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rif. 000281Covici Friede 1933 Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy hint of spine fade. No dustjacket.First edition second state. Covici Friede, 1933 Hardcover
1945rif. 004625Viking 1945. Book. Very Fine. Cloth in Box. Signed Clipped Signature. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy in a very good box.Couple of tape repairs to box.Rare clipped signature of Steinbeck tape to title page.The trade edition.Nice copy.Extremely Rare Signed. Viking Hardcover books
rif. 000281Covici Friede 1933 Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy hint of spine fade. No dustjacket.First edition second state. Covici Friede, 1933 Hardcover books
1947rif. 114534Boston: D.C. Heath and Company 1947. First edition of Joseph Louis Russo's Present Day Italian from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck with Elaine's ownership signature and marginal notes throughout. In very good condition. Rare and desirable. One of the first female stage managers on Broadway American actress Mary Elaine Steinbeck studied drama at the University of Texas Austin where she met her first husband Zachary Scott. The couple divorced in 1950 and within a week of their divorce Elaine married John Steinbeck on December 28 1950. A powerful force in John's life Elaine accompanied him on his many international trips and the couple remained married until John's death in December 1968. D.C. Heath and Company unknown
1940rif. 94689Overbrook Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1940. 1st Hardback Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; First book edition originally printed as a throwaway leaflet. Limited 350 copies. Excellent book in original glassine that has just a touch of edge wear at the top edge. Book is super clean and nice. . Overbrook Press hardcover
rif. 06580New York: The Viking Press 1950. Experiment in Form - Play and Novel Intertwined A Dramatic Steinbeck Unusual and Underappreciated STEINBECK John. Burning Bright. A Play in Story Form. New York: The Viking Press 1950. First edition. Octavo 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm. 1-8 9-159 1 blank pp. Publisher's gray cloth front cover and spine lettered in red top edge stained red. Original color printed dust jacket spine faded with the lightest rubbing to extremities. A fine copy in an excellent dust jacket. An intriguing hybrid work in which Steinbeck deliberately blurs the boundaries between drama and prose fiction. Conceived for both stage and page Burning Bright presents a symbolic almost mythic narrative centered on themes of masculinity identity and the desire for legacy. Though less commercially successful than his major novels the work represents a bold formal experiment reflecting Steinbeck's continued willingness to challenge conventional narrative structures. Goldstone & Payne A27a. New York: The Viking Press, 1950 unknown
1945rif. 4091New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 7 3/8" x 4 3/4" First Issue January 1945 ADVANCE REVIEW COPY 208pp. 1pp. list of Steinbeck's other works. Bound in blue paper wraps lettered in black; A very good to fine copy and scarce in nice condition. The Viking Press paperback
1929rif. 013923New York: Robert M. McBride & Co. 1929. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/facsimile dust jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 269 pp. A Life of Henry Morgan Buccaneer with Occasional Reference to History. Yellow/mustard colored cloth bound hard cover book shows only lt. wear. O/W no markings not ex-lib. The d/w is provided by Facsimile Dust Jackets L.L. C. and is in fine cond. The book is in a clamshell cloth bound box. Former owner's ink sig. on f.f.e.p. booksellers paper label on rear attached end paper.Feint trace of scotch tape on f.f.e.p. and rear attached end paper. Steinbeck's first book. Robert M. McBride & Co. hardcover
rif. 06583New York: Covici Friede 1937. Steinbeck on Stage - The Dramatic Form of Of Mice and Men First Edition of the 1937 Play STEINBECK John. Of Mice and Men. A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Friede 1937. First edition. Octavo 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm. 2 1-10 11-172 pp. Title-page printed in blue and black. Publisher's original gray linen over boards front cover and spine decorated in red and lettered in black. Some light glue staining to paste-downs as usual. In the original dust jacket printed in blue and gray spine somewhat darkened with wear to extremities. A very good copy in a fair dust jacket. With a striking Art Deco pictorial bookplate of William Rankin on the front free endpaper signed "Artemis" in the plate - a finely executed early twentieth-century design featuring stylized allegorical female figures. Issued in the same year as the novel this dramatic adaptation of Of Mice and Men represents Steinbeck's own reworking of his most enduring early work for the stage. The play opened on Broadway in November 1937 and was an immediate success winning the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. As such this edition occupies a unique place in the Steinbeck canon - bridging fiction and theater at the moment of the author's ascent to major literary prominence. Goldstone & Payne A8a. New York: Covici Friede, 1937 unknown
rif. 06576New York: The Viking Press 1958. Steinbeck as War Correspondent Dispatches from the Front - Human Immediate and Unvarnished STEINBECK John. Once There Was a War. New York: The Viking Press 1958. First edition first issue. Octavo 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 213 x 143 mm. xxii 1-2 3-233 1 blank pp. Publisher's quarter yellow linen over brown boards spine lettered in red. Original color pictorial dust jacket with just the slightest rubbing at the foot of the spine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. A compelling collection of Steinbeck's World War II dispatches originally written for the New York Herald Tribune during his time as a war correspondent in 1943. Eschewing conventional battlefield reportage Steinbeck focuses instead on the daily lives of soldiers - capturing moments of boredom humor fear and quiet endurance with remarkable immediacy and empathy. These pieces drawn from Steinbeck's experiences in England North Africa and Italy reveal a deeply human perspective on war emphasizing the individuality of the common soldier rather than the abstractions of strategy or politics. The result is a work of enduring power - part journalism part literature - standing alongside the finest war writing of the twentieth century. Goldstone & Payne A39a. New York: The Viking Press, 1958 unknown
1951rif. 001735New York: Viking 1951. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. 282 pp. Maroon cloth with gilt titles. Mapped endpapers. "Being the narrative portion of Sea of Cortez the report of the Steinbeck-Ricketts expedition in the Gulf of California." This edition includes the first appearance of "About Ed Ricketts." Light foxing to endpapers top edge a little dusty. Price-clipped jacket has small stains to the flaps and one to the rear panel at the flap fold. In addition there is a strip of discoloration/fading across the word "Log" on the spine due to an old jacket protector. Still better than very good. Ref: Goldstone & Payne. Viking hardcover
rif. 06580New York: The Viking Press 1950. Experiment in Form - Play and Novel Intertwined A Dramatic Steinbeck Unusual and Underappreciated STEINBECK John. Burning Bright. A Play in Story Form. New York: The Viking Press 1950. First edition. Octavo 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm. 1-8 9-159 1 blank pp. Publisher's gray cloth front cover and spine lettered in red top edge stained red. Original color printed dust jacket spine faded with the lightest rubbing to extremities. A fine copy in an excellent dust jacket. An intriguing hybrid work in which Steinbeck deliberately blurs the boundaries between drama and prose fiction. Conceived for both stage and page Burning Bright presents a symbolic almost mythic narrative centered on themes of masculinity identity and the desire for legacy. Though less commercially successful than his major novels the work represents a bold formal experiment reflecting Steinbeck's continued willingness to challenge conventional narrative structures. Goldstone & Payne A27a. New York: The Viking Press, 1950 unknown books
1945rif. 4091New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 7 3/8" x 4 3/4" First Issue January 1945 ADVANCE REVIEW COPY 208pp. 1pp. list of Steinbeck's other works. Bound in blue paper wraps lettered in black; A very good to fine copy and scarce in nice condition. The Viking Press paperback books
rif. 06583New York: Covici Friede 1937. Steinbeck on Stage - The Dramatic Form of Of Mice and Men First Edition of the 1937 Play STEINBECK John. Of Mice and Men. A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Friede 1937. First edition. Octavo 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm. 2 1-10 11-172 pp. Title-page printed in blue and black. Publisher's original gray linen over boards front cover and spine decorated in red and lettered in black. Some light glue staining to paste-downs as usual. In the original dust jacket printed in blue and gray spine somewhat darkened with wear to extremities. A very good copy in a fair dust jacket. With a striking Art Deco pictorial bookplate of William Rankin on the front free endpaper signed "Artemis" in the plate - a finely executed early twentieth-century design featuring stylized allegorical female figures. Issued in the same year as the novel this dramatic adaptation of Of Mice and Men represents Steinbeck's own reworking of his most enduring early work for the stage. The play opened on Broadway in November 1937 and was an immediate success winning the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. As such this edition occupies a unique place in the Steinbeck canon - bridging fiction and theater at the moment of the author's ascent to major literary prominence. Goldstone & Payne A8a. New York: Covici Friede, 1937 unknown books
rif. 06576New York: The Viking Press 1958. Steinbeck as War Correspondent Dispatches from the Front - Human Immediate and Unvarnished STEINBECK John. Once There Was a War. New York: The Viking Press 1958. First edition first issue. Octavo 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 213 x 143 mm. xxii 1-2 3-233 1 blank pp. Publisher's quarter yellow linen over brown boards spine lettered in red. Original color pictorial dust jacket with just the slightest rubbing at the foot of the spine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. A compelling collection of Steinbeck's World War II dispatches originally written for the New York Herald Tribune during his time as a war correspondent in 1943. Eschewing conventional battlefield reportage Steinbeck focuses instead on the daily lives of soldiers - capturing moments of boredom humor fear and quiet endurance with remarkable immediacy and empathy. These pieces drawn from Steinbeck's experiences in England North Africa and Italy reveal a deeply human perspective on war emphasizing the individuality of the common soldier rather than the abstractions of strategy or politics. The result is a work of enduring power - part journalism part literature - standing alongside the finest war writing of the twentieth century. Goldstone & Payne A39a. New York: The Viking Press, 1958 unknown books
1947rif. 1387Budapest: Uj Idök Irodalmi Intézet Rt. Singer és Wolfner kiadása 1947. Second Hungarian edition. In publisher’s half cloth with illustrated front panel. With the illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly chipped small tears at foldings restored at head of the spine otherwise in very good condition. Pages yellowed due to acidic paper apart from that the book is fine condition. With 18 full page illustrations by Lajos Szalay. With 18 full page illustrations by Lajos Szalay. Second Hungarian edition. In publisher’s half cloth with illustrated front panel. With the illustrated dust jacket. 213 3 p. Illustrated Hungarian edition of John Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice and Man with the scarce illustrated dust jacket. Uj Idök Irodalmi Intézet Rt. (Singer és Wolfner) kiadása unknown
1942rif. 109160New York: Viking 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. All four corners clipped. Wear to spine ends and to edges of jacket.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. Viking hardcover
1942rif. 43315New York: Viking Press 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good price clipped dust jacket. All four corners of flaps are clipped. Owner bookplate to FEP. Several chips and tears to jacket. First Published March 1942 as stated. Second issue lacking dot between "talk" and "this" on page112.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Viking Press hardcover
1942rif. 131281New York: Viking 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Few small open tears throughout. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. Viking hardcover
1942rif. 131739New York: Viking 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped. Tape at spine crown. Light shelf wear on front panel. Light rubbing along panel edges. Viking hardcover
1942rif. 167239New York: Viking Press 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped. Light rubbing along panel edges. Viking Press hardcover
19418vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full dark brown crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, cloth from original front board and backstrip mounted on new and separate leaves at front, ribbon marker, in custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published two years after the first edition.
1945rif. 172832New York: Viking Press 1945. First Edition. First Edition. Second issue with canary yellow cloth. One of the author's best-loved works a nostalgic view of the residents of Monterey CA set during the Great Depression. About Fine with a bright navy topstain in a Near Fine lightly toned dust jacket. Viking Press unknown
1945rif. 172832New York: Viking Press 1945. First Edition. First Edition. Second issue with canary yellow cloth. One of the author's best-loved works a nostalgic view of the residents of Monterey CA set during the Great Depression. About Fine with a bright navy topstain in a Near Fine lightly toned dust jacket. Viking Press unknown books
1942rif. 024003New York: The Viking Press 1942. First Edition. Small Octavo. First issue with a period between talk" and "this" on page 112 line 11. There is no printer's imprint on the copyright page. The story begins by surprise a small European coastal town is overrun by an invading army with little resistance. The town is important because it is a port that serves a large coal mine. The captain of the army told the men to mine or their families will not eat. Europe was at war and Steinbeck was particularly disturbed by all the Nazi propaganda. This book was his perspective of propaganda without ever mentioning the country in which it is set or the name of the invading or occupying country. His book was copied and translated into other languages by other countries to pass out to the people. People even made their own copies and passed them around to friends and smuggled into occupied Europe. Evidently if you were caught with this book it was a death sentence. Bound in blue cloth lettered and decorated in blind spine lettered and ruled in silver near fine in very good unclipped pictorial dust jacket rubbed along joints and folds light wear to spine ends. The Viking Press unknown