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2001réf. G8917160921I4N00Sisa English Corp 2001. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Sisa English Corp paperback
réf. 26600515like new. unknown
1961réf. 939F66London: William Heinemann 1961 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's final novel a moving and humane work that was well received. The first UK edition first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Winter of Our Discontent' was Steinbeck's last novel following Ethan Allen Hawley a former member of the Long Island aristocratic class before his father lost their fortune resulting in Ethan having to work in a grocery store. In the publisher's original cloth binding with clipped dust wrapper. Externally fine. A touch of sunning to dust wrapper back strip with small loss of paper to back strip head and tail small chip to front wrap tail and handling marks to rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine William Heinemann hardcover
1994réf. 003328New York: The Library of America 1994. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author's Wife. 1st Edition. Stated First Printing. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 913 pages with silk ribbon and $35.00 price. Notes by Robert DeMott Elaine Steinbeck consultant. Laid-in is a handwritten letter from Elaine Steinbeck John Steinbeck's wife with her letterhead addressed to Toni & David. Toni Joan is the daughter of John Steinbeck's beloved sister Mary. Her husband David Heyler was an avid collector of everything Steinbeck. In the letter Elaine explains that this Library of America volume is the first in a series of books that will eventually cover all of Steinbeck's works. She mentions that she is the co-editor and that she thinks that John Steinbeck would get a kick out of that. She goes on to inquire about the Christmas vacation that they plan to spend together. Signed: "All Love Elaine Aug 3 Sag Harbor". Quite rare. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. The Library of America Hardcover
1959réf. 334419Viking Press 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable. 6th printing. GOOD. Brown cloth hard cover boards. Approx. 9" x 5". Bumps/chips to edges and corners. Rub wear dust markings and light scratches to covers. Spine lean. Once Read Books cover scan available - just ask OnceReadBooks com Orders shipped via USPS. Viking Press hardcover
1942réf. TB33255New York: Viking Press 1942. First Edition second state. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine and blind text stamping and decorations on the front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 4 3/4 inches with no prior ownership markings of any kind. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with only flecking of the color at the fore edges of the front board and with tiny spots of rubbing of the colors at the ends of the spine area. 188 pages of text. This is the second state of the first edition. A novel set in Norway during the occupation of Nazi troops during World War II. A very handsome and clean copy. Viking Press hardcover
1961réf. 44787New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback first edition with price clipped dust jacket. 1961 Gift inscription and previous owner's library stamp on first free end paper. Dust jacket protected in mylar coverSteinbeck postage stamp first day of issue from 1979 laid in. Minor age discoloration and shelf wear otherwise a lovely copy. More photos upon request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pages . Viking Press hardcover
1945réf. 003368New York: Bantam Books 1945. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Published November 1945. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Small #7 on front cover. A very fine unread copy. Very scarce in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Bantam Books Paperback
1947réf. 84This is a first edition copy of John Steinbeck's The Wayward Bus from 1947. While the dust jacket is ripped in the front and in poor condition the hardcover itself is in very good condition for it's age. The book is now protected in plastic to prevent any additional tearing to the dust jacket. The Viking Press hardcover
1954réf. 003391New York: Viking 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. First Book Club Edition. This printing for The Book of the Month Club was printed by Viking Press in 1954. This printing has a picture of Steinbeck on rear panel of the dustjacket with blurbs. The book was printed on thinner paper which makes the dustjacket a liitle large for the book. There is no color on the title page. There is no colophon or mention of a printer on the copyright page. The book covers are light beige with black lettering on the spine. Quite scarce in this condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Viking Hardcover
1937réf. 6296New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First Book Club Edition. First book club edition. Book measures approximately 5" x 7.5" with 186 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Stray pen mark on front board. Previous owner's signature on the front endpaper. Stain on the top edge of the textblock that bleeds into interior pages. Dust jacket is in good condition. Moderate chipping to both ends to spine and around edges of jacket. Paper loss and open tears to the spine and front panel of the jacket. Rear flap has staining. "Of Mice and Men" narrates the experiences of two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #O7-54. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
1979réf. 192003New York: Heinemann 1979. 1st U.S. Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket. Heinemann hardcover
1947réf. 003427London: The Reprint Society 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. First Printing by the Reprint Society. Two complete Steinbeck novels: Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row. Book is bound in yellow cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Dustjacket is not price clipped but no price on dustjacket. Dustjacket is somewhat sunned most notably in the spine area which also has a small hole. A scarce production. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. The Reprint Society hardcover
1958réf. 073948New York: Viking Press 1958. 1st printing. Square and unmarked in quarter yellow cloth binding. Very pale foxing to page edges and endpapers. 233pp. Good only dust jacket is rubbed spine sunned with original price 3.95 intact on front flap. New mylar cover. -- Dispatches from Steinbeck's war reporting in England Africa and Italy during WWII. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Viking Press Hardcover
1961réf. 589275New York: Viking Press 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition trade issue with "First published in 1961 by The Viking Press Inc." stated on the copyright. Modest soiling on topedge cloth spine and board edges lightly sunned else a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. A very nice copy. Viking Press hardcover
1947réf. 59New York: The Viking Press 1947. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus. Jose Clemente Orozco. Very Good Minus overall. The book block is largely clean. Sweet gift inscription reading “To Daddy from Frankie/ Father’s Day 1948” to the FFEP. The red cloth case shows discoloration and wear particularly around the edges and foot of the spine. First state jacket with Steinbeck’s author photo looking toward the spine unclipped but bearing some chipping and closed tears. First printing. Black and white illustrations. 122 pages. 5.5” x 8.25”. One of John Steinbeck’s 1902–1968 most popular works The Pearl 1947 is a novella about Kino a pearl diver. The story itself is derived from a Mexican folktale. Handsomely illustrated with woodcuts by Jose Clemente Orozco 1883–1949 who is perhaps better remembered as a great muralist. . The Viking Press hardcover
1954réf. 194039New York: Viking 1954. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. 1 inch closed tear at bottom of front gutter. Viking hardcover
1937réf. 6641New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. First Book Club Edition. First book club edition with no price on the dust jacket and the Haddon Craftsmen listed as the printers on the copyright page. Book measures approximately 5" x 7.5" with 186 numbered pages. This book is in very good minus condition. Minor staining to front board. Minor foxing to the edges of the textblock. Interior pages are clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Heavy chipping and creasing to the extremities. Old tape repair at the top of the spine. Jacket is evenly soiled. "Of Mice and Men" narrates the experiences of two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #O9-73. Covici Friede Publishers unknown
2004réf. 48661Folio Society 2004 2010. 8vo. with frontispiece illustrations a number full-page in the text and pictorial endpapers; blue pictorial cloth blocked in silver and black backstrip lettered in silver a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
1945réf. TB33002New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition. First Printing Fine in tan cloth covered boards with an illustrated paper label on the front board gilt on blue title block on the spine and end papers illustrated with running horses. The edges of the text block are stained dark blue. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 3/8 inches Issued without a dust jacket however the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with its paper label in place which shows hints of rubbing at the upper and lower edges. There is a very faint dampness stain to the top edge of the slipcase and to the upper side of the rear panel. The contents of the book are fine. 131 pages of text followed by a page of other books by Steinbeck. Illustrated from color paintings by Wesley Dennis. A very handsome very collectable copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Goldstone & Payne A9c The Viking Press hardcover
1945réf. 1476183139434First UK edition first impression. Original yellow cloth with black lettering to spine and upper board. A near fine book with just a hint of toning and spotting to top edge in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with a few tears to edges and some chipping and rubbing in places. William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
1975réf. 183746Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Leather Bound Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Lightly sunned spine.; First Franklin Library Edition. Franklin Library hardcover
1957réf. 578812New York: The Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Drawings by William Pène Du Bois. Spine sunned page edges and endleaves lightly foxed thus very good in a rubbed very good dust jacket with wear at the ends of the sunned spine. The Viking Press hardcover
1948réf. 028970UK: Heinemann 1948. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good /Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition 1948. The very uncommon UK 1st edition. A typical Steinbeck story terse but with a simplicity only a master story teller can achieve. The story is based on a Mexican folk tale and explores the secrets of man's nature and love. Book is very good and bright. Contents good. Pages age toned. Name to endpaper. The wrapper is very good and bright. Light edge rubbing.Small closed tears and nicks to edges. Small loss to rear edge. More images available upon request. Ref18531 Heinemann hardcover
1945réf. 340london: william heinemann 1945. fifth uk printing 1945. slice-of-life novel set in monterey california during the great depression. follows a group of people living on a street lined with sardine canneries. a film adaptation was released in 1982. london: william heinemann. hardcover. book condition: foxing to head mild soiling to block else fine. very good . jacket condition: mild foxing. unclipped 7s6d. near fine. william heinemann unknown