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1966rif. 58687NY: The Viking Press 1966. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A43a. Quarto: two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 205 pages. Illustrated With 165 Photographs. Very near fine copy covers nice; contents clean & tight very minor soil two very tiny tears head of spine d/j. A nice copy! The Viking Press unknown books
1970rif. 315162Aptos California: Roxburghe & Zamorano Club 1970. Softcover. Fine. First edition. An Introduction by James D. Hart. Quarto. Facsimile frontispiece. Original buff wrappers. Paper flaw on front wrap looks a little wrinkled else fine. One of 150 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press. Goldstone & Payne A45a. (Roxburghe & Zamorano Club) unknown books
1970rif. 532078Aptos California: Printed at the Grace Hoper Press for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe & Zamorano clubs 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by James D. Hart. Quarto. 16pp Sewn printed wrappers. Faint toning on front wrap else about fine copy. Limited to 150 copies. (Printed at the Grace Hoper Press for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe & Zamorano clubs unknown books
rif. 06578New York: The Viking Press 1969. Steinbeck at Work The Private Notebook Behind a Masterpiece STEINBECK John. Journal of a Novel. The East of Eden Letters. New York: The Viking Press 1969. First edition. Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 209 x 143 mm. x 1-2 3-182 pp. Publisher's quarter dark blue linen over blue cloth boards spine lettered in silver decorative endpapers top edge stained light blue. Original color pictorial dust jacket spine faded with minor wear to extremities. A fine copy in an excellent dust jacket. A fascinating and deeply revealing companion to East of Eden comprising Steinbeck's working journal written in the form of letters to his editor and friend Pascal Covici. Composed during the creation of his most ambitious novel these entries provide a rare day-by-day account of the creative process - charting Steinbeck's struggles ambitions and evolving ideas as East of Eden took shape. More than mere ancillary material this volume stands as an intimate self-portrait of the author at work offering insight into his discipline doubts and artistic philosophy. Goldstone & Payne A45a. New York: The Viking Press, 1969 unknown books
1937rif. 19644New York: Covici Friede 1937. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. The Book Club Edition of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Octavo 186pp 1. Publisher's original tan cloth title printed on spine and cover. The first Book Club edition with "Printed and bound by the Haddon Craftsmen" on the copyright page. With the corrected text on page 9 ending "hung loosely" and no bullet between the eights on page 88. In the publisher's pictorial dust jacket without price on the front flap loss along the heel of the spine several short closed tears. Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club before publication. ref. Goldstone & Payne Aa. Covici Friede unknown books
1958rif. 58682NY: The Viking Press 1958. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A37a. 8vo. boards & cloth in dust jacket; 233 pages. Near fine covers nice; contents clean & tight; minor wear & few short tears $3.95 price is present on the front flap d/j. There is a very shallow chip at the top of the spine and a former owner hand-painted the background colors to match those on the dust jacket and this is tipped to the inside of the head of the spine. Not a big deal but it does make the d/j look nicer. The Viking Press unknown books
1961rif. 590116Taiwan: no publisher 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Pirated edition. Small octavo. Olive cloth with spine stamped in silver ribbon marker and printed on very thin paper book is about 5/8" thick. Near fine in a very good or better dust jacket also printed on thinner stock printed in red only that has a couple of nicks and tiny tears and a slightly longer tear on the front panel. Prints a copyright date but neither spurious publicaiton information nor the Chinese-language text that is usually found. no publisher] hardcover books
1947rif. 002560Praha Prague: Jaroslav Podrouzek 1947. First Edition. Very good. First edition 1 of 5000 copies; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 2; 5-225 5; plain brown wraps; pictorial DJ; light wear to tips of spine and corners; signatures loose as issued tucked into each other; hinges a bit weak; very good condition. Jacket design and typography by B. Forman; small nicks to edges; in good to very good condition. First Czech edition of Steinbeck's arguably first commercial and critical success it was released 2 years after the original edition was published in the United States. OCLC lists 3 copies at institutions; none other in the American trade as of December 2019. Jaroslav Podrouzek paperback books
1952rif. 400735New York: The Viking Press 1952. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in wrappers and fine dustwrapper with very slight age-toning. One of 3200 copies. A crisp copy. The Viking Press unknown books
1954rif. 30293New York: Viking 1954. First edition. Yellow cloth fine copy in lightly used price-clipped dust jacket. Viking unknown books
1941rif. 0184New York: The Viking Press 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto. Life in a Mexican Village with photographs from the motion picture directed by Herbert Kline. 143pp. Bound in beige pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in green top edge green; a clean bright copy in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with light chipping to head and top right corner. In all a very good copy. The Viking Press hardcover books
1945rif. TB33002New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition. First Printing Fine in tan cloth covered boards with an illustrated paper label on the front board gilt on blue title block on the spine and end papers illustrated with running horses. The edges of the text block are stained dark blue. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 3/8 inches Issued without a dust jacket however the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with its paper label in place which shows hints of rubbing at the upper and lower edges. There is a very faint dampness stain to the top edge of the slipcase and to the upper side of the rear panel. The contents of the book are fine. 131 pages of text followed by a page of other books by Steinbeck. Illustrated from color paintings by Wesley Dennis. A very handsome very collectable copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Goldstone & Payne A9c The Viking Press hardcover books
1961rif. 24621New York: The Viking Press 1961. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 8vo. Blue cloth spine blocked in black and silver. Trace of fading to the top edge of the boards pencil gift inscription on the front free endpaper else a very good copy. The dustwrapper is price-clipped. It has light rubbing at the edges and fold and some creasing at the very tip of the spine else very good. . The Viking Press hardcover books
1961rif. 1370961New York: The Viking Press 1961. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 281 pages. In Very Good minus condition with poor dust jacket. Blue pictorial spine with black and white text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has front flap missing tearing to spine edges chipping to corners on rear cover and mild edgewear and shelf wear. Boards have mild edgewear. Text block has toning to endpapers and pastedowns foxing on some pages and previous owner's name on front endpaper. "First published by in 1961 by the Viking Press" on copyright page. Head edge of text block dyed blue. Shelved under Display Table #2. 1370961. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
1947rif. 58576NY: Viking Press 1947. First Edition. Goldstein A4b. One of 4000 copies printed. Tall 8vo. gray cloth. stamped in black with paper illustration tipped to front cover; 213 pages. With 17 Paintings By Peggy Worthington. Very Good contents & text clean & tight; two very tiny smudges front cover small bookplate on front pastedown; few short tears little chipping head of spine; $6.00 price on front flap d/j. Viking Press unknown books
1938rif. 1331410New York: Viking Press 1938. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine cream with brown print; Boards in protective plastic cover boards quarter bound with cream cloth to spine and brown cloth to boards mild wear to corners and spine caps slight soiling to spine cloth else clean and strong; Text block has brown-tinted top edge penciled price on bottom edge name labels and pencil notation on front flyleaf tanning to endpapers pencil notation on title page verso and contents page clean text; 303 pages. 1331410. FP New Rockville Stock. Viking Press hardcover books
1991rif. Biblio6607A Fine prospectus prepared for and sent to the Press' regular customers in wraps about 8 by 10 inches. The written prospectus is bound in burgundy wraps with a cover printed on handmade paper with silk stitched binding. Text on heavy rough-cut stock includes illustrations by Karin Wikstrom and is four pages long. Laid in are: a two page letter dated October 18 1991 and signed by the Press' owners Carolyn and James Robertson; an order form with return envelope; and a color photograph of the soon to be released book. Very unusual item. Yolla Bolly Press paperback
rif. 0613738071.Glibrary. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
rif. 0756992249.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1935rif. 04406SUMMER TIME ENDS Bobbs-Merrill 1935 first edition just about fine in vg second issue dust-wrapper which contains an over 250 word wrap-around dust-wrapper blurb by John Steinbeck who here feels that this marvelous experimental novel was sadly misunderstood by the critics. Scarce. Bobbs Merrill unknown
1935rif. 04406SUMMER TIME ENDS Bobbs-Merrill 1935 first edition just about fine in vg second issue dust-wrapper which contains an over 250 word wrap-around dust-wrapper blurb by John Steinbeck who here feels that this marvelous experimental novel was sadly misunderstood by the critics. Scarce. Bobbs Merrill unknown books
1954rif. 08772SWEET THURSDAY Viking 1954 first edition hint of foxing to the fore edge else fine in just about fine dust-wrapper with foxing to inner spine panel with no bleed through. Viking Press unknown
1954rif. 08772SWEET THURSDAY Viking 1954 first edition hint of foxing to the fore edge else fine in just about fine dust-wrapper with foxing to inner spine panel with no bleed through. Viking Press unknown books
1988rif. Q-087805359xUniv Pr of Mississippi 1988-11-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Univ Pr of Mississippi hardcover
1939rif. 377342US: Viking 1939. Viking 1939 6th Printing Very Good/ NO DUST JACKET. Light wear to light-brown illustrated cloth. Solid structure. Front end paper with one side of musical score missing end paper and full score complete in back. Tight lightly tanned pages. 46193 pages. HEAVY ITEM 1.76 Pounds. Size: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 inches. 6th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. No Exp. Viking Hardcover
