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rif. ANAIS-0670287385Viking Press. hardcover. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Viking Press hardcover
rif. 16-5565New York: Martin Beck Theatre1942. 2 color letterpress on board. 22 x 14 inches."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
1939rif. 78This is a charming copy of this classic novel. This volume is in nice condition. It's tan boards feature an embossed illustration on all sides. The interior pages are faded but also in beautiful condition. The dust jacket is quite worn and ripped. John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1940 with this novel of the Depression Era dust bowl immigrants to California from Oklahoma. The Viking Press hardcover
1939rif. B5335Toronto: MacMillan c. 1939. Mild wear otherwise the book is in very good condition. . Edition: First Canadian Edition second printing before pub Binding: Original publisher’s illustrated cloth. Text on spine. Top edge dyed blue. Pasted and free endpapers illustrated with the sheet music for “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Notes: The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. Name of previous owner written on front endpaper. Size: 8vo 205x140mm. Category: Book Literature MacMillan hardcover
1939rif. B5334Toronto: MacMillan c. 1939. Mild wear otherwise the book is in very good condition. . Edition: First Canadian Edition second printing before pub Binding: Original publisher’s illustrated cloth. Text on spine. Top edge dyed blue. Pasted and free endpapers illustrated with the sheet music for “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Notes: The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. Name of previous owner written on front endpaper. Size: 8vo 205x140mm. Category: Book Literature MacMillan hardcover
1957rif. BL-002512New York: Viking Press 1957. 188 pp. Approximately 5 1/4 x 8". First Edition first state of dust jacket. Illustrated dust jacket in very good condition with minor edge wear some rubbing publisher's price of $3.00 on the front flap; Strawberry cloth over boards with heraldic blind-stamping yellow spine with red printing but discolored/darkened slightly top stain red pages clean and bright in very good condition. Goldstone & Payne A36a Generally considered as one of Steinbeck's lesser books this book did become popular enough to be a book-of-the-month selection. This is Steinbeck's only work of political satire and tells the story of an amateur astronomer Pippin who is proclaimed King of France. He spends most of his time trying to avoid any responsibilities and deal with hangers-on with inherited money. Much of the satire is clearly relatable to today's people and politics as well Viking Press hardcover
1961rif. B6468New York: The Viking Press. 1961. In very good condition. . Binding: contemporary light grey speckled paper over board title in black ink on flat spine edges uncut. Lacks dust jacket. Notes: Winter of Our Discontent is John Steinbeck's last novel published in 1961. The title comes from the first two lines of William Shakespeare's Richard III: "Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York". The story concerns mainly Ethan Allen Hawley a former member of Long Island's aristocratic class. Ethan's late father lost the family fortune and thus Ethan works as a grocery store clerk. His wife Mary and their children resent their mediocre social and economic status and do not value the honesty and integrity that Ethan struggles to maintain amidst a corrupt society. These external factors and his own psychological turmoil lead Ethan to try to overcome his inherent integrity in order to reclaim his former status and wealth. John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. 1902 – 1968 was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception.” He has been called "a giant of American letters" and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature. Size: Quarto Category: Book Literature The Viking Press. unknown
1948rif. 11502351948. FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET TOP EDGE TINTED BLUE ILLUSTRATED 220 pages. Note: There are four different bindings that were published but no priority. Our copy is a true First Edition --- Copyright page notes "Published by the Viking Press in April 1948" with no additional printings noted. Dustjacket has $2.50 price on flap. Hardcover green color; light brown quarter on spine: Overall Fine condition. Dustjacket: Chips to extremities of spine panel long tear along fold of spine hint of age wear overall Good. A Russian Journal is John Steinbeck's eyewitness account of his 1947 trip through the Soviet Union with photographer Robert Capa. The book is not a novel but a travel narrative documenting what the two men saw heard and experienced in everyday Soviet life just after World War II. A fascinating and intelligent account by Steinbeck. Very collectible book. 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. Viking Press hardcover
1936rif. 1370951New York: Covici Friede 1936. Second Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 269 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Brown and blue pictorial spine with black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has sunning to spine and light chipping to corners and spine edges. Price clipped. Boards have mild edgewear. Textblock has toning to endpapers and pastedowns gray mark on tail edge and wear to dye on head edge. Head edge of textblock dyed black. Correct dust jacket with no mention of publisher and "Author of 'Of Mice and Men'" on front cover. Shelved Case 13. 1370951. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Covici Friede hardcover
rif. 554943Kobenhaven: Gyldendalske Boghandel 1939. Softcover. Very Good. First Danish edition of Tortilla Flat. Illustrated self-wrappers. Spine toned a couple of tiny spots on front panel front hinge neatly restored very good or a bit better. Gyldendalske Boghandel unknown
1940rif. 15353London: William Heinemann Ltd 1940. Hardcover. Very Good bound in full cloth with a Good dust jacket. A few chips tears and creases to jacket fading to jacket color some repair to jacket from jacket interior appears to be acid-free tape repair. Small location and date penned to front end page. Foxing. No writing to text binding strong. Small 8vo 7 1/2"h x 5"w. Uncommon "Cheap Edition" in jacket. William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
1940rif. S1370USA : VIKING 1940. 1ST EDITION. HARDCOVER. NEAR FINE/NO JACKET. USA : VIKING 1940. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/NO JACKET. USA : VIKING 1940. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/NO JACKET. USA : VIKING 1940. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/NO JACKET. USA : VIKING 1940. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/NO JACKET. The Viking Press New York 1940. Cloth. Book Condition: NEAR FINE. No Jacket. Eleventh Printing. Beige boards with black line drawing of sharecroppers approaching the mountains on the front cover and black titles on the spine show soiling and rubbing. The hinges and spine are secure showing a slight roll. "Battle Hymm of the republic" endpapers. Unmarked mylar cover not remaindered or book club or library exceptional copy for the collector. 11th PRINTING VIKING hardcover
1938rif. 58579NY: Viking Press 1938. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A11a. Steinbeck's first collection of short stories. 8vo. two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 303 pages. Very Good contents clean & tight; spotty light discoloration covers & ink name dated 1938 on front pastedown; bit of darkening spine; little wear & rubbing one-inch tear base of spine repaired internally with clear archival tape; minor tanning spine; price-clipped d/j. Viking Press unknown
1942rif. 13302New York: The Viking Press 1942. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck in first state dust jacket. Octavo 188pp. Blue cloth title stamped in silver on spine title stamped in blind on front cover. Lacking the "First Published" statement on copyright page signifying second printing. Top edge dyed blue. Solid text block dampstain to top edge of text block light wear to corners. In the publisher's first state dust jacket in very good condition $2.00 retail price on front flap light toning to spine and top edge closed tear along front edge of spine. With bright illustrations vibrant colors and untrimmed corners. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Goldstone & Payne A16. An important work by John Steinbeck this novel tells the story of the military occupation of a Northern European town by an unknown militant government. A timely work first published in 1942 at the height of World War II. The Viking Press unknown
1942rif. B4752New York: The Viking Press c. 1942. Very good condition. . Binding: Full contemporary blue publisher’s cloth with tooled title on upper board. Flat spine with silver title. Original dust jacket included. Notes: The Moon is Down is a novel by Steinbeck that tells the story of a military occupation of a small town in Northern Europe by the army of an unnamed nation at war with England and Russia. Widely published and translated it was the best known work of US literature in the Soviet Union for a period of time. Size: 8vo. 187x119mm. Category: Book Modern; Book Literature The Viking Press hardcover
1945rif. 008981NY: Viking. First edition first illustrated edition. Variant 2 printed by Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson bound by Kingsport Press Goldstone & Payne. Published without dust jacket. Published NY: Viking 1945 first printing. 8vo. 131pp. with color illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Gray cloth with gilt spine titles set in dark blue block blue cover panels with pictorial inset of pony all edges tinted dark blue illustrated endpapers. Small splash stain on front edge of front cover name in small hand on front fly leaf else fine. A brilliant copy. Lacking the slip case. . Near Fine. Hard. 1st. 1945. Viking unknown
1947rif. 12991New York: Viking 1947. Book. Illus. by Peggy Worthington. Very Good . Cloth. First Edition. 7" x 9 1/2". First illustrated edition with colour reproductions of paintings by Peggy Worthington. Some damp spotting to blue top edge of pages spot of soiling to out edge of pages and a slight lean to the copy. Dust jacket price clipped with wear to the extremities including a small chip at top edge of front panel and head of spine spot of soiling to rear panel and a light blue line of ink to front panel. Viking Hardcover
1936rif. 1370951New York: Covici Friede 1936. Second Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 269 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Brown and blue pictorial spine with black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has sunning to spine and light chipping to corners and spine edges. Price clipped. Boards have mild edgewear. Textblock has toning to endpapers and pastedowns gray mark on tail edge and wear to dye on head edge. Head edge of textblock dyed black. Correct dust jacket with no mention of publisher and "Author of 'Of Mice and Men'" on front cover. Shelved Case 13. 1370951. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Covici Friede hardcover books
rif. 554943Kobenhaven: Gyldendalske Boghandel 1939. Softcover. Very Good. First Danish edition of Tortilla Flat. Illustrated self-wrappers. Spine toned a couple of tiny spots on front panel front hinge neatly restored very good or a bit better. Gyldendalske Boghandel unknown books
1938rif. 58579NY: Viking Press 1938. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A11a. Steinbeck's first collection of short stories. 8vo. two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 303 pages. Very Good contents clean & tight; spotty light discoloration covers & ink name dated 1938 on front pastedown; bit of darkening spine; little wear & rubbing one-inch tear base of spine repaired internally with clear archival tape; minor tanning spine; price-clipped d/j. Viking Press unknown books
1942rif. 13302New York: The Viking Press 1942. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck in first state dust jacket. Octavo 188pp. Blue cloth title stamped in silver on spine title stamped in blind on front cover. Lacking the "First Published" statement on copyright page signifying second printing. Top edge dyed blue. Solid text block dampstain to top edge of text block light wear to corners. In the publisher's first state dust jacket in very good condition $2.00 retail price on front flap light toning to spine and top edge closed tear along front edge of spine. With bright illustrations vibrant colors and untrimmed corners. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Goldstone & Payne A16. An important work by John Steinbeck this novel tells the story of the military occupation of a Northern European town by an unknown militant government. A timely work first published in 1942 at the height of World War II. The Viking Press unknown books
1973rif. 217584New York: Viking 1973. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Jose Clemente Orozco. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Facsimile. Viking hardcover
1947rif. 303995New York: The Viking Press 1947. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Closed tears on front panel top and bottom edges. Open tears on spine crown and heel. Shelfwear on spine. The Viking Press hardcover
2002rif. BN427644Laaber Verlag 2002. 2002. Die Symphonie im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert; Teil 2. Stationen der Symphonik seit 1900. Handbuch der musikalischen Gattungen Band 3.2 Die Symphonie im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert; Teil 2. Stationen der Symphonik seit 1900. Handbuch der musikalischen Gattungen Band 3.2 Steinbeck Wolfram und Christoph von Blumröder Laaber Verlag unknown
1943rif. feb1111601943: First Slovenian Edition of The Grapes of Wrath in 2 Volumes Sadovi jeze Used. For more details please contact me Plug
