1959 date these chapters were written the chapters are The Knight With The Two SwordsGawain Ewain and Marhalt and The Noble Tale of Sir Lancelot of the Lake this typescript and manuscript material totals 348 leafs on typing paper and sheets of lined legal-sized yellow notepaper housed within a green marbled custom folding box with leather spine with author's name and title in gilt are the carbon manuscript of The Noble Tale of Sir Lancelot of the Lake 81 leafs numbered 19-100 followed by 168 leafs of carbon typescript for this chapter with notes in Steinbeck's hand together with a blue marbled custom folding box with leather spine with author and title in gilt that houses the carbon typescript for The Knight With The Two Swords dated May 16 1959 being 22 leafs with many penciled corrections deletions and revisions by Steinbeck followed by Gawain Ewain and Marhalt noted in pencil as Section 5 and dated July 1959 being 72 leafs also with many ink corrections deletions and revisions in Steinbeck's hand Steinbeck's fascination with King Arthur began when his Aunt Mollie gave him a copy of The Boy's King Arthur when he was eight years old that book began a life-long affair with the written word and to his continued study of King Arthur he eventually tried to "translate" Arthur into modern English which Farrar Straus & Giroux eventually published after his death in his own introduction for that book Steinbeck wrote "I remember that words -- written or printed -- were devils and books because they gave me pain were my enemies.And then one day an aunt gave me a book and fatuously ignored my resentment. I stared at the black print with hatred and then gradually the pages opened and let me in. The magic happened.I think my sense of right and wrong my feelings of noblesse oblige and any thought I may have against the oppressor and for the oppressed came from this secret book". Expected wear. hardcover books
1982TB24704New York: Avenel Books 1982. Reprint. Near fine in light orange paper covered boards with black text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 3/4" by 6" with a blackened out prior owner's name on the front paste down beneath the jacket flap and with mild dust staining to the top edge of the text block. In a very good but price clipped dust jacket with two short closed tears at the upper edge of the spine area and with light wear and rubbing at the lower edge of same. 364 pages of text. Avenel Books hardcover books
19769025932New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1976. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in the publisher's original cloth over boards spine stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
