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196028275N.p. n.d. but circa 1960 1960. Hinged on the verso of a board and matted which should probably be replaced. Original wooden frame preserved but chipped and worn. 27 x 20 cm signed on the verso in pencil by the photographer William Ward Beecher. A photographic portrait of John Steinbeck taken by artist William Ward Beecher 1921-2006 a descendant of the famous New England Beechers. How many portraits were produced from this one sitting is not recorded but there were at least two: this one and a similar one that was used in 1961 on the rear panel of the dust jacket of Winter of Our Discontent. This one which apparently was not published was the personal property of John and Elaine Steinbeck and was sold as part of the remains of their estate in February 2020. Betty and William Ward Beecher and the Steinbecks were apparently friends. The Beechers had books inscribed to them by John Steinbeck and the Steinbecks owned a few of Beecher's lithographs and paintings. <br/><br/> N.p., n.d. [but circa 1960] unknown books
196615900JNew York 1966. Original John Steinbeck engraved printed calling card 2 1/4 by 1 3/4 inches in very good condition with evidence of a former paperclip. This card was attached to a full page clipping which prints a John Steinbeck letter from the April 30 1966 issue of Newsday which Steinbeck sent to his friend Jack Valenti. The page clipping has tears and is fragile. The Steinbeck letter text deals with his opinions on assorted aspects of America. Accompanied by a COA from the Jack Valenti estate. Jack Valenti 1921-2007 is best known in his role as President of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38 year position in the MPAA Valenti created the MPAA film rating system which is still used today. Previously he had been a right hand man to President Lyndon Johnson. In 1963 Valenti was in the John F. Kennedy motorcade in Dallas and he is seen in the famous photograph of Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as President on Air Force One. Valenti flew back to Washington with Johnson and literally lived in the White House for two months helping Johnson take the reins of the presidency. Hollywood mogul and Democratic fundraiser Lew Wasserman pressured Lyndon Johnson to let Valenti leave in 1966 to run the MPAA. A striking and articulate man who easily made friends Valenti became a figure of considerable influence in both Hollywood and Washington. Few people have known as many famous and powerful people as Valenti. unknown books
1949WRCLIT67406North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1949. Vintage 11 x 14" pictorial lobby card. About fine. Card #7 of the sequence issued to promote the 1949 film adaptation of Steinbeck's story directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Myrna Loy Robert Mitchum Peter Miles and Louis Calhern. Steinbeck is credited with having a major hand in the script. Republic Pictures unknown books
1957WRCLIT68249Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox 1957. Vintage studio lobby card 11 x 14" in color. About fine. Lobby card #5 of the sequence issued to promote Ivan Moffat's adaptation of Steinbeck's novel directed by Victor Vicas starring Joan Collins Jayne Mansfield Dan Dailey et al. This card depicts Jayne Mansfield in a tense scene with Larry Keating. 20th Century Fox unknown books
1945WRCLIT67162Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1945. Vintage color 11 x 14" color lobby card. Small crease in upper margin tiny exhibition pinholes one each in upper and lower margins trace of dust soiling on verso otherwise very good or better. A rendering in color the film was a b&w release of a somewhat uncharacteristic i.e. stereotypically comedic action shot of three of the principals in this film dealing with the repercussions of acknowledgement of military heroism in a small community of Paisanos near Santa Cruz. The film was based on a screenplay by Jack Butler which was in turn based on a collaborative story co- written by John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner and directed by Irving Pichel starring Dorothy Lamour Arturo de Córdova Mikhail Rasumny and J. Carrol Naish. Steinbeck and Wagner's original story was nominated for an Academy Award. Paramount Pictures unknown books
195808642New York: The Viking Press 1958. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. 233 pages top edges stained red; price of $3.95 on front flap. Minor wear at jacket extremities short closed tear top of front panel a trace of fading at jacket spine. Goldstone & Payne A37. <br/><br/> The Viking Press unknown books
1958160402New York: The Viking Press 1958. Octavo original half boards and cloth top edge stained red. First edition first printing. World War II dispatches first published in THE NEW YORK HAROLD TRIBUNE 21 June 1943 to 15 December 1943. Goldstone and Payne A37a. A bit of rubbing to spine panel a nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket priced $3.95 on the front flap with light wear at spine ends and corner tips and small abrasion to rear panel affecting several words of descriptive copy. #160402 The Viking Press unknown books
195817825New York: Viking Press 1958. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; brown marbled paper over boards quarterbound in mustard yellow cloth with titles stamped in red on spine; red topstain; dustjacket; 233pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped but with the price scratched out subtle fading to spine and a touch of soil along rear flap fold. A later Steinbeck title though much nicer than usually encountered. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A37.a. Viking Press unknown books
193717476New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; bound in oatmeal buckram with titles and decoration stamped in black and brown on spine and front panel; gray topstain; dustjacket; 172pp. Some trivial offset to gutters from binders glue topstain slightly dulled else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped spine-sunned with a few tiny nicks and edge tears; Near Fine. The scarce play version of Steinbeck's tale of migrant farm workers in the Salinas Valley likely produced in smaller numbers than the novel published the same year. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A8.a HANNA 3344. Covici Friede unknown books
1939283070New York: The Viking Press 1939. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. A clean second printing of the work in the form of a play. Bound in paper wrappers with toning and edgewear to the spine and a small chip to the top corner of the rear wrapper. The front wrapper has been discreetly reattached by a conservator. Very Good binding. The Viking Press unknown books
1937123593New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. Early printing of Steinbeck's "marvelous picture of the tragedy of loneliness" Eleanor Roosevelt. Octavo original cloth blue topstain. In very good condition. Bookplate. John Steinbeck began Of Mice and Men as a children's story. "Although the finished novelette does not seem appropriate for children--that intention was obviously abandoned--the simplicity of its style and the clarity and precision of its imagery may well have been prompted by this original purpose. " Benson 326. The result is "a sophisticated and artful rendering of the basic conflict between two worlds: between an idealized landscape and the real world with its pain and anguish" Literary History of the American West. "A thriller a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick" The New York Times. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover books
1937291318New York.: Covici Friede. 1937. 1st Edition. 2nd State. Tan cloth tan titles on brown backgrounds. . Very good slightly cocked old ink name to ffep. 19.2x12 cm. . weight: 0.9 lb. Covici, Friede. hardcover books
1937005861Covici Friede 1937. Book. Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in like jacket $2.00 on flap.The Play Version.Gutters lightly foxed.Common for this book.Rare in this condition.Beautiful Copy.Ink name on pastedown. Covici Friede Hardcover books
1970289242New York: The Limited Editions Club. 1970. Limited edition #171 of 1500 copies. . Hardcover quarter brown leather over blue cloth boards blind spine title slipcase. . Very good spine has dark spottting otherwise tight and clean in a very good slipcase. . 4to. Signed by the the artist on the colophon. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin. The Limited Editions Club. hardcover books
1937015050Covici Friede 1937. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Price Clipped Jacket First Edition 2nd State Beautiful Fresh Copy. Scarce in This Condition. Covici Friede Hardcover books
1937009257Covici-Friede 1937. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near Fine Copy.Dark Gutters As Usual.Fine Price clipped Jacket.First Edition.Beautiful Copy of The Scarce Play. Covici-Friede Hardcover books
19381339999New York: Triangle Books 1938. Triangle Books Tenth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 186 pages; G/G; spine tanned with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; some shelf wear and age toning; small chips missing from head and tail of dust jacket; wear at corners of flaps; some scuffing to spine; foxing to back cover of dust jacket; spine cocked; boards and text block bent; upper edge dyed green; previous owner's bookplate at front free end paper; pages clean; shelved Case 2. 1339999. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Triangle Books hardcover books
1977276958Norwalk: Easton 1977. hardcover. fine. Martin Fletcher. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin. 165pp. Slim 4to gilt-stamped brown leather a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press 1977. A fine copy.<br/><br/> 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series.<br/><br/> Easton unknown books
1937107258Covici Friede 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The first edition first state with "pendula" on page 9 in a first issue dust jacket with the $2.00 price and no mention of later printings on the bottom of the front flap. Jackets without the $2 price present are probably from a later or book club printing. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Book is in near fine condition in a good dust jacket tanned on the spine and separated at edge of spine. Covici Friede hardcover books
1306117Covici Friede Publishers. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. As new facsimile first edition. Looks identical to the original first edition from cover to cover. Comes housed in matching slipcase. Covici, Friede Publishers hardcover books
1937014628Covici Friede 1937. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Price Clipped Jacket 2nd Issue Without Period on Page 88 Rare In this Condition.Gorgeous Fresh Copy of His Short Masterpiece. Covici Friede Hardcover books
1957300765Baltimore Johns Hopkins Press 1957. 1957. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with halftones from b/w photographs. Selected bibliography index. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good. Advance copy for review with publication date of May 31 1957 with original price $5.00. Includes a chapter on Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath.". 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press, 1957. hardcover books
2001Embry 176034Library of America 2001. First printing thus. Faint spot to front panel else fine in fine publisher's slipcase. Tan cloth. Library of America, 2001. First printing thus. hardcover books
1936WRCLIT26375New York: Pynson Printers 1936. Cloth and marbled boards. Illustrations by Donald McKay. Very minor wear to fore-tips otherwise fine. First separate edition with a new epilogue. One of a total edition of 370 copies. This is one of the copies without an imprint for one of the five subscribers and the space for the recipient is blank. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A2f. Pynson Printers] hardcover books
1936WRCLIT28334New York: Pynson Printers 1936. Cloth and marbled boards. Illustrations by Donald McKay. Extremities shelfworn scattered foxing just a good sound copy. First separate edition with a new epilogue. One of a total edition of 370 copies. This copy bears the imprint for subscribers not among the five recorded by Goldstone & Payne Helen & DeWolf Gibson thereby further muddying up this issue. The subscribers have designated this copy as for "Connie & Bunny." GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A2f. Pynson Printers] hardcover books
