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1954Best.-Nr. 377801Salerno Italy: Ente Provinciale per il Turismo 1954. First edition first issue. 30 pp. Yellow printed paper wrappers some wear to wrappers. Interior clean in unrecorded dust jacket with woodcut of "Posetano" on front panel and "Auguri / Dorothy and Truman" printed on the inner flap some light wear along top edge of jacket otherwise its in near fine condition. First edition first issue. 30 pp. This copy specifically states "1954" on the inside front cover and would therefore precede the Italian edition published in 1955 as well as Goldstone & Payne's first English language edition. Variants have been noted see Bradford Morrow's Steinbeck catalogue which bear the date 1954 - whether this represents a different edition or later issue is unclear. Steinbeck's article had appeared in Harper's Bazaar for May 1953 and the Italian translation preceded the English version. This dust jacket is unrecorded. Goldstone & Payne A34b; Morrow 236 Ente Provinciale per il Turismo unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 021966New York: Limited Editions Club 1940. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. No mottling of the rawhide which is typical for this title and it remains supple with the silver lettering clear. Both books are very tight and unread. About Fine in a Good slipcase with the bottom edge split and the top edge partially so. Thomas Hart Benton. Two quarto 7-1/2" x 10-1/4" volumes bound in decorated grass cloth boards with rawhide spines. Designed by George Macy with introductions by Joseph Henry Jackson and Thomas Craven. The First Illustrated Edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner with 67 ORIGINAL TWO-COLOR LITHOGRAPHS black and yellow made on zinc plates by Thomas Hart Benton and printed by George Miller. Copy #35 of only 1146 printed SIGNED by the illustrator. Laid in is a printed note from the publisher about this most unusual binding. One of the most desirable books of the press because of the combination of a smaller than normal printing a popular author and Pulitzer Prize-winning book first published only the year before beautiful lithographs by Benton and an attractive and unusual binding. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 21167New York: Covici Friede 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pictorial cream cloth. Near fine in original publisher's slipcase. 81 pages. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Limited edition copy 343 of 699 signed by John Steinbeck set in monotype Italian Oldstyle printed on hand-made La Garde paper and printed by the Pynson Printers under the supervision of Elmer Adler. Steinbeck's novella in which the first three chapters were published in magazines 1933-1936 -- stories of a boy's life on a California ranch. Small bump front cover lower corner. Covici Friede hardcover books
1933Best.-Nr. 10093New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition. Near Fine/Good. octavo 325 pages; publisher's green cloth pictorial green end papers. Dust jacket nearly separated at front fold 1/4" loss at spine head and one inch "V" shaped chip at top of front panel. First Issue one of just 598 copies printed. Jean Hersholt's copy with his bookplate SIGNED by him on the bookplate. Internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind. Robert O. Ballou unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 15199THE GRAPES OF WRATH Limited Editions Club 1940 first edition thus 2 volumes multi hued rawhide spines very fine in near fine publishers cardboard slipcase with some wear to the head of the box above the spine of the book. Laid in is a single sheet from the publisher entitled "About the Binding of this Book." 1/1146 copies SIGNED by the illustrator Thomas Hart Benton. Limited Editions Club unknown
1940Best.-Nr. 15199THE GRAPES OF WRATH Limited Editions Club 1940 first edition thus 2 volumes multi hued rawhide spines very fine in near fine publishers cardboard slipcase with some wear to the head of the box above the spine of the book. Laid in is a single sheet from the publisher entitled "About the Binding of this Book." 1/1146 copies SIGNED by the illustrator Thomas Hart Benton. Limited Editions Club unknown books
Best.-Nr. 010555Book. Fine. Soft cover. Presentation By Author. 8 1/2 X 11 on Yellow Legal Pad in Pencil ALS unsigned Fulbright Recommendation for Neighbor.Approx 50 Words. Excellent Content."I have know Mr.Talkington quite well and have seen his work over the years and found it impressive. I believe him capable of fulfilling the requirements for this grant. If I were a member of the acceptance committee I should certainly approve his application." Awesome Letter. Paperback
1939Best.-Nr. 3571Available is John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. This book was published by Viking Press in 1939 and is a first edition/first printing. The book states an April 1939 publication date on the copyright page. The dust jacket bears the original price of $2.75 and the "first edition " slugs on the jacket flaps. the book is bound tight. There is a previous owner's writing along the top corner of the first free end page. Other than that there is some very light fixing along the edgesplease see photos. as mentioned earlier the original price of $2.75 and the words "first edition " is present on the dust jacket. The jacket is in very good condition with some wear along its extremities. I'm offering this book for $1800. Upon successful completion of sale this book will be bubble wrapped and shipped in a box with delivery confirmation. The Viking Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 010555Book. Fine. Soft cover. Presentation By Author. 8 1/2 X 11 on Yellow Legal Pad in Pencil ALS unsigned Fulbright Recommendation for Neighbor.Approx 50 Words. Excellent Content."I have know Mr.Talkington quite well and have seen his work over the years and found it impressive. I believe him capable of fulfilling the requirements for this grant. If I were a member of the acceptance committee I should certainly approve his application." Awesome Letter. Paperback books
Best.-Nr. 281767THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB NEW YORK. Hardcover. GOOD. 0 9789900259398 TWO VOLUME SET Designed by George Macy with introductions by Joseph Henry Jackson and Thomas Craven. This is the first illustrated edition featuring 67 two-color lithographs black and yellow and the lithograph page in volume 2 is signed by "Benton". Books are tight and unread. The grass covered front boards are embossed with a shield form containing drawings of people with stars at the top and the phrase "We are the people". Inside the back boards of each volume is a small orange label from Satyr Book Shop 1620 N. Vine Hollywood which was in the same building as The Brown Derby. Volume 1 shows a minor spot of surface wear to the rawhide and minor wear on outer page edges with a minor bleached spot from dampstaining on the bottom outer page edges. Volume 2 shows bleached spots from dampstaining to outer page edges on bottom and side. Volume 2 shows light loss silvering to the embossed text on spine. Missing is laid in page explaining binding care. Paper covered board slipcase has bright brown text on the spine and shows major dampstaining along with soil and surface wear. Chipped paper reveals minor seam splitting at ends. Overall sturdy. 1940 VERY GOOD QUARTO HARDCOVER SET IN SLIPCASE; GRASS CLOTH COVERED BOARD RAWHIDE BOUND SPINE WITH EMBOSSED SILVER TEXT; PAPER OVER BOARD SLIPCASE WITH LITHOGRAPHS BY THOMAS HART BENTON LITHO PAGE IN V.2 SIGNED BY BENTON THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, NEW YORK hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. 0082961963. Book. Fine. 8 X10 Matted to 11x20. Fine laminated 8x10 TLS from John Steinbeck to Leon Uris on NYC Letterhead Dated February 11 1963. "Dear Mr. Uris: What a great thrill it was for me to receive your letter! When an author such as yourself takes time and trouble to write such a charming and gracious letterit is high praise indeed! May I be permitted to say in return that I consider you too to be one our country's leading novelists and sincerely wish you every continued sucess. Thank you again for writing You have made me proud. John Steinbeck." Incredible Letter. unknown
1963Best.-Nr. 0082961963. Book. Fine. 8 X10 Matted to 11x20. Fine laminated 8x10 TLS from John Steinbeck to Leon Uris on NYC Letterhead Dated February 11 1963. "Dear Mr. Uris: What a great thrill it was for me to receive your letter! When an author such as yourself takes time and trouble to write such a charming and gracious letterit is high praise indeed! May I be permitted to say in return that I consider you too to be one our country's leading novelists and sincerely wish you every continued sucess. Thank you again for writing You have made me proud. John Steinbeck." Incredible Letter. unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 59244New York: The Vanguard Press 1937. First edition first printing. Inscribed by the author "To John & Carol Steinbeck in sorrow for their un-social thought and behavior 'The Cats' Los Gatos California November 11 1938". He has also autographed the frontispiece. Wood 1852-1944 was a writer lawyer and prominent supporter of radical causes and Earthly Discourse is a collection of satirical stories in this vein. Wood was friendly with many activists and writers including John Steinbeck whose Of Mice and Men was published the year before this book was inscribed. "The Cats" was the name of Wood's house: the name of the town means "the cats" in Spanish. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. Original light brown cloth titles to spine and front board in blue top edge blue. With dust jacket. Bindings lightly rubbe and marked spine a little tanned endpapers tanned contents toned. A very good copy in the rubbed jacket with faded spine panel and two short closed tears. hardcover
1945Best.-Nr. 11735Cleveland OH: World Publishing Company. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Plays included are: "Winterset"; "High Tor"; "Of Mice and Men"; "The Time of Your Life"; "Watch on the Rhine"; and "The Patriots" -- with a bonus offer--; 011735; The Critics' Prize Plays AMERICAN THEATER Anderson Maxwell; Steinbeck John; Saroyan William; Hellman Lillian; Kingsley Sidney Nathan George Jean introduction . 1945. World Publishing Company hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. 98417Heyday. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 176 pp. ; 113 illus. -- with a bonus offer--; Ken and Melanie Light have embarked on a photographic and literary exploration of a region known for its agricultural plenty--and the marginalization of its people. In Valley of Shadows and Dreams they dig deep into the harsh truths of farm workers' daily experience revealing a deep sense of anger and betrayal toward the destructive legacies of politics bureaucracy and control. The Lights show us once-viable farmland transformed into neighborhoods full of empty tract homes that no workers can afford. We are confonted head-on with the devastating results of foreclosure. We stand in the Community Center food line in Mendota we slip magically onto a midnight dance floor with migrant workers in Tulare and we sail out across the San Joaquin River on a rope swing. These photos and stories capture scenes of hardworking people fighting to preserve their livelihoods and traditions. With an introduction by Thomas Steinbeck and impassioned essays by Melanie Light about the importance of recognizing and rectifying the cycle of employers oppressing workers Valley of Shadows and Dreams uncovers the realities of life in this troubled but vital region that are often hidden and difficult to capture. . 2012. 1597141720 . Heyday hardcover
1945Best.-Nr. 000016839New York: The Viking Press 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo. 6 1-208 2 pp. Yellow mustard cloth with blue lettering and blue rules on the front board blue lettering on the spine; blue topstain. Price of $2.00 on the front flap of the jacket. Jacket by Arthur Hawkins Jr. First issue with boards covered in the light buff cloth not the canary yellow. Ahearn APG 024c. Goldstone & Payne A22b. Holmes A23b. An attractive copy of Steinbeck's novel set in Monterey the city on the ocean famous for its once sprawling sardine-packing industry. The author spins a yarn of working people and their will to exist in central California. A touch of foxing to the front joint and the topstain gently sunned; jacket lightly rubbed at two of its corners and its spine panel. The Viking Press hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 005404The Rowfant Club 1943. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. Limited/Numbered. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near fine copy.Front lower point stained 2 inches across going into text of the book.Extremely rare 1/152 number copies.Facsimile letter at the end by John Steinbeck Dated 1942.Incredibly Scarce. The Rowfant Club Hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 005404The Rowfant Club 1943. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. Limited/Numbered. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near fine copy.Front lower point stained 2 inches across going into text of the book.Extremely rare 1/152 number copies.Facsimile letter at the end by John Steinbeck Dated 1942.Incredibly Scarce. The Rowfant Club Hardcover books
1940Best.-Nr. 140948733New York: The Limited Editions Club 1940. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited edition in two volumes #517 of 1146 copies. Signed by the illustrator on the colophon. xxii 2 284; 285-559 1 pp. Bound in publisher's "grass cloth" stamped in brown over quarter rawhide lettered in silver all edges stained yellow pictorial endpapers. Very light soiling to textblock edges else Fine. Binding very square and tight; spines never opened. Housed in the original brown paper-covered slipcase moderately chipped and worn. A beautiful unread set made with great care. Two publisher's slips laid in explain that the book's binding was designed to inspire "emotional sympathy" in the reader before he had even cracked it open: "The 'grass cloth' should if the intention of the designer is realized put the prospective reader in mind of of the parched sun-baked grass of the Dust Bowl. Silver is used for the stamping rather than gold because this is a novel about people in 'the silver country.' And rawhide was planned for the backs of the volumes because it is a leather which might very well have come from an Oklahoman steer." The book's contents are enhanced with duotone lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton a painter and muralist in the vanguard of the Regionalist art movement. Benton was also commissioned to create lithographs to help promote the critically acclaimed film adaption that appeared the same year; his style of populist realism was acknowledged to be a perfect match for Steinbeck's. The Limited Editions Club unknown
1938Best.-Nr. 150087New York: The Viking Press 1938. First edition of Steinbeck's collection of 13 stories which includes "The Red Pony" and "St. Katy the Virgin." Octavo original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. Goldstone-Payne A11.a. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example. "The value of The Long Valley… Steinbeck's second and arguably best collection of short stories… cannot be overestimated" Railsback & Meyer 214-15. Upon publication the 13 stories in The Long Valley earned Steinbeck high praise as "one of the most richly promising novelists" of his generation New York Herald Tribune. The Long Valley contains "some of the best writing Steinbeck has done" San Francisco Chronicle with "subtleties of feeling that are the stock in trade of writers like Chekhov D.H. Lawrence and Katherine Mansfield… The best thing in the book is the three-part story The Red Pony… a masterpiece" New Yorker. The Viking Press hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 180611006New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition Fourth Issue. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition fourth issue. Publisher's tan cloth binding stamped in maroon with title page tipped in. Very Good with toning to pages and to cloth at spine and edges. In a Very Good dust jacket with price intact toning to spine and edges several small stains to spine light edge wear with minor chipping at corners and spine ends. Bound from the remaining portion of the approximate 1850 sheets sold by the original publisher Brewer Warren & Putnam to Robert O. Ballou which were again sold here to Covici-Friede and likely issued in 1935. Goldstone and Payne A2e. Covici Friede hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 25831New York:: Covici Friede 1935. 4th Issue of the First Edition. A Very Good plus copy with some light foxing to the boards in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with chipping to the head & foot of the spine a small damp spot near bottom of spine and a closed tear. Previous owner name on front jacket flap. A very uncommon copy of Steinbeck's uncommon second book in a very collectible state. "The Pastures of Heaven" is a short story cycle consisting of twelve interconnected stories about a valley the Corral de Tierra in Monterey California which was discovered by a Spanish corporal while chasing runaway Indian slaves. Enchanted by the valley's natural beauty the corporal names it Las Pasturas del Cielo or "The Pastures of Heaven." The stories are written in classic Steinbeck style; the lives of the families that relocate to the valley are portrayed with a mixture of humor and poignancy. A recurring theme in the book is the pain caused when people try ineptly to help or to please others.The text sheets for this 4th issue are from the original 2500 sets printed by Brewer Warren & Putnam for the 1932 First Edition of this title of which only 1000 sets were bound and only 650 copies sold. BW&P sold the remaining 1850 sets to Robert Ballou in 1932 who published approximately 1000 sets in 1932. Of the 850 remaining original printed sets Ballou published an undetermined number of copies in the third issue. That number was probably in the 500 copies range and in 1935 Ballow sold the remaining copies 350 to Covici Friede and this 4th issue appeared in 1935. Covici, Friede, hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 014688New York: The Viking Press. Unclipped DJ in archival cover edge wear. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1947. The Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 000053New York: The Viking Press. DJ in archival cover tiny closed tear and tiny damp stain. $2.75 price on front flap. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1947. The Viking Press hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 13797JNew York: Covici-Friede 1935. First Edition First Issue. Bound in a fine full blue morocco leather binding with gilt-stamping and matching blue marbled endpapers. A very handsome binding. Covici-Friede hardcover
