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1962ref. 28024New York: Viking. Near Fine. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. A very attractive Special Limited edition of 3200 copies/first printing in nearly fine condition with some soiling and staining to the front and rear cover; Steinbeck's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature on Dec. 10 1962 in Stockholm in which he chastizes Mankind for his assumption of God-like power warns of the responsibilities thereof and praises literature as the mode of communication best suited for peaceful solutions ; 8vo . Viking unknown
1986ref. TO-2026-035Opuscula Press 1986. First separate printing limited #28/300. STEINBECK John. Always Something to Do in Salinas. LIMITED EDITION ONE OF 300 — THIS COPY #28. Bradenton Florida: Opuscula Press 1986. First separate printing in book form limited to 300 hand-bound numbered copies this being copy #28. Octavo. 19 pp. Frontispiece photographic portrait of Steinbeck by Paul Farber. Edited and introduced by Robert F. Hanson September 1986. Dark brown buckram spine over brown cloth boards with a cream paper title label to the front cover; without dust jacket as issued. ISBN 0-912109-10-6. Goldstone & Payne C120 for the 1955 Holiday original. A fine copy. The first separate book-form appearance of Steinbeck's Holiday magazine essay on his birthplace published in June 1955 as part of the magazine's series in which American writers reflected on the towns of their childhood. Steinbeck had finished East of Eden three years earlier and the essay carries the same complicated feeling for Salinas that runs through the novel — fond exact and unsparing at once. He summons the Salinas of his own boyhood in the 1900s and 1910s and traces the town forward into the post-war agricultural city. Opuscula Press a small Florida imprint that reissued fugitive Steinbeck material produced this hand-bound edition "as a service to Steinbeck collectors." It remains one of the more attractive small-press Steinbeck productions uncommon on the market and sought by collectors building deep California shelves. SKU TO-2026-035 Opuscula Press hardcover
1950ref. 277811New York: Viking 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with typical sunning to the orange portion of the spine and touch of wear at the crown. Viking hardcover
1950ref. 22969New York:: The Viking Press 1950. First edition. pubisher's cloth in dust jacket. A very fine copy in a bright unchipped jacket with the very slightest of dust-soiling to the rear panel. 12mo. The Viking Press, hardcover
1945ref. 590301945. STEINBECK John. Cannery Row. Original cloth non-priceclipped dust jacket. New York: The Viking Press 1945. First edition. Goldstone and Payne A22.b. Spine panel of jacket slightly sun-darkened minor wear to ends of spine panel and to corners else near fine. unknown
ref. 06574New York: The Viking Press 1945. Advance Issue in Original Wrappers A Pre-Publication Steinbeck of Uncommon Survival STEINBECK John. Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press 1945. Advance copy preceding the first edition. Octavo 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm. vi 208 1 advertisements 1 blank pp. Publisher's original blue printed wrappers front cover lettered in black. Housed in the original acetate jacket. Spine very slightly darkened minor wear at top of spine otherwise an exceptionally well-preserved near fine copy. A scarce and desirable advance issue of one of Steinbeck's most beloved Monterey novels issued in fragile paper wrappers for pre-publication distribution. Copies retaining the original acetate jacket are particularly uncommon as these ephemeral coverings were seldom preserved. Cannery Row stands among Steinbeck's most warmly regarded works - a loosely structured episodic portrait of life along the Monterey waterfront populated by a cast of unforgettable characters including Doc Mack and the boys. Blending humor pathos and philosophical reflection the novel captures both the camaraderie and quiet desperation of its Depression-era milieu. Advance copies of this title are rare in commerce especially in such superior condition and are keenly sought by collectors for their immediacy to publication and inherent fragility. Goldstone & Payne A16 advance issue in wrappers. New York: The Viking Press, 1945 unknown
1936ref. 431536New York: Covici Friede 1936. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second edition. Blue cloth gilt. Fine in fine dustwrapper with slightest toning on rear panel. An exceptional copy reissued to capitalize on the success of the author's later title Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede hardcover
ref. 07946New York 1936: Covici Friede Publishers. Advance Review Copy. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/About Fine. Steinbeck's bibliographer Adrian Goldstone's copy with his bookplate and his notes pencilled on the rear end paper; Third Edition second edition according to Goldstone & Payne in the dark blue cloth; also a pencilled note on front pastedown by John Payne Goldstone's collaborator: "Adrian had 3 copies of this book. He kept 1; gave one to UT; & gave me this copy. Feb. 1972." Near fine dust jacket with author of "Of Mice and Men" on front panel. Publisher's slip laid in. Housed in a handsome maroon cloth covered slipcase. Covici, Friede Publishers unknown
1942ref. 003281Brussels: Kogge 1942. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First French Edition. Definitive French text by Albert Debaty. Large paper edition limited to 275 copies this being number 210. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Hardcover maroon boards lettered in gilt curved to match the text block. Map in color between pages 136 and 137. 704 pages in total. Book has never been read. The binding string would have to be cut to open the large format pages. A beautiful copy of a very scarce publication. Issued without a dustjacket. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Kogge hardcover
1964ref. 603863New York City: Privately Printed 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarter leather & decorated paper boards. Wear on the board edges thus very good. One of 200 copies "not for sale." A eulogy for John Emery consisting of 4pp. of text 2pp. by Zachary Scott & 2pp. by Steinbeck plus a portrait photo. illustration. On the title page it reads "as read at the services." followed by a typewritten correction "in New York City November 18 1964" laid down over the original incorrect date. Privately Printed hardcover
1994ref. 003360London: Heinemann 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author's Wife. 1st Edition. First Edition stated with full number line. 536 pages indexed and illustrated. Precedes the US edition. Included is a handwritten note from Elaine Steinbeck on her stationary: "Dear David and Toni Here is the new biog. I hope you like it. It is selling well in great Britain and will come out in the US in Feb. There are several mistakes in this book which have been corrected. And you can see the caption #5 on the photo is not the 11th St. house. These have been corrected. Please don't mention that I've sent this book to the rest of the family. I'll send them copies when it comes out here. All love Elaine Aug.16th My birthday party was a great bash! And a poem in the local paper about "Elaine at 80"!" Notes from Elaine Steinbeck with this much content are quite scarce. Also included is a short typed biographical sketch of Elaine Steinbeck. This was David Heyler's copy who was a close friend of John & Elaine Steinbeck and an avid collector of his work. He was married to Toni Heyler aka Joan who was Mary Steinbeck's John Steinbeck's sister daughter. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Heinemann hardcover
1937ref. 100479New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First edition. Near fine in a price-clipped good or better dustwrapper with some chipping near the bottom of the front flap fold and a large but faint dampstain. An uncommon play adapted by Steinbeck from his own novel. Steinbeck's stage adaptation condenses his novella into a three-act tragedy ideally suited to theatrical presentation. The play's dialogue-driven format strips away narrative contemplation rendering each character's thwarted ambitions through stark unadorned exchanges that intensify the work's central themes: the impossibility of economic independence during the Depression the profound isolation persisting within communal spaces and the brutal incompatibility between human vulnerability and a system demanding complete self-sufficiency. The inexorable march toward Lennie's death demonstrates how certain lives become expendable when they cannot conform to society's demands. Covici-Friede unknown
1937ref. 143012New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First edition of Steinbeck's dramatization of his poignant novel. Octavo original cloth. Very good in a good first issue dust jacket with the publisher's price of $2.00 and loss to the crown of the spine. John Steinbeck began Of Mice and Men as a children’s story. “Although the finished novelette does not seem appropriate for children—that intention was obviously abandoned—the simplicity of its style and the clarity and precision of its imagery may well have been prompted by this original purpose… ” Benson 326. The result is “a sophisticated and artful rendering of the basic conflict between two worlds: between an idealized landscape and the real world with its pain and anguish” Literary History of the American West. "A thriller a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick" The New York Times. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover
1965ref. 000854Moscow: Progress 1965. Hardcover. First edition; 5 x 8; pp. 4 5-255; beige cloth over boards illustrated in brown and black; minor fading and age-toning to spine; very light forward slant to spine; very good to near fine. A beautiful edition of John Steinbeck's classic on his road trip across the United States. Moscow: Progress hardcover
1941ref. 1000099Sea of Cortez A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research with a Scientific Appendix Comprising Materials for a Source Book on the Marine Animals of the Panamic Faunal Province by John Steinbeck and Edward F. Ricketts published in 1941. Hardcover with original jacket. Shelfwear to boards and chipping to jacket especially on the spine of dust jacket. Original owners gift inscription on half title page. hardcover
ref. dola3281New York: Viking Press 1954. First Edition a slightly later issue with unstained top edge & reviews below Steinbeck’s photo portrait on rear dw. 8vo. pp. x 273. tan cloth. A very good copy in price-clipped dw. with minor wear to edges. dola3281 New York: Viking Press, [1954] hardcover
1954ref. 005829Viking Press. First Edition First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover corner chips paper clip impression owners name and date. Original $3.50 price on flap. Stated first published by Viking Press in June 1954. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1954. Viking Press hardcover
1939ref. mon0003166065Viking Press 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.1102 9.1299 6.5709. First edition first printing statement on the copyright page. In facsimile dust jacket. Oatmeal cloth cover shows minor wear foxing on the joints. Pages are clean. Viking Press hardcover
1947ref. 3114876New York: Viking Press. Very Good. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in brick red cloth in '2nd issue' dust jacket with photo portrait of Steinbeck looking to his right printed in sepia tone. Priced $2.00 Jacket would be fine but for a 1 1/2"-inch closed tear at head of front panel with single clear tape mend on interior. Nearly as new copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 122 pages . Viking Press. hardcover
1961ref. 005966Viking Press. Unclipped DJ in archival cover small chip. $4.50 price on the flap. Stated first published in 1961 by the Viking Press Inc. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1961. Viking Press hardcover
1933ref. 223925New York: Covici Friede 1933. First edition second issue. Full beige cloth with green horizontal rule lacking dust jacket. Toned spine small spot to rear panel else fine copy in mylar cover. Goldstone/Payne A3b. Covici Friede unknown
1935ref. 1370959London: William Heinemann 1935. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 268 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in blue cloth with black text on sunned spine. Lacking issued dust jacket. Boards have sunning to spine bumping and rubbing to corners and bending to spine edges. Text block has owner inscription on front endpaper splitting to gutter of page 268 and slight pencil writing on rear pastedown. "First Published 1935" on copyright page. Shelved Case 13. 1370959. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. William Heinemann hardcover
1933ref. 471second issuepages browningbook has been read cover open flattext unmarked covici.friede hardcover
1991ref. 12016Covelo California: The Yolla Bolly Press 1991. Fine. 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. WITHOUT SLIPCASE. Number 67 in an edition of 257 copies signed Karin Wikstrom on the colophon. 169 pp. ; 4to; bound in handmade Japanese paper over boards with burgundy buckram spine and corners. AND A COPY OF MAKING BOOKS IN THE WOODS by James & Carolyn Robertson about Yolla Bolly and the creation of letterpress books. The original treatment by Steinbeck for a proposed 1949 film biography. Lost for over thirty years the manuscript was recovered by The Yolla Bolly Press. Steinbeck's lost book is a stirring account of the life of Emiliano Zapata the martyred hero of the Mexican Revolution. ; Roberston James & Carolyn. Making Books in the Woods. Covelo California: The Yolla Bolly Press 1997. 4to; 10 leaves; printed title on opaque paper endpapers. One thousand copies were printed. The type was set in Bembo by Monotype at M&H Type in San Francisco and by hand at the Press. Illustrated with photographs of the Press taken by Brian Shea and printed by duotone offset lithography. This is one of 750 unsigned copies in Fabriano Ingres wrappers. A description of a distinctive approach to the printing of fine books - in a barn - within the relatively remote confines of Covelo situated in the Round Valley region of California. . The Yolla Bolly Press (1991) hardcover
1950ref. 277811New York: Viking 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with typical sunning to the orange portion of the spine and touch of wear at the crown. Viking hardcover books
