Steinbeck, JohnBiblio.com
Steinbeck, John (1902-1968)Biblio.com
The Red Pony Books into Film
1945Best.-Nr. 645New York: Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Beige cloth over boards title stamped in gilt onto spine color illustrated paste-down onto upper board large 8vo 9-5/16 inches tall pp. 131 ads all edges trimmed and stained blue colour illustrated end papers Volume about fine with spine ends softened and lightest tap to one corner. Slipcase showing some wear with small cracks bumps to corners and a small abrasion to paste-down. With the colour illustrated paste-down onto the top of the publishers tan slipcase as issued and the water-color illustrations by Wesley Dennis. This copy is the Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson Inc. variant printing of the first illustrated edition. Filmed in 1949 using the same title and the screenplay written by Steinbeck. Ref. Ahearn vol 1 009d; Harmon 42d; Morrow cat. 8 81. Viking Press hardcover
