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1964ref. 32771NY: Private Printing. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. White paper spine with decorative boards titled in gilt. Limited to 500 copies. Slight rubbing to board edges foxing to block edge and minor scattered foxing to pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Private Printing hardcover
1932ref. 030098Iran: Unknown 1932 In Persian/Farsi. Date unknown refers to the 1932 copyright. Printed in Iran does not say "Persia". Pages: clean tan tight; a.e. substantially tanned. Cover: lt green w/ deer and lake on front the back cover for English-readers red titles/text all surfaces. A few sm creases spine crinkled and tiny chips heel. Steinbeck charts the gradual disintegration of a peaceful farming community in a lush California valley and movingly depicts the destructive impact of one family's insensitivity on the lives of all those around them. Scarce. Unknown paperback
1954ref. 58587London: William Heinemann 1954. First English Edition Goldstone- Payne A33c. 8vo. green cloth in dust jacket; 264 pages. Very Good covers nice with minor fade head of spine; very minor browning endpapers; little edgewear small tears & nicks price-clipped d/j. William Heinemann unknown
1954ref. 81992New York:: The Viking Press 1954. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Bookplate on front free endpaepr; an attractive near fine copy in a slightly tanned jacket with a 2" narrow stain to the rear flap fold. The rear flap of the jacket was formerly taped to the pastedown with a 1-1/2" piece of clear tape now removed. . 8vo. The Viking Press, hardcover
1976ref. 84977South San Francisco: Manroot 1976. First edition. 30 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers and near fine unprinted vellum paper dust jacket with light wear along the top edge. Response by Robert Peters. One of 250 numbered copies on Antique laid paper. Original prospectus laid in. Young 3624. South San Francisco: Manroot, hardcover
1976ref. mon0003164297ManRoot 1976T. paperback. Very Good. . Original blue wraps show minor fading pages are clean. ManRoot paperback
1937ref. 64570Chicago: Esquire. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Softcover. Complete issue of Esquire magazine from September 1937. Includes the first print appearance of the John Steinbeck short story "The Ears of Johnny Bear" which was collected in the book The Long Valley under the title "Johnny Bear." This issue also includes the short story "The Long Way Out" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Ships same or next business day. . Esquire paperback
1941ref. 15791New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1941. Cloth. The Book League issue Goldstone/Payne A14b "BOOK LEAGUE" printed at foot of spine of unpriced dust-jacket otherwise as first edition/first printing. Very Good endpages showing offsetting and limited foxing interior Near Fine. Dust-jacket with 1 inch chip to front/spine else Near Fine; The story of the little pueblo of Santiago on the skirts of a hill in the mountains of Mexico. And this is the story of the boy Juan Diego and of his family and of his people who live in the long moment when the past slips reluctantly into the future. Photographs from the motion picture directed by Herbert Kline; 4to; 144 pages . Viking Press hardcover
1995ref. 80625Shelton Connecticut: The First Edition Library 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An exact facsimile of the 1939 first edition published by The Viking Press with the publisher's printed card of explanatory notes laid in. FEL facsimiles have the same weight size typeface art dust jacket finish and texture as the originals. A naturalistic novel with proletarian themes depicting the migration of a dispossessed family from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to the migrant labor camps of California The Grapes of Wrath received both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award upon its publication in 1939 and remains a landmark of 20th century American literature. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket housed in the publisher's slipcase - as new still sealed in the original shrink wrap. The First Edition Library hardcover
1935ref. 18138New York: P. F. Collier & Son Corporation. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1935. Reprint. Hardcover. Binds. sl. bumped/rubbed at spine ends corners; lf. edges eps lightly foxed else a very nice tight & clean set. No djs. ; Attractive pictor. brown cl. binds.; our six vol. set also includes: IN DUBIOUS BATTLE TORTILLA FLAT THE LONG VALLEY OF MICE AND MEN THE MOON IS DOWN; sold as set only. ; 8vo; 300/vol. pages . P. F. Collier & Son Corporation hardcover
1939ref. 36834Viking 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover in price-clipped jacket. Darkening to cloth and endpapers. Edgewear and a couple small chips to jacket. Previous owner inscription. Viking Hardcover
1942ref. 260358New York: Viking 1942. First printing. HC w DJ. Good/Good. Good/Good. Dark blue stamped cloth silver spine titling bright light edgewear spine cocked stains to edges leaves toned unmarked binding sound. Clipped photoplay DJ motion picture stills edgeworn w nicks/chips tears & loss to tips including spine heel which would presumably identify it as "Sun Dial" other pub. titles to DJ reverse extremities rubbed now in Brodart. Photoplay edition but lacks any B/W photo illustrations to textblock. Stated "First Published March 1942" w matching Roman numeral date to title page. First issue w p.112/line 11 period. No printer listed to copyright page. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012. Viking hardcover
1942ref. 031833New York: Viking 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printing. With the following first state points: no printer's name on the copyright page; extraneous period between talk and this on page 112; sharp square corners on the dust jacket flaps; $2.00 price on the front flap written over. The spine is slightly slanted. Previous owner's name is rubber-stamped on the front and rear pastedowns. A gift inscription dated May 1942 two months after publication is written on the front free endpaper. Otherwise unmarked and in a sound binding with hinges intact. The dust jacket is worn at the spine ends and corners. The spine and folds are scuffed. The $2.00 price is written over. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector. Viking Hardcover
1943ref. 003384Garden City: The Sun Dial Press 1943. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Early Printing. Sun Dial Press Printing. Illustrated with photographs from the movie "The Moon is Down". First issue with period between talk & this on page 112 line 11. The book is printed from the plates of the original edition. $1.00 price is present. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. The Sun Dial Press Hardcover
1942ref. 210371New York: Viking 1942. Early printing. HC w DJ. VG/Good. VG/Good. Blue cloth silver spine titling blind-stamped front light wear blue topstain edge stains clean binding sound. Unclipped DJ $2.00 toned edgewear heaviest to tips rubbed soiling w some stains in protector. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012. Viking hardcover
1942ref. 004180New York: The Viking Press 1942. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the First Edition Second Issue. Bright blue cloth binding with silver lettering on the spine. Clean text; 188 pages. Very bright and clear. Slight fade to the spine and very minor bumping. The dustjacket which is first issue has been clipped and shows edgewear with chipping at the head and foot of the spine. There is a label on the spine reading "Young Adult" which indicate library usage; but this is the only treatment noticed. In an archival plastic protector. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover
1942ref. 12691New York: Viking 1942 First Edition. "First Published in March 1942" on copyright page. Second issue - Haddon Craftsmen on copyright page. 12mo 7 5/8" tall. Blue cloth stamped in silver. Clean. Tight. Dust jacket is price clipped. Fine near Fine condition. Viking hardcover
1942ref. 32968New York: Viking Press 1942. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First issue with period present on line eleven page 112; see Goldstone; John Steinbeck A Bibliographical Catalogue A16a. Bound in original blue cloth with lettering and rule on spine in silver and lettering and border on front cover in blind. The usual toning to endpapers along inner hinges. Light toning to page edges. About fine in about fine price clipped dust jacket with very shallow chipping at spine panel ends and two tiny closed tears. A very nice copy. Viking Press hardcover
1948ref. 033067London: Heinemann 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 97pp. Blue cloth boards titles in gold on black background on spine and front board. Spine dulled but titles still legible. Pages evenly toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows wear to spine ends and edges. Tape reinforcement within jacket. Dust jacket in mylar. UK first of Steinbeck's slim allegorical novel complete with dust jacket. Heinemann Hardcover
1945ref. 242687New York: Viking 1945. First illustrated edition. Publisher's beige cloth illustrated cover label ruled in blue edges stained blue in publisher's paperboard case. Slight rolls to spine tips tiny hole upper rear board still near fine in very good dust jacket with corners starting but expertly repaired. With illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Printed by the Zeese-Wilkinson Company and bound by H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company. Goldstone/Payne A9c. ROUGH RIDE INTO ADULTHOOD John Steinbeck the king of the Californian pastoral epic captures the wretched process of joining the adult world in The Red Pony. Originally published in 1933 each chapter of the novella invites adults to reflect on their forgotten struggles as his main characters experience tragedy for the first time. Steinbeck's novella is greatly enhanced by Wesley Dennis' illustrations in this first illustrated edition as Dennis worked as a horse illustrator first studying horse anatomy in France and drawing portraits for race horse owners and eventually illustrating Black Beauty. Viking unknown
1945ref. 339283New York: Viking 1945. hardcover. fine. Wesley Dennis. Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. 131 pages thin 8vo cloth with mounted front cover plate board slipcase; New York: Viking 1945. First Illustrated Edition. Fine in an edge-worn but sound slipcase. Ghost of a former bookplate on half-title. Viking unknown
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1945ref. ofc0859First published 1937. Four short stories set in California's Salinas Valley linked by "the boy Jody" and his love of horses: I. The Gift; II. The Great Mountains; III. The Promise; IV. The Leader of the People. Even today any young person attracted to horses will be absorbed by these coming-of-age stories with their lovely airy illustrations. 131 pages full-page endpaper & vignette color illustrations; 25 cm. Very Good in slightly toned & scuffed slipcase. Stock#ofc0859. Viking Press. hardcover
1945ref. 32459NY: Viking. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. First illustrated edition in slipcase. Near fine with bookplate and two small flaws to ffep. The slipcase is worn with tape repairs and few stains. Laid in is the publisher's color pamphlet stating that this book was a "Book Dividend" for September and October from the Book-of-the-Month club. Unusual with pamphlet. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Viking hardcover
1945ref. 49813New York: The Viking Press 1945. First edition thus illustrated with watercolors by Wesley Dennis. A variant state assumed to be the second printed by "The Zeese-Wilkinson Company." Fine in lightly soiled slipcase with a little edge wear. The Viking Press unknown
