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1952réf. 140275New York: The Viking Press 1952. First edition first issue of Steinbeck's epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptionally fresh example. "A novel planned on the grandest possible scale.One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce of energy talent seriousness and passion of which he was capable.It is an entirely interesting and impressive book" The New York Herald Tribune. The Viking Press hardcover
1939réf. 250613001New York: Viking 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. OVERALL CONDITION: NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD BOOK INFO Published in 1939 by Viking Press in New York. First edition first printing as indicated by "First Published in April 1939" statement on copyright page with no other printings listed and Battle Hymn of the Republic endpapers. In original oatmeal cloth covered boards and a first state first edition jacket with the "first edition" slug on bottom of front flap and correct $2.75 price on top of front flap. CONDITION: NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD The book is in NEAR FINE vintage condition. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Coffee stain on top edge which has dripped to rear endpapers and a little foxing and waviness to first few pages else FINE. The exceptional qualities: 1. Front endpapers with no darkening very scarce and very little darkening of rear endpaper gutters. 2. No writing no stamps no ex libris marks no dog-eared pages. 3. Very few signs of handling. 4. Very clean colorful and unfaded cloth. 5. Clean and bright pages. The original unrestored first state dust jacket is in VERY GOOD condition. Clipped panels via publisher as are all copies. Sun-darkened spine per usual. Front panel creases. Rubbing to folds. Edge wear chipping small tears and creases. Three larger chips along front fold head of rear fold and head of spine. Viking hardcover
réf. JD36677Pacific Grove John Steinbeck December 8 1948 first edition. This is a letter to Ed Ricketts Jr. on Steinbeck's familiar ruled yellow paper carrying his Pacific Grove stamped address a total of 13 lines Steinbeck is looking for the "circulating pump we used to use on the pans of animals" Steinbeck is looking to set up a small aquarium in his house and would like to use the pump rather than buying another as "they are quite expensive" he invites the famed marine biologist's son to visit and says "Not much changes here. I'm trying to get some work done and maybe I'm succeeding. I don't know yet.". Folded else very good. Pacific Grove, John Steinbeck, December 8, 1948, first edition. unknown
1956réf. 555787Oxford: Oxford University Press 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 106pp. Touch of edgwear else fine in a very good or better price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of foxing and a bit of edgewear including nicks and small tears. Presentation copy Inscribed by John Steinbeck to a teacher: “For Mrs. Hale This might be good to read to students when they feel put upon. I think it more filled with information than a hundred formal histories – with best wishes John Steinbeck / Perhaps you know this book. I hope not because the charm of first reading is so great.” A collection of 400 passages compiled by a 15th Century teacher of grammar at the Magdalen School in Oxford used for Latin translations by his students. Oxford University Press hardcover
1956réf. 555787Oxford: Oxford University Press 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 106pp. Touch of edgwear else fine in a very good or better price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of foxing and a bit of edgewear including nicks and small tears. Presentation copy Inscribed by John Steinbeck to a teacher: “For Mrs. Hale This might be good to read to students when they feel put upon. I think it more filled with information than a hundred formal histories – with best wishes John Steinbeck / Perhaps you know this book. I hope not because the charm of first reading is so great.” A collection of 400 passages compiled by a 15th Century teacher of grammar at the Magdalen School in Oxford used for Latin translations by his students. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1939réf. 022103Los Angeles: The Albertson Press in association with Bunster Creely 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Tipped-in illustration loose but present with resulting adhesive stains to leaf minor rubbing and wear to head and tail of spine. Near Fine. Publisher's red paper-covered boards gilt label printed in black to upper cover 5-3/4" x 8-14"; viii 9 pages with tipped in frontispiece. The first published book about Steinbeck written by a childhood friend. Copy #18 of 1000 copies SIGNED by the author. Additionally SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the subject: This is a god damned lie/John Steinbeck. Bennett's chapbook released after the phenomenal success of THE GRAPES OF WRATH tells the story of meeting a young John Steinbeck years earlier having a brief discussion about the nature of socialism in a capitalist society and attending a church service in which Steinbeck heckled the preacher foreshadowing the contempt for that profession dramatized in his epic novel. From the Mary Dekker Steinbeck Family collection. The Albertson Press in association with Bunster Creely hardcover books
réf. 06592New York: Covici Friede 1936. Steinbeck's First Book - The Buccaneer Romance of Henry Morgan Cup of Gold - First Covici Friede Edition Using McBride Sheets STEINBECK John. Cup of Gold. A Life of Sir Henry Morgan Buccaneer with Occasional Reference to History. New York: Covici Friede 1936. First Covici Friede edition after the McBride first edition of 1929. Octavo 7 7/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 188 x 130 mm. viii 269 3 blank pp. Publisher's maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt top edge stained blue others uncut. Very slight fading 1/16 inch at lower spine and top edges otherwise fine. In the original first-issue color pictorial dust jacket with only minimal rubbing to extremities. Overall a superb example. Originally published in 1929 Cup of Gold was Steinbeck's first book - a romantic and imaginative re-creation of the life of the Welsh privateer Sir Henry Morgan. Though quite different in tone from the social realism that would later define his reputation the novel reveals early evidence of Steinbeck's narrative power and his fascination with myth ambition and the human condition. This 1936 Covici Friede issue represents the first reappearance of the work following Steinbeck's growing success in the mid-1930s. The edition is bibliographically significant: it utilizes unsold sheets of the original 1929 Robert M. McBride edition newly issued with a Covici Friede title-page and binding. In effect Covici Friede acquired the remaining McBride stock and reissued it under their own imprint. When these sheets were exhausted later printings were produced independently by Covici Friede typically in blue cloth. As such this edition occupies an important transitional position between the exceedingly rare McBride first issue and the later more common reprints. Copies in such fresh condition particularly with the fragile and vividly illustrated dust jacket intact are increasingly scarce. A particularly attractive and bibliographically interesting example of Steinbeck's elusive first book. Goldstone & Payne A1c. New York: Covici Friede, 1936 unknown
1936réf. 002907New York: Covici Friede 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Book is as new. Publisher's flyer with reviews laid in. Dustjacket has original $2.50 price on front flap. Dustjacket spine has very slight age toning and light edgewear to top of spine area. An excellent copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Covici Friede hardcover
réf. 06573New York: The Viking Press 1938. Steinbeck's Salinas Stories - A Cornerstone Collection First Edition in Exceptional Condition STEINBECK John. The Long Valley. New York: The Viking Press 1938. First edition. Octavo 8 x 5 inches; 203 x 127 mm. 1-8 9-303 1 blank pp. Publisher's quarter light tan buckram over orange cloth boards spine lettered in red top edge stained red. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A superb copy of The Long Valley an important early collection by John Steinbeck that brings together some of his finest short fiction much of it set in the Salinas Valley of California. The volume includes such notable stories as The Chrysanthemums The White Quail and The Red Pony in episodic form each reflecting Steinbeck's deep engagement with landscape isolation and the emotional lives of ordinary people. Published just one year before The Grapes of Wrath this collection marks a crucial moment in Steinbeck's development demonstrating his growing command of narrative form and thematic depth. The stories reveal in concentrated form many of the concerns that would define his major novels - loneliness the fragility of dreams and the tension between human aspiration and environmental constraint. The first edition is increasingly difficult to obtain in such fresh condition particularly with the dust jacket intact and unrestored. A cornerstone Steinbeck title here preserved in an unusually fine state-an essential addition to any serious collection of twentieth-century American literature. Goldstone & Payne A11a. New York: The Viking Press, 1938 unknown
1937réf. 001586New York: Covici-Friede 1937. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing of Steinbeck's classic novel. Small 8vo. 168 pp. Light foxing to the top and bottom edges. Tape marks to the front pastedown. Taped to the rear pastedown is a clipping from "The Playgoer" the official publication of the El Capitan Theatre announcing the play and beginning on April 6 1939 ands starring Wallace Ford and Lon Chaney Jr. This is the first issue book with the misplaced dot between the 8's on page 88 and "pendula" on Page 9. The jacket retains the price of $2.00 and the spine is moderately faded less than most copies. Closed tear to the top of the rear panel. A solid very good copy. Covici-Friede hardcover
1936réf. 541005New York: Covici Friede 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. Quarter cloth titled in red and with decorative paper-covered boards as issued. Slight wear at the extremities of the fragile papercovered boards although considerably less than usually encountered a near fine copy. Copy number 72 of 199 numbered copies Signed by the author. Covici Friede hardcover
1936réf. 002911New York: Covici Friede 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. First Edition First Printing. Limited Edition of 199 numbered copies signed by John Steinbeck this being copy number 92. Printed by S. A. Jacobs at the Golden Eagle Press in Fleetwood Mount Vernon New York on hand made paper. Original glassine dustjacket is missing a 1" strip on the front panel. Book is fine with SAINT KATY THE VIRGIN in bright red lettering on a gilt cloth spine. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Covici Friede Hardcover
1941réf. 140945632New York: The Viking Press 1941. First edition. First edition first printing. x 598 pp. Bound in publisher's teal cloth stamped in silver. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight sunning and dimple to spine panel; two tiny closed tears to bottom of front panel one of which is repaired with tape on verso. An attractive copy. The Viking Press unknown
1939réf. 352819New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cream pictorial cloth. In original "First Edition" dustjacket faded on spine closed tear to front panel of jacket at bottom. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Classic Novel of the Great Depression. The tale of the Joad family as they travel across the country from Oklahoma to California in the midst of the Great Depression is one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. It is Steinbeck's masterpiece. The Grapes of Wrath won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer and was central in the awarding of Steinbeck the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Goldstone & Payne A12a The Viking Press unknown
1935réf. 46446London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1935. First UK edition first printing of Steinbeck's third novel but the second to be published in England. Beautifully bound by George Bayntun in full blue morocco spine with raised bands titled and dated in gilt. All the edges gilt. With blue and gold color marbled endpapers. A beautiful copy with Compliments of George Bayntun slip lloosely aid in. See photos. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. William Heinemann Ltd. Hardcover
1946réf. 6455New York: Penguin 1946. First Paperback edition. Softcover. Near fine. Small octavo 180pp. A near fine copy in the publisher's printed wraps. Cheap paper is evenly age-toned and the spine is very gently sunned. A few shallow corner chips to the first several leaves. This copy comes from the personal collection of Penguin Books co-founder Kurt Enoch and is SIGNED by Steinbeck on the title page without inscription. Steinbeck signatures without clear provenance should be approached with caution. Though not the true first edition of this early Steinbeck title and priced accordingly this is a desirable signed copy with a pleasing literary connection. Penguin unknown
1962réf. 140941317New York: The Viking Press 1962. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. An advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Bound in original coarse off-white cloth stamped in black and brown. Fine with faint foxing to cloth in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning and light staining to spine light shelf wear and a light crease down the front panel. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes a road trip around America in 1960 with his traveling companion a standard poodle named Charley. The Viking Press unknown
réf. 06592New York: Covici Friede 1936. Steinbeck's First Book - The Buccaneer Romance of Henry Morgan Cup of Gold - First Covici Friede Edition Using McBride Sheets STEINBECK John. Cup of Gold. A Life of Sir Henry Morgan Buccaneer with Occasional Reference to History. New York: Covici Friede 1936. First Covici Friede edition after the McBride first edition of 1929. Octavo 7 7/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 188 x 130 mm. viii 269 3 blank pp. Publisher's maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt top edge stained blue others uncut. Very slight fading 1/16 inch at lower spine and top edges otherwise fine. In the original first-issue color pictorial dust jacket with only minimal rubbing to extremities. Overall a superb example. Originally published in 1929 Cup of Gold was Steinbeck's first book - a romantic and imaginative re-creation of the life of the Welsh privateer Sir Henry Morgan. Though quite different in tone from the social realism that would later define his reputation the novel reveals early evidence of Steinbeck's narrative power and his fascination with myth ambition and the human condition. This 1936 Covici Friede issue represents the first reappearance of the work following Steinbeck's growing success in the mid-1930s. The edition is bibliographically significant: it utilizes unsold sheets of the original 1929 Robert M. McBride edition newly issued with a Covici Friede title-page and binding. In effect Covici Friede acquired the remaining McBride stock and reissued it under their own imprint. When these sheets were exhausted later printings were produced independently by Covici Friede typically in blue cloth. As such this edition occupies an important transitional position between the exceedingly rare McBride first issue and the later more common reprints. Copies in such fresh condition particularly with the fragile and vividly illustrated dust jacket intact are increasingly scarce. A particularly attractive and bibliographically interesting example of Steinbeck's elusive first book. Goldstone & Payne A1c. New York: Covici Friede, 1936 unknown books
réf. 06573New York: The Viking Press 1938. Steinbeck's Salinas Stories - A Cornerstone Collection First Edition in Exceptional Condition STEINBECK John. The Long Valley. New York: The Viking Press 1938. First edition. Octavo 8 x 5 inches; 203 x 127 mm. 1-8 9-303 1 blank pp. Publisher's quarter light tan buckram over orange cloth boards spine lettered in red top edge stained red. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A superb copy of The Long Valley an important early collection by John Steinbeck that brings together some of his finest short fiction much of it set in the Salinas Valley of California. The volume includes such notable stories as The Chrysanthemums The White Quail and The Red Pony in episodic form each reflecting Steinbeck's deep engagement with landscape isolation and the emotional lives of ordinary people. Published just one year before The Grapes of Wrath this collection marks a crucial moment in Steinbeck's development demonstrating his growing command of narrative form and thematic depth. The stories reveal in concentrated form many of the concerns that would define his major novels - loneliness the fragility of dreams and the tension between human aspiration and environmental constraint. The first edition is increasingly difficult to obtain in such fresh condition particularly with the dust jacket intact and unrestored. A cornerstone Steinbeck title here preserved in an unusually fine state-an essential addition to any serious collection of twentieth-century American literature. Goldstone & Payne A11a. New York: The Viking Press, 1938 unknown books
1936réf. 541005New York: Covici Friede 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. Quarter cloth titled in red and with decorative paper-covered boards as issued. Slight wear at the extremities of the fragile papercovered boards although considerably less than usually encountered a near fine copy. Copy number 72 of 199 numbered copies Signed by the author. Covici Friede hardcover books
1939réf. 352819New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cream pictorial cloth. In original "First Edition" dustjacket faded on spine closed tear to front panel of jacket at bottom. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Classic Novel of the Great Depression. The tale of the Joad family as they travel across the country from Oklahoma to California in the midst of the Great Depression is one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. It is Steinbeck's masterpiece. The Grapes of Wrath won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer and was central in the awarding of Steinbeck the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Goldstone & Payne A12a The Viking Press unknown books
1962réf. 140941317New York: The Viking Press 1962. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. An advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Bound in original coarse off-white cloth stamped in black and brown. Fine with faint foxing to cloth in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning and light staining to spine light shelf wear and a light crease down the front panel. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes a road trip around America in 1960 with his traveling companion a standard poodle named Charley. The Viking Press unknown books
1941réf. 140945632New York: The Viking Press 1941. First edition. First edition first printing. x 598 pp. Bound in publisher's teal cloth stamped in silver. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight sunning and dimple to spine panel; two tiny closed tears to bottom of front panel one of which is repaired with tape on verso. An attractive copy. The Viking Press unknown books
1950réf. 49553New York: The Viking Press 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 159. Light brown cloth with red lettered front board and spine. In poor/good condition only but with excellent provenance. The book water damaged boards a little bumpy and a small water spot visible to rear board corner no water stains visible but the text-block is wavy so there is water damage but nothing nasty nor is there any mold or damp stains. This copy came in without a dust jacket one is supplied here from another copy not price clipped with a few little nicks and creases. Inscribed by Steinbeck to Eleanor Roosevelt her copy with her bookplate and initials in ink to the spine foot. The Viking Press hardcover
1939réf. ST17837New York: The Viking Press 1939. FIRST EDITION First Printing with the words "First Published in April 1939" printed on the copyright page. 202 x 130 mm. 7 7/8 x 5 1/4". 3 p.l. 619 pp. Attractive red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey stamp-signed in gilt on front and rear turn-ins covers with single gilt rule raised bands gilt ruled compartments gilt lettering all edges gilt. Goldstone-Payne A12.a. Small unobtrusive stains at spine tail half title and one text leaf each with a tiny repair along top edge a half dozen insignificant marginal stains but an extremely appealing copy showing only the most negligible signs of use. Published when America was still deep in the Great Depression "The Grapes of Wrath" is a novel detailing the heartbreak of rural dispossession and a work that in the words of ANB "captured the decade's angst as well as the nation's legacy of fierce individualism visionary prosperity and determined westward movement." In citing it as one of the "Books that Shaped America" the Library of Congress noted "Few novels can claim that their message led to actual legislation but 'The Grapes of Wrath' did just that. Its story of the travails of Oklahoma migrants . . . ignited a movement in Congress to pass laws benefiting farmworkers. When Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962 the committee specifically cited this novel as one of the main reasons for the award." The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and was printed in a large press run making it readily available at the time and ever since. The present volume attractively bound in full morocco is an affordable alternative to copies of the first edition in the original binding and dust jacket which sell for prices many times the one we're asking here. The Viking Press unknown
