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1948réf. 012254New York: The Vikiing Press 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bugbee Harold. 220 pp. Sturdy copy with clean interior. Green cloth boards and spine show some light rubbing. Title on tan spine appears to be on a label affixed in manufacture. No dust jacket. The Vikiing Press hardcover
1962réf. 403924New York: Viking Press 1962. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 12 page booklet with light tan wrappers reddish brown type. The text of the author's speech with a b&w photograph of him. Minor discoloration to top of wrapper probably due to dampness at some time. Still very good. Record # 403924 Viking Press paperback
1950réf. 41450New York: Viking Press 1950. First edition. Very good in very good jacket. First printing of Steinbeck's experimental work an amalgam of play and novel similar to OF MICE AND MEN. Expanding on the idea first developed in OF MICE AND MEN - adapting aspects of the theater into the structure of a novel - Steinbeck wrote this "play in story form" about the birth of a long-awaited child. The book was staged the same year with Rodgers and Hammerstein as producers. Neither the book nor the play did well but Steinbeck didn't seem to mind: "We were kicked around like dogs but I still want to do it. This shows a truly pure quality of stupidity. Just nuts. I'm so fascinated by everything about the theatre I don't really care if the show's a flop" Interview NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 18 September 1952. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original full tan cloth front board and spine lettered in red. Original unclipped $2.50 dust jacket in yellow grey and orange. Orange topstain. 159 1 pages. Ink owner inscription to front fly leaf. Jacket moderately edge worn with areas of paper loss to upper front corner and at spine ends. Lines of creasing at spine. Cloth lightly worn rounded at corners. Offsetting to endpaper gutters. Viking Press unknown
1950réf. 1209HMACMILLAN Company of Canada: The Viking Press 1950. 1st. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good /Very Good . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Type: Book 1st. Canadian edition published on the same day;159 pp. elephant grey cloth bdg. with cadmium red-stamped titling on front board & spine tec. very slight shelf wear very slight yellowing of paper edges pristine copyDJslightly faded spine very slight shelf wear to edges slightly soiled unclippedVGPlease contact us directly for a full description. Photo scan available upon request.Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS vis Canada Post Expedited; FREE OF CUSTOMS OR DUTY CHARGES. The Viking Press hardcover
réf. 037861New York : P.F. Collier and Son All in about VG - condition and all circa 1950s to 1960s. Some show old mildew or damp marks but all are now clan and dry. Includes Tortilla Flat In Dubious Battle Cup of Gold and Of Mice and Men and Short Stories and The Grapes of Wrath. Each in standard Collier brown cloth with blue/red ornamentation and gilt titles to spine. Collier reprinted many more titles by Steinbeck but this is a good start. Heavy. P.F. Collier and Son hardcover
1942réf. 64701New York: Viking 1942. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition first issue with no mention of the printer on the copyright page and a large period "talk" and "this" on p.112 line 11. Fine in about very good price-clipped dustwrapper with some overall rubbing rubbing and some nicking at the spinal extremities. Viking hardcover
1965réf. TB33016Shelton Conn.: The First Edition Library Collection and by The First Edition Library 1965. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Near fine in light tan cloth covered boards with a gilt on blue title block on the spine and a printed color illustration of colt on the front board with all edges of the text block stained blue. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches with illustrated end sheets. Much of the blue background of the title block on the spine has been worn away the book is otherwise in perfect condition as are the contents. Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with a printed color label duplicating the original illustrated first edition of the title. There is a faint dampness stain across the face of the slipcase which is seen on the printed paper title slip. Laid-in is the First Edition Library slip providing details of the first edition of the book. 131 pages of text. A handsome clean and crisp copy with no prior owner's names dates or book plates. The First Edition Library Collection and by The First Edition Library hardcover
1957réf. 121118New York: Viking Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. Dust jacket appears near fine though there is some tape and a bit of coloring on the verso; The farcical tale of a French astronomer who by a twist of fate is briefly appointed King of France a true gem unlike Steinbeck's many other titles filled with mirth and humor; 8vo; $50.00 . Viking Press hardcover
1997réf. 1418566Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1997. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vi 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's decorated navy blue leather with red and gilt stamping to spine. Rubbing to bottom edges of boards. Scuffing to front board. Edges of textblock gilt. With silk endpapers and a silk ribbon bookmark. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Easton Press. 1418566. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover
1950réf. 41450New York: Viking Press 1950. First edition. Very good in very good jacket. First printing of Steinbeck's experimental work an amalgam of play and novel similar to OF MICE AND MEN. Expanding on the idea first developed in OF MICE AND MEN - adapting aspects of the theater into the structure of a novel - Steinbeck wrote this "play in story form" about the birth of a long-awaited child. The book was staged the same year with Rodgers and Hammerstein as producers. Neither the book nor the play did well but Steinbeck didn't seem to mind: "We were kicked around like dogs but I still want to do it. This shows a truly pure quality of stupidity. Just nuts. I'm so fascinated by everything about the theatre I don't really care if the show's a flop" Interview NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 18 September 1952. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original full tan cloth front board and spine lettered in red. Original unclipped $2.50 dust jacket in yellow grey and orange. Orange topstain. 159 1 pages. Ink owner inscription to front fly leaf. Jacket moderately edge worn with areas of paper loss to upper front corner and at spine ends. Lines of creasing at spine. Cloth lightly worn rounded at corners. Offsetting to endpaper gutters. Viking Press unknown books
1942réf. 64701New York: Viking 1942. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition first issue with no mention of the printer on the copyright page and a large period "talk" and "this" on p.112 line 11. Fine in about very good price-clipped dustwrapper with some overall rubbing rubbing and some nicking at the spinal extremities. Viking hardcover books
1965réf. TB33016Shelton Conn.: The First Edition Library Collection and by The First Edition Library 1965. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Near fine in light tan cloth covered boards with a gilt on blue title block on the spine and a printed color illustration of colt on the front board with all edges of the text block stained blue. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches with illustrated end sheets. Much of the blue background of the title block on the spine has been worn away the book is otherwise in perfect condition as are the contents. Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with a printed color label duplicating the original illustrated first edition of the title. There is a faint dampness stain across the face of the slipcase which is seen on the printed paper title slip. Laid-in is the First Edition Library slip providing details of the first edition of the book. 131 pages of text. A handsome clean and crisp copy with no prior owner's names dates or book plates. The First Edition Library Collection and by The First Edition Library hardcover books
1997réf. 1418566Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1997. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vi 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's decorated navy blue leather with red and gilt stamping to spine. Rubbing to bottom edges of boards. Scuffing to front board. Edges of textblock gilt. With silk endpapers and a silk ribbon bookmark. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Easton Press. 1418566. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover books
réf. #[37919]New York Grosset & Dunlap 1935. Original cloth with dust-jacket sl. damaged. With illustrations by Ruth Gannett. 317 pp. First edition published the same year. - Tortilla Flat is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey California. The novel was the authors first clear critical and commercial success. hardcover
réf. 4102101047.Gpaperback_bunko. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. PJH26014Book Club of California 1978. Near Fine in publishers cloth backed boards with paper label to spine in dusty dustjacket with chip to rear panel. xix 119pp. 1st edition 1st issue of very attractive title limited to 500 copies. Handsome production printed at the Plantin Press. ISBN B0000E92HJ Book Club of California 1978 hardcover
2014réf. ABE-1483520722060U.S.A.: Penguin Books 2014 The Penguin Drop Caps collection was designed in America and it has proved to be enormously popular with collectors. Each of the 26 books has been issued in hardback with an exclusive presentation design colour keyed with sprayed page edges. What is particularly hard to find is a FIRST PRINTING of the titles especially in the UK. This is a FIRST PRINTING. NEW and UNREAD. Language: eng. Special Edition. Hardcover. New. U.S.A.: Penguin Books hardcover
1998réf. mon0000084739The Folio Society 1998T. hardcover. Like New. 2.8179 cent in x 23.1724 cent in x 16.6773 cent in. The Folio Society hardcover
1998réf. 002200737LONDON: THE FOLIO SOCIETY. BOUND IN LIGHT BROWN BUCKRAM CLOTH WITH ABSTRACT DESIGN OF WILTING CORN TO FRONT BOARD AND BRIGHT GILT TITLE BLOCK TO SPINE THIS DATED 1998 HARDCOVER FIRST THUS EDITION THIRD PRINTING IS FINE IN NEAR FINE SLIP-CASE TINY BUMP TO BOX EDGE. 473pp WITH INTRODUCTION BY STUDS TERKEL 17 ILLUSTRATIONS BY BONNIE CHRISTENSEN. PERFECT UNMARKED ENDPAPERS ALL PRESENT. CONDITION FINE . Fine. Hardcover. First Thus Edition. 3rd Printing. 1998. THE FOLIO SOCIETY hardcover
réf. 3368446002.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 2251448373.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1947réf. 016505New York: Viking Press 1947. Nice copy in its first printing. Unmarked tight and square. Faint crease on spine. Base of spine crimped. White endpapers. Price clipped jacket has two tiny chips at head of spine and very light paper loss at base. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press Hardcover
1962réf. 018291New York: The Viking Press 1962. Nice copy in its sixth printing done the same year as the first in November 1962. Unmarked tight and square. Light orange topstain still present. Price intact jacket $4.95 lightly tanned on spine which is common. Insect damage to small areas on rear panel mostly to photo of Charley where top layer of paper eaten or gouged in some way - it did not penetrate. No tears chips creasing or soiling. In mylar. . Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover
1966réf. 272071C. J. Bucher 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 213 pages. 8-3/4 by 11 inches. German edition of America and the Americans the final book published in Steinbeck's lifetime. Illustrated mostly from black-and-white photographs. First German edition first printing. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. In a plain slipcase. C. J. Bucher hardcover
réf. 0394604725.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
