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1957Best.-Nr. 1356Warsawa: Czytelnik 1957. First Polish edition. In publisher’s printed wrappers with the illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket very slightly chipped and tanned on the spine due to acidic paper. Minor damage to the spine at the head. Overall in fine condition. Cover design and text illustrations by Jan Mlodozeniec. Cover design and text illustrations by Jan Mlodozeniec. First Polish edition. In publisher’s printed wrappers with the illustrated dust jacket. 267 1 p. First Polish edition of John Steinbeck’s 1902–1968 early novel Tortilla Flat. The book includes several full page and half page text illustrations by the Polish graphic designer Jan Mlodozenie 1929–2000 one of the most prominent members of the Polish School of Posters whose works are held in the collection of such museums as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Czytelnik unknown
1976Best.-Nr. BN450819Heinemann / Octopus 1976. 1976. Hardcover. The Grapes of Wrath/The Moon Is Down/Cannery Row/East of Eden/Of Mice And Men: Complete & Unabridged The Grapes of Wrath/The Moon Is Down/Cannery Row/East of Eden/Of Mice And Men: Complete & Unabridged John Steinbeck Heinemann / Octopus hardcover
1951Best.-Nr. 017278The Viking Press 1951. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Immaculate Price Clipped Jacket. The Jacket Has an Unfaded Spine. Very Rare In This Condition Without Wear First Edition Beautiful Fresh Copy Of a Difficult Steinbeck Trade Edition. The Viking Press Hardcover
1938Best.-Nr. 016390Simon J. Lubin Society 1938. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. Fine Copy Of This Very Scarce Pamphlet.California's Dust Bowl Migrants. Rare In This Condition First In April This Is May 1938 Printing Beautiful Copy. Simon J. Lubin Society Paperback
1951Best.-Nr. 017278The Viking Press 1951. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Immaculate Price Clipped Jacket. The Jacket Has an Unfaded Spine. Very Rare In This Condition Without Wear First Edition Beautiful Fresh Copy Of a Difficult Steinbeck Trade Edition. The Viking Press Hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 016390Simon J. Lubin Society 1938. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. Fine Copy Of This Very Scarce Pamphlet.California's Dust Bowl Migrants. Rare In This Condition First In April This Is May 1938 Printing Beautiful Copy. Simon J. Lubin Society Paperback books
1938Best.-Nr. 022704New York: The Viking Press 1938. FIRST EDITION first printing. Copyright page states: "First Published in September 1938". Original two toned brown & tan cloth with brown lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is not price clipped "$2.50". Light wear to the extremities of the jacket at the top of the spine and a bit of scuffing on the rear panel. No previous owner's names not exlibrary. Overall an EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD brodart protected dust jacket. First Edition. Full Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. The Viking Press Hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. 34552New York: The Viking Press 1954. First edition. First state with no reviews. 8vo publisher’s original yelllow-green cloth lettered and decorated in red and blue in the original pictorial dustjacket. x 273 pp. A fine copy very fresh and handsome the jacket pleasing and well preserved with only minimal rubbing at the extremities. FIRST EDITION AND A FINE COPY. As in Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row Steinbeck returns to the lives of the Monterey Paisanos. SWEET THURSDAY is “sheer delight heightened for the reader by the presence of a few gently satirical notes--almost as though Steinbeck was poking occasional fun at his characters and himself. Beneath the theme of boisterous humor.are subtle and poignant patterns which will give.a new awareness of why John Steinbeck is.preeminent.among living novelists. The Viking Press hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 882298NewYork: The Viking Press 1961. A superb copy in a pristine dust wrapper with one tiny nick on the top edge. First Edition. Publlisher's Blue Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. The Viking Press, Hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. mon0003166844New York: Covici Friede 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. . First edition with 1935 on the copyright page and The Van Rees Press at the bottom. Oatmeal cloth cover with blue lettering shows minor wear and tanning. In facsimile dust jacket. Pages are clean. New York: Covici Friede hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 012550Cleveland / San Francisco: The Rowfant Club / Grabhorn Press 1943. First edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. No. 147 of only 152 copies. The story first appeared in the August 1941 issue of Harper's Magazine. It appears hear with the addition of a note by Steinbeck printed both in facsimile and type about the origins of the story. Wear to edges light foxing with fading to bottom edge of front board. The Rowfant Club / Grabhorn Press hardcover
1939Best.-Nr. 1694New York: Viking Press 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition 1939 Fifth printing in that year. Decorated cloth hardcover no markings. Very Good condition Viking Press hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 23956New York: Viking Press 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth with beveled edges lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 311 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Limited edition one of 500 copies bound for the friends of the author and the publishers. Original acetate dust wrappers which bears "Limited Edition" in red. Latter is chipped at bottom with slight loss. This title is often regarded as one of his most powerful works and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. The story follows Ethan Allen Hawley a former member of a wealthy family who is now struggling financially and morally. He begins to consider dishonest actions to restore his wealth and status but ultimately faces a crisis of conscience. The novel explores themes of morality corruption and the American Dream. Interior crisp and clean almost as new. Viking Press hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 1278555New York: Covici Friede 1933. First Edition Second Issue. Hardcover. 8vo. 325pp.; VG/VG; spine green and tan with green lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut '$2.50'; dust jacket has slight sunning to spine small chipping to head and tail of spine corners; small rip to middle of upper front edge lower front fore corner; pages slightly age-toned; top edge of text block stained green faded; Steinbeck's third novel; KT consignment. Shelved in Case 13. 1278555. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Covici Friede hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 10120Covelo California: The Yolla Bolly Press 1991. As New. 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 64 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 in publisher's slipcase. With publisher's printed Announcement / Prospectus in original mailing envelope. 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. Fine condition. 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. ; Signed by Authors . The Yolla Bolly Press (1991) hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 23956New York: Viking Press 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth with beveled edges lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 311 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Limited edition one of 500 copies bound for the friends of the author and the publishers. Original acetate dust wrappers which bears "Limited Edition" in red. Latter is chipped at bottom with slight loss. This title is often regarded as one of his most powerful works and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. The story follows Ethan Allen Hawley a former member of a wealthy family who is now struggling financially and morally. He begins to consider dishonest actions to restore his wealth and status but ultimately faces a crisis of conscience. The novel explores themes of morality corruption and the American Dream. Interior crisp and clean almost as new. Viking Press hardcover books
1933Best.-Nr. 1278555New York: Covici Friede 1933. First Edition Second Issue. Hardcover. 8vo. 325pp.; VG/VG; spine green and tan with green lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut '$2.50'; dust jacket has slight sunning to spine small chipping to head and tail of spine corners; small rip to middle of upper front edge lower front fore corner; pages slightly age-toned; top edge of text block stained green faded; Steinbeck's third novel; KT consignment. Shelved in Case 13. 1278555. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Covici Friede hardcover books
1950Best.-Nr. 001676New York: Viking 1950. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition of Burning Bright Steinbeck's attempt at writing what he called a "play-novelette." A very nice copy with barely any wear of fading - near fine in a near fine price-intact jacket. In addition this is a Review Copy with the publisher's slip enclosed. Viking hardcover
1939Best.-Nr. 22886London: Heinemann 1939. A first edition first printing of 'The Grapes of Wrath'. A near fine copy without inscriptions a little browned to the page edges. In a very good clipped wrapper with a little rubbing and wear to the spine tips and corners. A much better copy than usually found. The novel follows the Joad family as they flee the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma and travel to California seeking work and dignity. Along the way they face poverty exploitation and loss yet also moments of solidarity and resilience. Through their journey Steinbeck condemns economic injustice and dehumanising capitalism while celebrating collective strength. The novel combines social protest with intimate family drama becoming a powerful portrait of endurance during the Great Depression. Heinemann unknown
Best.-Nr. 29544London: William Heinemann. 1939. First UK edition first printing. First UK edition first printing. Publisher's original turquoise cloth with gilt titles to the spine in dustwrapper. A near fine copy the binding square and firm the spine tips and board corners lightly rubbed the cloth and gilt fresh. There are three small spots to the bottom edge of the closed text-block and one to the top the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains bright and without loss or tears. Not price clipped 8s 6d on the front flap. A very attractive example. An enduring modern classic Steinbeck's Great American Novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' follows a struggling farming family as they flee the Dust Bowl for California during the Great Depression. It won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was cited by the Nobel committee as one of the factors in their deciding to award Steinbeck with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. The novel was adapted into the 1940 Academy Award winning film of the same name directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: William Heinemann. 1939 hardcover
1962Best.-Nr. 018293New York: The Viking Press 1962. Nice copy in its first printing. Nearly white boards with brown and black lettering to spine and front or top board. That board has faint area of soiling near the fore-edge in small area. Map endpapers bright and fresh. Unmarked tight and square. Light orange topstain still full with no color changes. Price intact jacket $4.95 lightly tanned on spine which is common. Light rubbing to front fold. No tears chips creasing or soiling. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine to Fine/Near Fine to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover
1952Best.-Nr. 015356New York: The Viking Press 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. First printing in first state jacket. Octavo. 602pp. Very good. Lime green boards with red panel and titling to spine stamped brightly in black ink on the front boards. Stated "First published by The Viking Press in September 1952" to copyright page with no further printings indicated. H. Wolff indicated as printer on copyright page. First state error of "bite" instead of "bight" on page 281 3rd line from bottom of text. Lightly shaken front hinge at half title. The half title is also beginning to come loose but holding. Binding is otherwise tight and square. Sharp edges and corners. Minor pushing-in to head and foot of spine. Text is bright and clean with no markings. Light soiling to top of block. Beautifully illustrated first state jacket by Elmer Hader. Price-clipped jacket is vibrant with only slight darkening to spine. Small chip to head of spine jacket affecting the "ck" in Steinbeck. Short complete tear at front of cover jacket near the lower spine joint and some general edgewear with rubbed corners. Black and white photo of Steinbeck to rear panel. Now protected in a removable archival grade Brodart wrap. An attractive copy that presents well. The novel Steinbeck considered his magnum opus. Securely shipped in a well-packed box with tracking. The Viking Press hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 9971London: William Heinemann Ltd 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Octavo. 4 164 pp. frontis illus. First English edition first printing. As issued in blue cloth with dust jacket. This copy with rare advertisement bell band. Slight forward lean; spine a trifle faded; dust jacket with toning particularly at the spine; minor chip at the top almost touching the titling; closed tears down the spine; some early tape repair to the back of the jacket; edges toned; 6s price intact on the front flap. An reasonably good copy of the first English edition of one of Steinbeck's most important books. This copy being comports with "variant I" in Goldstone with pink top edge and endpaper and dust jacket in pink and black. The bell band advertising the popularity of the book in American is quite rare. Goldstone A7.c. William Heinemann Ltd unknown
1947Best.-Nr. 08770VANDERBILT CLINIC The Presbyterian Hospital 1947 first edition 2 tiny nicks to the front cover else fine in photographic wraps. A very nice copy. Illustrated with photos. Scarce. The Presbyterian Hospital 1947 paperback
1947Best.-Nr. 08770VANDERBILT CLINIC The Presbyterian Hospital 1947 first edition 2 tiny nicks to the front cover else fine in photographic wraps. A very nice copy. Illustrated with photos. Scarce. The Presbyterian Hospital 1947 paperback books
