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Of Mice and Men

1937réf. 3871February 1937 Covici Friede first edition third printing. Printed by J.J. Little and Ives. Extremely uncommon as a later Little and Ives printing. The first printing of this book January 1937 is documented in the three major Steinbeck bibliographies Goldstone Harmon and Holmes. All three of these bibliographies state that following the first printing done by J.J. Little and Ives subsequent printings were done by The Haddon Craftstmen with the page 9 and page 88 first edition points corrected. None of the three bibliographies identify a later printing done by Little and Ives. The first printing of the book Jan 1937 had a small print run of 2500 copies. Publisher Covici was surprised by the initial demand for the book as Steinbeck's prior books had a limited audience. Covici was on shaky financial footing as a publisher pretty much from the start of the business in 1928 until it's liquidation in 1938. By 1935 the firm was in financial straits owing money to several creditors. The largest creditor was printer J.J. Little and Ives. Colonel Arthur Little owner of that company held notes on much of Covici's debt and reportedly was impatient with Covici's failure to pay. Finally in 1938 Colonel Little called in the notes forcing the liquidation of Covici's publishing company see pages 14-16 Steinbeck and Covici by Thomas Fensch. Without documentation the following paragraph is mostly conjecture. Due to the unexpected high demand for Of Mice and Men in January 1937 Covici may have gone back to Colonel Little to negotiate additional print runs. Colonel Little was likely at the end of his patience with Covici. The evidence suggests Colonel Little agreed to two added print runs of very limited size and that Covici had to turn to a different printing company to fill orders for the book. The irony of course is that in the Spring of 1937 Of Mice and Men became a major best seller but by that time Little and Ives is out of the picture. To reiterate there is no documentation of any later Little and Ives printings in all three Steinbeck bibliographies. As of my preparation of this listing two other "later" Little and Ives listings can be found online which corroborates that a small number were produced. As to the copy being offered condition of the book is Very Good Plus with sound binding complete and unmarked inside pages. The page 9 and page 88 first edition points are corrected in this later printing. The main condition issue with this copy: the prior owner's name and City of residence San Francisco is written in ink on the front free endpaper. The interior of the book and exterior boards are clean and bright. Often early copies of the book show moderate exterior wear with visible soil on the light colored boards and fading or flaking to the red and black titles. That is not so with this copy. Please see the listing photos. Covici Friede hardcover

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Steinbeck, John; Stegner, Wallace (Afterword); Wikstrom, Karin (Illustrations)Biblio.com

Flight; A story

1984réf. 33331142Covelo California: Carolyn and James Robertson The Yolla Bolly Press 1984. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Wikstrom Karin. One of 260 copies folio size 60 pp. signed by Wallace Stegner and Karin Wikstrom. John Steinbeck 1902-1968 considered "a giant of American letters" was best known for his portrayals of families in California often exploring themes of alienation and injustice through "everyman" characters n. b. info from Wikipedia. "Flight" is a short story originally published in the collection "The Long Valley" on the subject of manhood as the protagonist Pepe strives to fill his father's place. While in town he kills a man and must fllee and his subsequent trials reveal that Pepe is not only "trying to live up to the foolish and romantic ideal of manhood common to his kind but is one of the incarnations of Everyman pursuing the ideals that foolish or not. . .in the end give him stature and dignity" per the afterword. Wallace Stegner 1909-1993 provides an afterword for this edition. Stegner was often called "The Dean of Western Writers"; he was a member of the faculty at Stanford University and founded its creative writing program. The Stegner Fellowship program at Stanford was named in his honour and he is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977. In the afterword Stegner analyses the themes and characters in the story in the context of Steinbeck's other work as well as the literary movement at the time. Included in this publication by The Yolla Bolly Press are woodcuts by Swedish artist Karin Wikstrom b. 1959 who has contributed illustrations for several other Press editions including "The Inland Whale" by Theodora Kroeber and "Zapata" by John Steinbeck. Here her prints evoke a pathos for the tragic fate of the characters in their pursuit of dreams and dignity. ___DESCRIPTION: Full natural linen with wrap-around tan illustration of desert landscape white paper spine label with brown lettering fore-edge uncut tan endpapers title page with orange woodcut by Karin Wikstrom six colour woodcuts by Wikstrom tipped in throughout orange woodcuts by Wikstrom throughout; Goudy Modern type folio size 12 1/4" by 10 1.4" pagination: i-vi 1-39 40-42 43-52 53 1 colophon this no. 161 of 250 numbered copies total edition of 260 signed by Wallace Stegner and Karin Wikstrom on the colophon. Loosely laid into the book is a small note from the publisher regarding variation in handmade books. In a slipcase covered with brown paper. ___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the binding tight with solid hinges the interior clean and bright and free of prior owner markings; as new; the laid-in note also fine. The slipcase is fine overall strong and sturdy free of splits or tears clean without wear other than a few very light stray marks on one side. ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually heavy volume and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details. Internationa customers please also note that any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press hardcover