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JD29949first edition. NY Viking 1939 first edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> No book is more identified with John Steinbeck than this masterpiece which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and which was the source for the film version directed by John Ford that starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and which won Jane Darwell an Academy Award for her portrayal of Ma Joad the book was also the source for the Tony Award-winning Broadway play one of the true high spots of 20th Century literature jacket designed by Elmer Hader this is an incredibly scarce Review Copy with review slip from Viking this is the only review copy seen by this bookseller in more than 50 years of being involved in all things Steinbeck see Goldstone & Payne A12a see Morrow 107. Fine in a jacket with a couple of small tape ghosts from where the review slip was previously affixed jacket is otherwise clean bright and fine. hardcover books
JD27333first edition. NY Viking 1939 first edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> His masterpiece and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in the correct first issue dust jacket as illustrated by Elmer Hader this is an Author Presentation/Association Copy being inscribed to Vincent Sheean "For Vincent Sheean/John Steinbeck" Sheean was a published author as well as a newspaper reporter who was a favorite drinking buddy of Ernest Hemingway and who had a knack of being in the right place at the right time for news events he is mentioned in a Hemingway-related story in Jack Benson's biography of Steinbeck The True Adventures of John Steinbeck Writer below Steinbeck's inscription Sheean has written "Although it is signed to me Mr. Steinbeck/intended this book to go for/the Spanish intellectuals/in exile--/Vincent Sheean" signed presentation copies of The Grapes of Wrath are scarce Goldstone & Payne A12a see Morrow 106. Very good indeed now housed in a custom clamshell case. hardcover books
JD29403first British edition. London Heinemann 1939 first British edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. <br/><br/> With the very scarce wrap-around band noting this was a Book Society Fiction Choice this copy with a small slip affixed to the title page that is Inscribed by John Steinbeck "For L. Downing/John Steinbeck" Goldstone & Payne A12b Morrow 108. Near fine. hardcover books
1939WRCLIT66975New York: Viking Press 1939. Cloth pictorial endsheets. First edition first printing. Ugly generic bookplate on front pastedown under jacket flap and repeated on verso of free endsheet endsheets a bit darkened at gutters otherwise about very good in bit shelfworn dust jacket with shallow losses around the crown and toe of the spine panel and a small chip in the upper spine fold but with the original price and "First Edition" statement intact on the front flap. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE 12a. HANNA 3341. BAIRD & GREENWOOD 2333. COAN & LILLARD p.76. POWELL HEART 103. Viking Press hardcover books
1939227288New York: Viking 1939. First. hardcover. near fine. 619pp. Thick 8vo handsomely rebound in full camel morocco; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands; marbled endpapers t.e.g. New York: Viking Press 1939. First edition.<br/><br/> Paper at bottom margin of page 329 is damaged otherwise a fine copy.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1939229533New York The Viking Press 1939. 1939. First edition. 8vo. Full modern red morocco gilt covers with double gilt rule panel surrounding gilt grape and grape vine a.e.g. spine with raised bands. Red cloth dropbox. Fine fresh copy. No signatures or bookplates. With a fine foredge painting being a variation of the dust jacket image of a farm family on the roadside observing migrants heading west. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. New York, The Viking Press [1939]. hardcover books
19396697New York The Viking Press 1939. 1939. Publisher's dummy. 8vo. 6 preliminary pages 10 text pages remainder blank. Original tan buckram stamped blue on spine and upper cover acetate dust jacket. Very good. Enclosed in a later blue cloth slipcase. Differences between the published trade edition include: variant title page different typefaces with Viking Press vignette and date; blank title page verso no copyright information; extra lines of type on pages 5 and 6; top edge stained blue instead of yellow. See Goldstone & Payne A12a and Morrow catalogue #104. The 1940 filmed version won 2 Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. New York, The Viking Press, 1939. hardcover books
194013752JLondon: World Books 1940. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the British release of the classic John Ford directed film starring Henry Fonda. Signed by actor Darryl Hickman on the title page with his full name and that of the character he plays in the film “Winfield Joad.†Additionally accompanying the book are two 8†by 11†black & white photographs from the film each signed by Hickman. One shows the entire Joad family and the other is a close-up photograph of Henry Fonda and Hickman in their roles. Bookplate. The book is near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small tears and tiny chipping. The front panel of the dust jacket is a horseshoe-shaped collage of photographs of Fonda and the cast of the film. Scarce. World Books unknown books
19401607218Heritage Press 1940. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Inscribed illustrated edition. Inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page to Mr. and Mrs. O'Quinn. Thomas Hart Benton illustrator. 559 pgs 7 7/8" wide x 10 1/4" tall. Illustrated endpapers. Dark tan cloth with silver lettering . All external page edges have been tinted a light yellow by the publisher. The book spine is slightly sunned. Comes in publisher's slipcase edges worn and top edge on one side split. The book itself is internally unmarked clean tightly bound and in fine condition. All housed in a custom-made slipcase. The story of The O'Quinns: In 1955 John Steinbeck came to Austin Texas to visit his nephew Jon Atkinson. Jon was highschool friends with Kerry O'Quinn. During Steinbeck's visit Kerry went to Jon's house and took his parent's Heritage Club copy of The Grapes of Wrath which Steinbeck signed with the wonderful inscription: "For Mr. & Mrs. Quinn from John Steinbeck who isn't angry at anybody". FYI: When Jon and Kerry graduated highschool in 1956 their parents gave them a two week trip to New York City. John and Elaine Steinbeck were away at Sag Harbor for the summer but offered them the use of his 5-story townhouse on East 72nd Street complete with housekeeper and cook. Elaine helped them to get orchestra seats for all the big Broadway musicals including My Fair Lady which was sold out. Heritage Press hardcover books
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
