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1945ref. 107318Viking Press 1945. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. A fine first illustrated first trade edition in a very good original slipcase much better condition than usually seen. Viking Press hardcover books
1933ref. 108068Robert O. Ballou 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition first issue of his third book one of only 598 copies actually bound and sold Goldstone & Payne A3a Morrow 22 endpapers title page vignette and dust jacket illustrated by Mahlon Blaine this book is Steinbeck at his most powerful and his most mystical. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's clamshell case with leather spine tooled and gilt lettered and decorated. Robert O. Ballou hardcover books
1932ref. 1114023Brewer Warren and Putnam 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. NY Brewer Warren & Putnam 1932 1932. NY Brewer Warren & Putnam 1932 first edition dust jacket. Hardcover. His second book Goldstone & Payne A2a Morrow 14 this first edition is one of only 1650 copies actually bound from a print-run of 2500 sets of sheets only 650 copies were actually sold. According to Harry Thornton Moore in his first critical study of Steinbeck's works The Pastures of Heaven "is the most popular of Steinbeck's three early books. It points the way to most of his subsequent writing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket 2 mm shorter than the book. The third issue dust jacket is reportedly 1/8th of an inch shorter than the first issue dust jacket so this could be the third issue jacket. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase. Brewer, Warren and Putnam hardcover books
1945ref. 1406043The Viking Press 1945. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in wrappers with a very good dust jacket. Advance Review Copy. Original blue paper wrappers. There is a small tear at the bottom of spine hinge to front; very slight tanning on the edges. The dust jacket has the original price of $2.00 printed on the front flap. Moderate chipping at the corners and along the edges. A small piece is missing from the top and bottom spine ends; moderate amount of soiling. Comes housed in a collector's slipcase. The Viking Press unknown books
1947ref. 005805The Viking Press 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. NY: Viking Press 1947. First Edition in rare variant gray cloth binding with blind-stamping on bottom of front cover. Book near fine spine faded spotting on spine and boards and rear end-papers frayed spot from removal of tape on rear paste-down. DJ very good wear at spine ends and corners discoloration on spine flaps back and inside DJ. DJ flap price reads "$2.75.". The Viking Press hardcover books
1942ref. 1504719Viking Press 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first edition second state. No parenthesis but has defective b in second state in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Viking Press hardcover books
1942ref. 1503128Viking 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine first edition in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Viking hardcover books
1963ref. USTESWE00lhBantam 1963. Very Good. Steinbeck John. Sweet Thursday. NY: Bantam 1963. 180pp. Mass Market. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good. Lightly creased. Bantam paperback books
ref. 2353586New York: The Viking Press 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 20x20x20. First edition bus motif printed in cream on front board not blind-stamped. Lacks jacket. Evidence of flaps of absent jacket having been pasted down to endpapers and later removed ink name and sticker on front endpaper a couple spots on top and fore edge edges a bit rubbed a few pages lightly soiled. Binding tight and square. 1947 Hard Cover. 312 pp. Red-orange cloth gilt titles cream printed bus motif on front board. The Wayward Bus is a novel by American author John Steinbeck originally published in 1947. The novel contains several references to the recent Second World War and America's attempts to adjust to life in the immediate postwar era. No single character dominates The Wayward Bus. The viewpoint shifts frequently from one character to another often taking the form of internal monologue so that we are experiencing a given character's thoughts. Much of the novel's length is simply devoted to establishing and delineating the various characters. This novel takes place firmly within "Steinbeck country": most of the narrative occurs at Rebel Corners a crossroads 42 miles south of San Ysidro California. Although considered one of Steinbeck's weaker novels at the time of its original publication The Wayward Bus was financially more successful than any of his previous works. The Viking Press hardcover books
1947ref. 58576NY: Viking Press 1947. First Edition. Goldstein A4b. One of 4000 copies printed. Tall 8vo. gray cloth. stamped in black with paper illustration tipped to front cover; 213 pages. With 17 Paintings By Peggy Worthington. Very Good contents & text clean & tight; two very tiny smudges front cover small bookplate on front pastedown; few short tears little chipping head of spine; $6.00 price on front flap d/j. Viking Press unknown books
1954ref. 58587London: William Heinemann 1954. First English Edition Goldstone- Payne A33c. 8vo. green cloth in dust jacket; 264 pages. Very Good covers nice with minor fade head of spine; very minor browning endpapers; little edgewear small tears & nicks price-clipped d/j. William Heinemann unknown books
1962ref. 58589NY: Viking Press 1962. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A39a. 8vo. white cloth stamped in red in dust jacket; 246 pages. Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; minor soil tiny chip top of front panel; $4.95 price is present d/j. Viking Press unknown books
1943ref. 58590NY: Viking Press 1943. First Edition first printing. An uncommon war-time book. 16mo. pictorial tan cloth in dust jacket; 568 pages. Selected by Pascal Covici. Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight with a bookplate on the front pastedown; some wear small chips & tears half-inch chip head of spine d/j. Viking Press unknown books
1945ref. 338561New York: Viking 1945. hardcover. very good/very good-. Small 8vo yellow cloth with blue lettering blue top-stain d.w. New York: Viking Press 1945. First Edition. Second issue canary yellow binding. The dust wrapper is somewhat darkened & edge-rubbed with a closed tear at a fold but has the $2.00 price. Viking unknown books
1954ref. 1416776New York: The Viking Press 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo x 273 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Bound in light green cloth with red titling and embossed blue seagulls to spine and front board. Dust jacket has light shelfwear to edges a small tear to upper spine corner and light scuffing and age-toning throughout; price unclipped: "$3.50." Spine has light toning and light rubbing. Boards have bumping to fore corners light shelfwear to edges and light toning around edges. Text block has inked top edge; has light scuffing to edges and dust soiling to top edge; endpapers have adhesive toning. Shelved in Room A octavo overflow. 1416776. Special Collections - Upstairs. The Viking Press hardcover books
1957ref. 58622London: William Heinemann 1957. First English Edition. Goldstone-Payne A36b. 8vo. blue cloth in original dust jacket; 164 pages. Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; very nice no wear but little tanning d/j. William Heinemann unknown books
1948ref. 58623NY: Viking Press 1948. First Edition. Goldstone-Payne A27a. Tall 8vo. light-blue cloth with light-gray spine in dust jacket; 230 pages. Pictures By Robert Capa. Very Good covers nice contents clean & tight; few short tears two interior repairs with brown paper tape; small chip base of spine d/j Overall a nice copy. Viking Press unknown books
1942ref. 34905New York: Viking. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good with slightest lean minor sunning to the edges in very good dust jacket price-clipped with wear small tears and chips. Ist state with no printer's name on copyright page and typo for extra period on page 112.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages . 1942. Viking hardcover books
1962ref. 022641New York: The Viking Press 1962. First Edition. wraps. Fine. Printed wraps; 11 pages. One of 3200 copies printed for presentation by the publisher. The Viking Press paperback books
1958ref. 58682NY: The Viking Press 1958. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A37a. 8vo. boards & cloth in dust jacket; 233 pages. Near fine covers nice; contents clean & tight; minor wear & few short tears $3.95 price is present on the front flap d/j. There is a very shallow chip at the top of the spine and a former owner hand-painted the background colors to match those on the dust jacket and this is tipped to the inside of the head of the spine. Not a big deal but it does make the d/j look nicer. The Viking Press unknown books
1950ref. 58683NY: The Viking Press 1950. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A29a. 12mo. gray cloth in dust jacket; 159 pages. Near fine covers nice; contents clean & tight; few tiny tears with internal repairs with clear archival tape some fade lower portion spine d/j. Tiny $1.00 price inked above $2.50 price on dust jacket. Overall a nice copy! The Viking Press unknown books
1956ref. 58686NY: Viking Press 1956. First Edition first printing. Full text & lyrics of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical play based on Steinbeck's novel "Sweet Thursday. 8vo. silver cloth stamped in black in original dust jacket; 158 pages plus photos of the actors. Near fine covers nice contents clean & tight; very minor edgewear with a shallow chips & two small creases to top of the rear panel d/j. Viking Press unknown books
1966ref. 58687NY: The Viking Press 1966. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A43a. Quarto: two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 205 pages. Illustrated With 165 Photographs. Very near fine copy covers nice; contents clean & tight very minor soil two very tiny tears head of spine d/j. A nice copy! The Viking Press unknown books
1976ref. 24709New York: Farrar Strfaus and Giroux 1976. Uncorrected Proof. Thin 4to. 10 274pp. Tan printed wrappers. A fine bright copy. Ucorrected proof of Steinbeck's posthumous work edited by Chase Horton STeinbeck's rendering of the Winchester Malory into modern English from the definitive edition of Professor Vinaver. . Farrar, Strfaus and Giroux unknown books
1947ref. 55836New York: Viking Press 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo. 8 312pp. Original auburn cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine blind-stamped landscape on cover gray top edge; in original color-illustrated dustjacket yellow and gray lettering on spine. Epigraph of 15th Century play Everyman as frontispiece. Price $2.75 on front flap. Set in the Salinas Valley this novel describes the life various characters without developing a main or leading character eluding to the meaning of the epigraph the transitory nature of humanity. Though not considered to be one of his best novels it was financially successful and adapted for the screen starring Joan Collins Jayne Mansfield and others. Binding with very light wear along edges dustjacket with light wear as well and some age-toning along edges back cover lightly age-toned with minor staining. Betty Rose inked to half-title. Block lightly age-toned. Viking Press hardcover books
