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1939ref. 2512170009Viking 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Twelfth Printing March 1940. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket edge. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. 619 p. 21 cm. "The Grapes of Wrath the best-known novel by John Steinbeck was published in 1939. It evokes the harshness of the Great Depression and arouses sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers. The book came to be regarded as an American classic. The narrative which traces the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California and their subsequent hardships is interspersed with prose-poem interludes that explain the wider circumstances of the world with which the protagonists contend. Viking hardcover
1971ref. Q-0911858083Paul P Appel Pub 1971. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Paul P Appel Pub hardcover
1945ref. 84926New York: Viking Press 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Lightly bumped on spine and corners.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Viking Press hardcover
1948ref. 006195Viking Press. Publishers boards soiling. Illustrated with photos by Robert Capa. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1948. Viking Press hardcover
1948ref. 006770New York: Viking 1948. 220pp/illus. This book features the writing of John Steinbeck with 70 photographs by Robert Capa. Accompanied by one of the world's most famous photographers Steinbeck met the Russian people face to face. Book is informal and without political bias - he tells us how they live and what they think. First edition in the rare binding with grayish-green cloth and light grayish brown spine. Clean and bright. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Capa Robert. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Viking hardcover
1950ref. TO-2026-142Viking 1950. First edition DJ VG. STEINBECK John. Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. New York: The Viking Press 1950. 8vo. 159 1 pp. Original gray cloth lettered in red with publisher's orange top stain in the original unclipped first-issue dust jacket in yellow gray and orange priced $2.50 on the front flap. Dedicated to Elaine — Elaine Anderson Scott whom Steinbeck married weeks after the play closed. In its original first-issue jacket with characteristic fade across the bottom of the front panel and along the spine the orange softened toward cream; light chipping at the spine head and top edge. Four characters move through three settings — a circus a farm and a ship — replaying a single domestic story: a husband's longing for a child and his wife's secret to give him one. SKU TO-2026-142 Viking hardcover
1945ref. 003269New York: The Viking Press 1945. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5. Yellow cloth blue text on spine and blue lined front panel top edge dyed blue. 208 pp. plus ' also by John Steinbeck ' with last entry " Sea of Cortez '. Gift inscription ffep dated Aug. 19/45. Book has light board soiling interior text block foxing. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 203269. The Viking Press hardcover
ref. BN86493Laaber-Verlag Laaber. Das Beethoven-Handbuch Band. 2: Beethovens Klavierwerke.Herausgegeben von Hartmut Hein und Wolfgang Steinbeck. Laaber-Verlag, Laaber unknown
1945ref. 894F24New York: The Viking Press 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". Wesley Dennis. The first illustrated edition of John Steinbeck's episodic novella about life on a California Ranch illustrated by Wesley Dennis. The first printing of the first trade edition of the first illustrated edition of this work. The novella had first appeared in 1937.With numerous full page and vignette illustrations by American illustrator Wesley Dennis who is best known for this work and for his illustrated edition of Anna Sewell's 'Black Beauty'. With beautifully illustrated endpapers by Dennis also.This episodic novella by the author of 'East of Eden' and 'The Grapes of Wrath' is arranged as four tales; The Gift The Great Mountains The Promise and The Leader of the People. In the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial paper onlay to front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Light handling marks to pictorial onlay. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed The Viking Press hardcover
1948ref. 1476183139496First UK edition first impression. Originally published in the US the previous year. Original blue cloth. Edges toned and slightly spotted. Light marking to boards with tape marks to front and rear endpapers and paste-downs otherwise very good in the original price-clipped dust jacket with chipping to head and foot of spine tape marks to flaps soft crease to corner of rear flap with some general edge wear and a few small tears to edges. A rare edition. Heinemann hardcover
1948ref. 1476183139497First UK edition first impression. Originally published in the US the previous year. Original blue cloth. Edges toned and slightly spotted. Light marking to boards with tape marks to front and rear endpapers and paste-downs otherwise very good in the original price-clipped dust jacket with chipping to head and foot of spine tape marks to flaps soft crease to corner of rear flap with some general edge wear and a few small tears to edges. A rare edition. Heinemann hardcover
1935ref. 8831New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1935. 1st Edition /6th Imp. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. GANNETT Ruth Illus. 1st Edition / 6th Impression. DESCRIPTION: Brown cloth with thin blue band to upper boards. Blue titles to spine. Blue upper text block edge. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to sharp corners edges and lightly pushed spine ends. Toned spine cloth with spotting to cloth. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Toned endpapers with heavily toned patches to front and rear endpaper gutters. Very lightly toned pages with very occasional spots or mark to page margins. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 316. Size: 8vo 19.5cm by 13cm. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover
1988ref. 29345np: Rosi - Verlag & Sirenen 1988. First edition. 20 x 26 inches spiral-bound into boards. Fine. This work is comprised of conceptual drawings by Moritz one section printed in full color on both sides pulls out to 85 inches apparently for hanging from the ceiling and viewing from two sides. Opens with a foreword from Steinbeck's TORTILLA FLAT printed in English Dutch German and French. An unusual presentation by this Dutch artist. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Moritz. (np): Rosi - Verlag & Sirenen, hardcover
1988ref. 29345np: Rosi - Verlag & Sirenen 1988. First edition. 20 x 26 inches spiral-bound into boards. Fine. This work is comprised of conceptual drawings by Moritz one section printed in full color on both sides pulls out to 85 inches apparently for hanging from the ceiling and viewing from two sides. Opens with a foreword from Steinbeck's TORTILLA FLAT printed in English Dutch German and French. An unusual presentation by this Dutch artist. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Moritz. (np): Rosi - Verlag & Sirenen, hardcover books
ref. 16-5569New York: Martin Beck Theatre1942. Gouache in red on tracing paper on board.'Peignot style lettering.' 22 x 14.5 inches sheet size."Free men cannot start a war but once it is started they can fight on in defeat. Herd men followers of a leader cannot do that and so it is always the herd men who win battles and the free men who win wars.”― John Steinbeck The Moon Is Down.The Moon is Down was John Steinbeck's second attempt at writing a novel in play form Of Mice and Men was his first. It was composed while on assignment from the Foreign Information Service a division of the Office of Strategic Services charged with combating Nazi propaganda. His original story depicting a small American town invaded by enemy troops was rejected by the FIS who feared that it might demoralize the civilian public. In his revised manuscript published by Viking in 1942 Steinbeck kept the same plot but set it in an unnamed Scandinavian town rather than the United States. Despite mixed critical reception the book was a remarkable public success outselling The Grapes of Wrath two-to-one in pre-publication; it would eventually pass through 76 editions. Shortly after publication the producer Oscar Serlin purchased the dramatic rights to The Moon is Down Herman Shumlin initially bought them but passed them on saying he “did not care for The Moon is Down’s politics.” Serlin known for his production of “Life with Father” accepted the challenge believing Steinbeck’s play would attract a large audience. “The Moon is Down” premiered on Broadway in April 1942 starring Otto Kruger as Colonel Lanser and Ralph Morgan as Mayor Orden. Like the novel before it the play was publicly adored but critically lambasted. Life magazine reported that it was “trumpeted louder than any literary event of the season” while the critical consensus was that “Steinbeck was too easy on the Germans too optimistic about the ultimate victory of the Allies and ultimately too moralistic." Despite its initial Broadway run lasting only nine weeks the play was immensely successful on the road and abroad especially in London and Stockholm. Rather surprisingly it was nominated for Best Play by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle and placed second.Provenance: From the estate of producer Oscar Serlin. New York: Martin Beck Theatre,1942 unknown
1936ref. 55583Del Monte CA: Hotel Del Monte 1936. First edition. Recipes compiled by Cerwin; illustrations by Whitman. Recipes includes "Poetic License" from Jeffers onions baked in cream of mushroom soup; "Something to Remember" from Sherwood Anderson cured ham simmered in milk; "Tortilla Flat" from Steinbeck vinegar soaked beef in tomato sauce with cream; an "imaginary" macaroni-and-cheese dish from Fannie Hurst; "Is a Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose" from Gertrude Stein acacia flower fritters; et al. Also includes recipes from various famous hotels including the Del Monte. Interesting read for the recipes provided by authors actors illustrators explorers etc. and for the comments by those declining the offer to contribute. Stapled white paperwraps printed in various colors on front only measuring approximately 6.25 x 7.75"; text on various color papers. Very good with covers lightly soiled few tiny tears and slight crimping to over-hanging edges. Hotel Del Monte unknown
1984ref. 110284Yolla Bolly Press 1984. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Karin Wikstrom. #104/250cc signed by illustrator Karin Wikstrom and Wallace Stegner who wrote the afterword. Flyleafs from each end a bit creased on the edges. In slipcase. Yolla Bolly Press hardcover
1941ref. 015871The Viking Press 1941. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket $2.50 On Flap.First Edition May 1941. An Immaculate Copy. Rare In This Condition. Beautiful Copy. The Viking Press Hardcover
1938ref. 010611Viking 1938. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy in a Near Fine Price Clipped Jacket. Reinforced Inside. First Edition. Nice Copy. Viking Hardcover
1947ref. 51350Viking Press 1947. 1st. hardcover. VERY GOOD. Near Fine book in Good Plus unclipped jacket. Reddish brown cover pen drawing of Mexican family of three on front cover spine has black oval title band with gold lettering and two circles stated "Published in the Viking Press in December 1947" and "Second printing before publication" drawings by Orozco. 2.00 dust jacket with back cover photo of author facing spine of book. CONDITION. Cover almost like new--has slightest loss of color at extremeties top of spine very lightly bumped small faint dampstain at upper left corner of front cover 1.7"X1.0". Page edges lightly foxed endpapers moderately tanned. No marks or writing. Dust jacket spine slightly tanned moderate edgewear a 0.2"x0.4" chip missing from upper edge of back cover small 0.3"x0.1" gouge in spine over the "n" in "Steinbeck". Jacket now protected in clear mylar cover. Photos available on request. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. Viking Press, hardcover
1945ref. BL-001459New York: Viking Press 1945. 131 pp. Approximately 6 3/4 x 9 3/4". Cardboard slip case with paste-down label slight crack on top edge otherwise is in near fine condition; Grey/green cloth over boards with laid down color vignette on front cover illustrated endpapers all edged dyed blue slight foxing to book and label otherwise in near fine condition. Goldstone and Payne A9c variant 2 - printed by Rogers-Kellopgg-Stillson in a tan slipcase.This is the first illustrated edition of 4 stories that were partially published in magazines in 1933 - 1936. The main character of each story is Jody Tiflin a boy living on his father's ranch in California. Eleven beautiful watercolor illustrations by Wesley Dennis are throughout and also on the endpapers. Viking Press hardcover
1945ref. BL-001458New York: Viking Press 1945. 131 pp. Approximately 6 3/4 x 9 3/4". Cardboard slip case with paste-down label slight water stains on bottom edge otherwise is in near fine condition; Grey/green cloth over boards with laid down color vignette on front cover illustrated endpapers all edges dyed blue in fine condition. Goldstone and Payne A9c variant 1 - printed by the Zeese-Wilkinson Company but in a beige slipcase instead of a blue slipcase.This is the first illustrated edition of 4 stories that were partially published in magazines in 1933 - 1936. The main character of each story is Jody Tiflin a boy living on his father's ranch in California. Eleven beautiful watercolor illustrations by Wesley Dennis are throughtout and also on the endpapers. Viking Press hardcover
1945ref. 014568New York New York U.S.A.: The Viking Press 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. F/none used hc 131 pages. Beige cloth with gilt lettering on a blue panel to the spine; a color pictorial of a horse pasted to the front board surrounded by a broad blue frame; and with a single-rule blue border on the front board. Edges of the leaves are stained blue. Pictorial end papers. Illustrated throughout with water colors by Wesley Dennis. Interior pages clean unmarked; one page has slight wrinkling. A fine copy in a good tan board slipcase with an illustrated title label mounted to the front panel. Slip case has frayed edges at corners and a blue spot on lower. Printed by Zeese-Wilkinson Co. and bound by H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company. The Viking Press hardcover
1947ref. BL-002513New York: Viking Press 1947. 312 pp. Approximately 5 1/2 x 8 1/4". Pictorial jacket is in very good condition with some wear slight chipping of the spine tape repairs to the inside of the jacket original price of $2.75 intact. Dark reddish-orange cloth over boards with crisp lettering on cover and spine blindstamp on front cover a lighter shade then the rest of the binding top is not stained green and there is no book club dot so likely some variant of first printing slight edge wear to covers especially along the bottom edges stained on the upper page edge corners otherwise in very good condition. Goldstone & Payne A23a Originally thought to be one of Steinbeck's weaker novels it was actually financially successful. The interesting thing about it is that no one single character in the book dominates. Rather the viewpoint shifts from one character to another quite frequently with access to the character's thoughts through an internal monologue. Adapted to film in 1957 to some success at the box office it starred Jayne Mansfield Joan Collins Dan Dailey and Rick Jason Viking Press hardcover
1941ref. 015871The Viking Press 1941. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket $2.50 On Flap.First Edition May 1941. An Immaculate Copy. Rare In This Condition. Beautiful Copy. The Viking Press Hardcover books
