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1957152777New York: Viking 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped price remains. Light foxing on rear panel. Viking hardcover
1957003472New York: The Viking Press 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The Short Reign of Pippin IV a Fabrication" by John Steinbeck. First edition first printing with "First Published in 1957" stated on the copyright page. Published by The Viking Press New York 1957. Measures 5.25" x 8.25" 188 pages. With its original dust jacket. The dust jacket is in good condition. Light shelf wear with blue discoloration marks to the rear panel with creases at the hinge. Tape repairs made to the verso at the creased tear at the top hinge. Creases to the edges of the spine. The original price of $3.00 with pencil notation on the front flap. The book is in near fine condition. The boards are vibrant with firm edges. The interior is clean bright unmarked and complete. Tight binding. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #J3-15. The Viking Press hardcover
195769104New York: Viking Press 1957. Book-Of-the-Month-Club. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good- dust jacket. A few small chips and tears to jacket edges. Still contains the origional book of the month club insert. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Viking Press hardcover
6667242Penguin Books pp. 624 Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition . Papeback. New. Penguin Books unknown
1957075455Great Britain: Heinemann 1957. Hardback. First Edition. Very slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Slightly sunned spine to cloth. Blue cloth with silver lettering. 164 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hadrback. Heinemann Hardcover
19572165of his teenage daughter & her American boyfriend. dust jacket heaverly worn. text is very good light tanning: THE VIKING PRESS 1957. hard cover with dj. very good with dj. ook Description: New York NY: The Viking Press 1957 1957. HB. Very Good/Good. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall. 188 pp THE VIKING PRESS hardcover
1976001484London: Book Club Associates 1976. Book Club Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book Club edition by Book Club Associates of London. 1976 edition. 8vo. 568 pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Bottom corners slightly bumped. Cheap paper beginning to brown. The red jacket has minor rubbing to the corners else fine although there is some unnecessary masking tape reinforcement to the verso. Photo of Steinbeck on the rear flap. No ownership markings. <br/> <br/> Book Club Associates hardcover
mbb006811London: Heinemann 1957. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 250x135x20mm. 250x135x20mm251g . . Heinemann. London. 1957. First UK Edition. 1st Printing. . Pp164 Blue cloth hard boards with silver lettering to spine in original dust jacket clipped. Book block slightly foxed slight tilt. Jacket spine darkened and foxed. Previous owners name - H Wegener - on front endpaper. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.60 1st Printing Heinemann hardcover
19638786New York: Viking Press 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Foreword by Joseph Henry Jackson. Near Fine in a Good jacket unclipped $2.95 generally rubbed bumped with some creases and tears at the top edge tidemark at the food of the spine and back panel. Red buckram with black lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound clean internally. A collection including TORTILLA FLAT OF MICE AND MEN THE RED PONY THE MOON IS DOWN CANNERY ROW and THE PEARL released after Steinbeck's receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature. Viking Press hardcover
19538784New York: The Viking Press 1953 First Edition/First Printing Published in September1953 stated on the copyright page with no additional printing listed on the copyright page. Mr. Steinbeck's short novels: Tortilla Flat The Red Pony Of Mice and Men The Moon is Down Cannery Row and The Pearl. Brown boards with black lettering to spine and author initials on the front board. A total of 407 pages. No dustjacket. Corners still sharp. Some marks to the boads. Light edgewear to the spine top and bottom. Toning to the front gutter and freepaper and toning to the rear gutter and freepaper and pastedown. Light soiling and small foxing spots to the top page edges. Otherwise a very good and solid copy. No interior writing. Not ex-library. The Viking Press hardcover
1957A46582New York NY: Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page Clara R. Miller. The price clipped dust jacket has edge nicks tiny edge tears some small chips missing and some toning to the bottom rear spine joint. The spine of the dust jacket has noticeable fading. "John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. February 27 1902 December 20 1968 was an American author of 27 books including 16 novels six non-fiction books and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat 1935 and Cannery Row 1945 the multi-generation epic East of Eden 1952 and the novellas Of Mice and Men 1937 and The Red Pony 1937. The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath 1939 is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. In the first 75 years after it was published it sold 14 million copies. The winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature he has been called "a giant of American letters". His works are widely read abroad and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature." from Wikipedia . Viking Press hardcover
195717438London: Heinemann 1957. First edition first printing. Published by Heinemann in London 1957. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper finely illustrated by Osbert Lancaster is toned at the top edge and the spine. It has not been price clipped and shows the original 12s 6d net price - stain to the fore-edge. The blue cloth boards no chips or marks to note. The text blocks are bright and white throughout. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is overall in very good condition with some v-shaped losses to the spine tips. Pippin IV explores the life of Pippin Héristal an amateur astronomer in 1950s France who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France. Unknowingly appointed to give the Communists a monarchy to revolt against Pippin is chosen because he was descended from the famous king Charlemagne. Heinemann hardcover
1957STEINBEC015838Heinemann London. 1957. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp vi 164. A satirical novella in which the monarchy is restored to France.Fine in fine price-clipped dustwrapper designed by Osbert Lancaster. Heinemann, London. unknown
1957578812New York: The Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Drawings by William Pène Du Bois. Spine sunned page edges and endleaves lightly foxed thus very good in a rubbed very good dust jacket with wear at the ends of the sunned spine. The Viking Press hardcover
1957145514New York: The Viking Press 1957. First edition of Steinbeck's only political satire. Octavo original half cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author to his sister on the front free endpaper "Mary avec l'aimite from John the XXII." The recipient Mary Steinbeck Dekker was the eldest sister of John Steinbeck. The warmth of this inscription reflects their close and enduring relationship throughout his life. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Pene Du Bois. From the library of Mary Steinbeck Dekker. An exceptional association. Pippin IV explores the life of Pippin Héristal an amateur astronomer in 1950s France who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France. Unknowingly appointed to give the Communists a monarchy to revolt against Pippin is chosen because he was descended from the famous king Charlemagne. Unhappy with his lack of privacy alteration of family life uncomfortable housings at the Palace of Versailles and his lack of power as a constitutional monarch the protagonist spends a portion of the novel dressing up as a commoner often riding a motorscooter to avoid the constrained life of a king. Pippin eventually receives his wish of dethronement after the people of France enact the rebellion Pippin's kingship was destined to receive. He returns to his home in Paris to find that nothing has really changed. The Viking Press hardcover
1957145697New York: The Viking Press 1957. First edition of Steinbeck's only political satire. unrevised proof copy signed presentation inscription from the author "Dear Elsie Clough: This book was ghost written in the truest sense of the world. An imp crept down my arm and played in the ink. Don't turn me in please Yours John Steinbeck." on front inner wrapper 2 autograph corrections to the labels including the publication date corrected from March to April and the price corrected from $2.95 to $3.00 original spiral-bound wrappers some snapped edges toned and creased a little marked tall 8vo 1957. A true unrevised copy the title character's name is spelled "Peppen" on p.1. Elsie Clough ran The Book Shop in Providence Rhode Island from 1922 to 1963 her last day of business was November 22. Steinbeck may have been rewarding Clough and other booksellers for years of supporting his work: another copy of the unrevised proof of Pippen is inscribed to Cleveland booksellers Bob and Anne Levine with a similar message mentioning imps. Included with the lot is an essay by Elsie Clough looking back on her career published in the 1964 issue of Yankee Magazine. Provenance: The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection. Pippin IV explores the life of Pippin Héristal an amateur astronomer in 1950s France who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France. Unknowingly appointed to give the Communists a monarchy to revolt against Pippin is chosen because he was descended from the famous king Charlemagne. Unhappy with his lack of privacy alteration of family life uncomfortable housings at the Palace of Versailles and his lack of power as a constitutional monarch the protagonist spends a portion of the novel dressing up as a commoner often riding a motorscooter to avoid the constrained life of a king. Pippin eventually receives his wish of dethronement after the people of France enact the rebellion Pippin's kingship was destined to receive. He returns to his home in Paris to find that nothing has really changed. The Viking Press unknown
1953019524New York: Viking Press 1953. Nice copy. Unmarked tight and square. Clean copy with biggest flaw that spine ends crimped lightly. Text is clean and supple. Price clipped jacket has small chip on rear panel bottom small creases and tape repair to verso of jacket near top of front fold. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Minus to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press Hardcover
1953103230New York: Viking Press 1953. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/good. red cloth black lettering dust jacket clipped 407 pp first edition dj worn and torn covers lightly worn <br /> <br /> <br /> Standard shipping no tracking or insurance / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Viking Press hardcover
195700101219<p>New York: Viking Press 1957. 1957. FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET. Terra cotta and yellow cloth top edge stained red. Drawings by Willaim Pène Du Bois 188 pages. Price intact on flap of dustjacket. The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck is a satirical novel that explores the absurdities of politics and monarchy. The story revolves around Pippin IV an ordinary man living in France who unexpectedly finds himself crowned as king due to a bizarre political twist. As Pippin navigates his unlikely reign the novel humorously critiques bureaucratic inefficiency social hierarchies and the interplay between tradition and modernity. Condition of hardcover: Small brown age spot on fore-edge; faint dust/toning to spine else overall Near Fine. Dustjacket: Minor edge wear and handling wear; else overall Very Good Plus. A nice collectible first edition hardcover and dustjacket by the unpredictable John Steinbeck. Note: We are a well-established well-respected ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.</p> Viking Press hardcover
19571401841New York: The Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Octavo 188 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with blue and red print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear toning to spine peripheral toning remainder of label on front panel of mylar. Price unclipped: “$3.00â€. Boards quarter bound with yellow cloth to spine and pink cloth to boards; light wear to spine caps soiling to cloth. Text block has tan tinted top edge; name in ink on front flyleaf tanning to endpapers. Illustrated: b&w drawings.<br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1401841. FP New Rockville Stock. The Viking Press hardcover
1956001483London: The Companion Book Club 1956. Book Club Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. UK Book Club edition. 8vo. 653 pp. Orange cloth with a red label and gilt lettering to the spine. A near fine book small indentation to the bottom page edges in a fine price-intact jacket although there is some mostly unnecessary tape reinforcement on the verso. Includes Tortilla Flat The Red Pony Of Mice and Men Cannery Row The Pearl and Sweet Thursday. <br/> <br/> The Companion Book Club hardcover
195749091Melbourne London New York: Heinemann 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Australian edition. 8vo. Pp. 164. Blue boards with silver lettering in dust jacket. Light bump to spine foot foxing to endpapers and first and last several pages with a small nick in the text block to the fore-edge. Dust jacket not price clipped with foxing to the flaps and the spine a touch sunned. Apart from foxing a great copy of this first Australian printing. Heinemann hardcover
FORT922685The Viking Press. Used - Acceptable. First Edition First Printing with "1st Published in 1957" on copyrights page with "by American Book-Stratford Press". In Good condition dust jacket price clipped. The Viking Press unknown
195755818New York: Viking Press 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Good- to very good condition. Octavo. 188pp. Original half yellow cloth over orange-brown cloth with decorative patterns and orange-brown lettering on spine; in protected original illustrated dustjacket with white black brown and gray lettering on spine. Top edge red. Not price-clipped stating $3.00 on front flap.<br /> <br /> "The unpredictable Mr. Steinbeck has been having himself a ball with some of his contemporaries. This frothy extravaganza about French politics - and various other matters - is so full of fun and good-natured satire that it almost bubbles over." Publisher.<br /> <br /> Dustjacket with some light wear along edges some light chipping along top and bottom edges with 1 x 1/4" chip at bottom front cover near foredge; and some light staining in upper foredge corner and light along right half of top back cover. Very light water-staining on front and back cover and at foredge of back flap. Some water staining at top edge. Binding lightly rubbed with small water stains at back and front top edge. Light foxing of endpapers with light water-staining at back endpaper. Block in very good condition. Viking Press hardcover
Q-096543818XThe Viking Press 1963-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! The Viking Press hardcover
