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1937ref. 140949571New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. First issue of the text with "pendula" on page 9 and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in orange and black blue topstain. Near Fine with very light sunning to cloth. In a Near Fine dust jacket corners lightly clipped but price of $2.00 intact with sunned spine panel and modest edgewear. A fantastic copy of Steinbeck's Western novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers George and Lennie in California during the Great Depression. One of only 2500 copies printed in the first issue. Covici Friede unknown books
ref. 6578JOHN STEINBECK 1902-1968. An American writer Steinbeck is best remembered for The Grapes Of Wrath East Of Eden Of Mice And Men Cannery Row and Travels With Charley.DS. 1pg. September 27 1941. California. A partly printed legal document signed John Steinbeck at the conclusion. Steinbeck appointed the attorney Webster Street to demand sue for collection and receive all such sums of money debts dues accounts legacies bequests interests dividends annuities and demands whatsoever as are now or shall hereafter become due owing payable and belonging to me. Webster Street of Monterey was a lawyer of the crew; he was a partner in the law practice of Hudson Martin and Ferrante. He also was a member of the fabled crew of the Western Flyer the fishing boat that took Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts on their 1940 voyage to the Sea of Cortez Street left the ship at San Diego to get back to work. There are rubber stamps on the verso indicating that this power of attorney was filed in Monterey County on October 1 1941. The document has the usual filing folds but is in fine condition. unknown books
1940ref. 2422First Chilean Edition; Presentation Copy. A Good to Very Good Softcover Edition with Original Pictorial Wrappers. SIGNED and Inscribed from Steinbeck to Natalya Lovejoy wife of Ritchie Lovejoy and a close friend who was part of Steinbeck's Monterrey circle. Inscription reads "Para Natalya / con todo santas / Su seguro ser midos / John / who loves you." A unique presentation copy of this classic of American Literature; a one of a kind item. This copy is in good to very good condition showing some creasing to the edges and folds of the wrappers some sunning and creasing to the spine some toning to the pages and moderate foxing to the inside covers; housed in a beautiful custom cloth-covered slipcase with a gilt lettered morocco title piece. An excellent and important addition to any Steinbeck or American Literature collection. Will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box. Zig Zag paperback books
1936ref. 2240First Covici Friede Edition in First state dust jacket with no mention of "Of Mice and Men" with the original Covici Friede title blacked out and the $2.50 price intact on the front flap. A Near Fine book in a Very Good or better dust jacket. Also called the 2nd Edition of the book having originally been published by McBride in 1929; however this edition reportedly includes sheets from that first edition so some call this 1st Edition 2nd State; this is the author's first published novel. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the title page to a previous owner who also put his name and address discreetly underneath the front flap. This copy is in near fine condition with a square tight binding gold lettering over clean maroon boards and clean white pages with only a hint of foxing throughout; the book does show some light rubbing and sunning to the top board edges and a mild gutter exposure to the first few pages else fine. Housed in a clean and bright very good or better dust jacket that shows some moderate sunning to the spine mild rubbing and chipping to the spine ends edges and corners and a couple of short closed tears to the top of the front and back panels. Overall a very handsome and presentable copy of the book with a very clean and legible signature from Steinbeck with the added provenance of the original signee's name written in. An important addition to the Steinbeck library or the 20th century literature collection. Not remaindered not price clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box. Covici Friede hardcover books
1963ref. 1256111963. fine. 10 lines 4to Moscow n.d. 1963. "We got your cable and a load lifted from our hearts.Oh! We are pleased.This is a frantic job but very interesting." Steinbeck was in the USSR to discuss piracy of copyrighted books. The letter is on his personal letterhead with the address crossed out and rewritten U.S. Embassy Moscow. With the holograph mailing envelope postmarked Helsinki. unknown books
1969ref. 109497NY:: Modern Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Modern Library number 216. Foreword by the author. A later printing. Remainder mark on front free endpaper else very good in a very good moderate edge wear small spot of abrasion and small chip on front panel price clipped dust jacket.; 317 pages . Modern Library, hardcover books
1957ref. 3236201957. unbound. fine. 4 page single-spaced carbon typescript of an original short story apparently sent to a few friends as a holiday keepsake. This scatalogical tale was never in print as no book house would accept it for obvious reasons. Presentation copy to Nick Cassavetes brother of John with a four word inscription in Greek. Undated but circa 1957. In order to preserve the integrity of its unpublished state we won't disclose the full transcript but can say that the story tells of a peculiar incident occurring in an elementary school bathroom -- it is true to Steinbeck's style of capturing with simplicity and economy of word the fascination children have with their bodily functions. Although today the story would not be deemed "unpublishable" in the context of the 50's it is completely understandable why even such a literary giant as Steinbeck could not find a publisher for it. unknown books
1940ref. 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 books
1937ref. 140948912New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. A family presentation copy inscribed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper to his sister Beth and her husband Eugene Ainsworth; Beth's bookplate to front pastedown. First edition first printing first issue with "pendula" on page 9 and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's tan cloth stamped in orange and black blue topstain. Near Fine with foxing to cloth textblock edges endpapers and intermittently throughout. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with soft creasing to front and rear panels with a short closed tear at the bottom edge of the front light wear foxing and toning. Goldstone & Payne A7.a. One of just 2500 copies printed in the first issue given by the author to his beloved older sister whom he held up as a model of integrity in the dedication to Winter of Our Discontent: "To Beth my sister whose light burns clear." Steinbeck was satisfied with his novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers but he didn't expect the book to make any money. It ended up selling 117000 copies in less than a month. The story was originally intended for children and The Times called it a "fairy tale" in its review. The novella is now assigned to grade school students across the country as their first introduction to Steinbeck. Covici Friede unknown books
1939ref. 140949185New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. vi 619 pp. Bound in publisher's oatmeal speckled cloth with brown pictorial stamping yellow topstain "Battle Hymn of the Republic" endpapers. Near Fine with bookplate to front pastedown and trivial tape ghosts to back free endpaper. In a Near Fine correct dust jacket with publisher's price $2.75 and "First Edition" statement present on front flap. Light wear and toning creasing along outer edge of front flap and tape residue to lower spine verso. Goldstone & Payne A12. A beautiful copy of the classic Great Depression novel from the library of the American naval officer and book collector Charles John Muto. Winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize and inspiration for the acclaimed 1940 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda. The Viking Press unknown books
1939ref. 140948294New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. vi 619 pp. Bound in publisher's oatmeal speckled cloth with brown pictorial stamping yellow topstain "Battle Hymn of the Republic" endpapers. Near Fine typical offsetting scattered tiny stains to fore edge of textblock. In a Near Fine correct dust jacket with publisher's price $2.75 and "First Edition" statement present on front flap lightly worn and toned several small stains to spine panel and label residue to rear flap. Goldstone & Payne A12. The classic Great Depression novel winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize and inspiration for the acclaimed 1940 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda. The Viking Press unknown books
1941ref. 140947201New York: The Viking Press 1941. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof of Steinbeck's account of a collecting expedition in the Gulf of California with his friend Edward Ricketts a marine biologist. This is what Goldstone & Payne term the "first edition issue in wrappers" though this is in fact an advance copy of the first edition. Bound in brown paper wrappers with French flaps typewritten label to front cover. Near Fine with light staining to wrappers and text block edges slant to spine offsetting to endpapers from flaps and light even toning throughout. Scarce. The label notes that the proof contains the introduction and narrative but not the illustrations or scientific appendix of the final publication. The Viking Press unknown books
1929ref. 140947494New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1929. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing first issue. Association copy signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper. From the collection of the author's sister Olive Esther Steinbeck Rodgers with Steinbeck Family bookplate to front pastedown. vi 269 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth lettered in black blue topstain. Near Fine with slight lean to spine and light edgewear light toning to contents. Offsetting to front free endpaper from contemporary newspaper clipping advertising novel laid in. Additional gift inscription and owner bookplate to front endpapers. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with with light edgewear and rubbing fading to spine panel and several surface scratches to rear panel. An association copy of Steinbeck's scarce first novel. The book was published in a print run of just 2476 copies of which 939 were remaindered and reissued in 1936; this copy came from the collection of Steinbeck's older sister. Goldstone-Payne A1.a. Robert M. McBride & Company unknown books
1939ref. 140947496New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper and inscribed "affectionately" to Edna Goss. Goldstone-Payne A12. vi 619 pp. Bound in publisher's oatmeal cloth with pictorial brown stamping yellow topstain. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" printed endpapers. Near Fine with light rubbing to cloth very light soiling to textblock edges bookseller ticket to back pastedown. In a Very Good dust jacket price-clipped but with "First Edition" statement on front flap; with light rubbing and edgewear 2 tears along flap folds and light staining. Housed in a custom leather clamshell case printed with the dust jacket painting by Elmer Hader signed by Papuchian H&H Bindery. A scarce signed first printing of Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Great Depression. The Viking Press unknown books
1936ref. 140947502New York: Covici-Friede 1936. First Edition Limited Issue. Fine. Limited first edition Printer's Copy B to match the numbered edition of 99 copies. Signed by John Steinbeck on the limitation page at rear. 349 pp. Bound in publisher's beige and black cloth with gilt lettering to spine red topstain. Fine with very slight lean to spine dust-soiling to upper edge of textblock. In a somewhat rubbed original black paper-covered slipcase paper title label to spine. Housed in a custom oatmeal cloth clamshell case with a gilt-lettered black morocco title label to spine. Goldstone-Payne A5.a. A very rare copy of an edition scarce to begin with. Just 99 numbered and signed copies of Steinbeck's famous strike novel were published simultaneously with the first trade edition in 1936; this copy is signed but not numbered and an ink inscription below the signature states: "Printer's Copy B." The number of lettered copies is unknown. Covici-Friede unknown books
1945ref. 140947526New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition. Very Good. First illustrated edition. Association copy signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page and inscribed "with many thanks" to Peter Kriendler owner of the 21 Club in New York. Bookplate of Jeanette and Peter Kriendler to front pastedown. 131 1 pp. Bound in publisher's gray-brown cloth boards stamped in slate blue gilt lettering to spine color pictorial onlay to front board. All edges stained blue color pictorial endpapers ivory laid paper. Very Good with light rubbing and toning to covers split to upper front hinge light toning and soft ripple throughout. In the original slipcase plain gray paper with color pictorial onlay lightly soiled and toned and split at upper edge. Goldstone-Payne A9.c unlisted third variant printed by Kipe Offset Process Company and bound by H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company. The 21 Club opened in Manhattan in 1930 as a speakeasy. Patrick Kriendler the brother of one of the two founders became a partner in 1938 after working at the club for most of the previous decade. Steinbeck had a favorite table there and enjoyed Kriendler's legendary customer service. One recent record of the club states that it 'featured sliding doors chutes collapsing shelves and hidden storage areas designed to hide alcohol from law-enforcement officials. Over the years the 21 Club began to attract an elite clientele from the worlds of business entertainment the arts sports and politics. The restaurant was known for its strict code of discipline no staff member was allowed to call a customer by his first name as well as its extravagant expensive menu grouse was served for lunch the day after the shooting season opened in Scotland. The Viking Press unknown books
1939ref. 140947921New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. vi 619 pp. Bound in publisher's oatmeal speckled cloth with brown pictorial stamping yellow topstain "Battle Hymn of the Republic" endpapers. Near Fine with darkening to cloth at joints light soiling to lower board and textblock edges and faint offsetting to endpapers. In a Near Fine correct first printing dust jacket with publisher's price $2.75 and "First Edition" statement present on front flap. Trivial toning small puncture to front flap fold. A beautiful copy in the original pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Elmer Hader. Goldstone & Payne A12. The classic American novel of the Great Depression and Okie migration which won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It inspired the acclaimed 1940 John Ford film. The Viking Press unknown books
1966ref. 140946326Various places: No Publisher 1966. A vast archive of correspondence featuring approximately 395 letters postcards and correspondences from the iconic American author John Steinbeck sent to family members over the course of twenty-nine years. The scope is incredible spanning from the publication of his masterpiece Of Mice and Men to two years before his death. Provenance: from the estate of John's sister Mary Dekker Steinbeck. The bulk of John's correspondence over 300 letters is written to his younger and much-adored sister Mary. These letters span a sweeping twenty-eight year period beginning in 1937 and continue until right before Mary's death in 1965. The remainder of John's letters are written to other family members primarily his sisters Beth and Esther Mary's daughter Joan and her husband David Heyler. These letters continue up until 1966. The majority of the letters and postcards are autograph though roughly 93 are typed or typed and signed; including roughly 14 typed and sent in triplicate by John to his three sisters. The vast majority of John's letters are accompanied by their original transmittal envelopes-over the years postmarks come from various locations such as New York City Sag Harbor California Mexico the Virgin Islands Europe and more detailing John's life by location. The condition varies but most range from Near Fine to Very Good. A spreadsheet of the contents can be provided upon request. A partial transcription is available as well serious inquiries only. The archive additionally includes 165 pieces of communication from other family members mostly sent within the family and a small assortment of ephemera. The majority of these peripheral letters were sent by John's second wife Gwyn Conger Steinbeck m. 1943-1948 and third Elaine Steinbeck m. 1950-1968 to Mary. These correspondences begin in 1940 when William Bill Dekker a World War I pilot sends his wife Mary a letter home. Bill would disappear in action over Italy in July 1943 and John would detail attempts he made overseas with his military correspondent connections to locate Bill in letters he sent Mary. The family letters stretch onward until 1997 nearly 30 years after John died with letters from Elaine written to Joan and David. Included in the assorted ephemera is a note from Mary to John's editor and friend Pat Covici on the necessity of the title East of Eden notes two typescripts seven snapshot photographs depicting John and several others on a boat and one depicting John in a yard being greeted by a dog. Several telegrams are present; including the one John sent to Mary relaying the news of the birth of his second son John IV June 12 1946: "A BOY BOTH FINE 5 POUNDS 4 OUNCES. LOVE= JOHN". These letters portray a sweeping and intimate look at Steinbeck's life as told in his own words and the words of those closest to him through deeply personal letters covering his private and professional life during his most artistically productive years. He ranges over countless topics from the mundane minutia of daily life such as stockpiling meat in his new deep freeze to save a few pennies per pound should meat prices raise to the profound-childhood memories the births of his sons the collapse of his marriage to Gwyn his grappling with depression mortality and much more. Despite John's worldwide acclaim and success winning both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes his nostalgic thoughts often drift back to a green cliff overlooking the Carmel River of his youth. He writes at length of his professional life his work and milestones from being a war correspondent to novelist and playwright. He expounds on the ups and downs of his writing process-from research to starting new work becoming frustrated and throwing work out finishing work and starting again. Collections of this magnitude and breadth regarding such a major American author are virtually unobtainable in the marketplace with most material already held by institutions. Because this correspondence comes from family members it offers a much more intimate and private look into the life of John Steinbeck than otherwise available. Despite his prolificacy he never wrote an autobiography and these intimate letters offer insights available no other way. [No Publisher] unknown books
1937ref. 140946360New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing first issue with "pendula" on page 9 and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. Signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth stamped in orange and black. Near Fine with slight lean to binding contents lightly tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine minor edge wear with several short closed tears. Small strip of offsetting to verso at spine from a previous dust jacket protector. A scarce signed edition of John Steinbeck's Western novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers George and Lennie in California during the Great Depression. One of only 2500 copies printed in the first issue. Covici Friede unknown books
1929ref. 140946499New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1929. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing first issue. 269 pp. Bound in publisher's original yellow cloth with titles stamped in black blue topstain. Near Fine with light fading to spine modest soiling to cloth and minor wear at extremities. Moderating foxing to all edges with slight offsetting at endsheets. Minor toning and light foxing to contents. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with fading to spine short split at foot of front spine joint with light associated creasing to the bottom of the front panel. Foxing to verso. Steinbeck's scarce first novel of 17th-century historical fiction. Uncommon in the original dust jacket. Goldstone A1. Robert M. McBride & Company unknown books
1935ref. 140946122New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition. Fine. First edition wrappered issue of the author's first successful novel. A fantastic survival of this format. Provenance: Actor Jean Hersholt with his label to interior of chemise; and later from the collection of John Steinbeck's nephew David Heyler. Publisher's original sewn binding in wraps original glassine wrap; approximately one of 500 copies that were bound as such. Though Goldstone and Payne mention there is no evidence this preceded the trade cloth issue it is often assumed that this was issued in advance of publication. Fine with a faint bump to foot of spine and endsheets faintly offset. A stunning copy with wonderful provenance housed in a custom folding slipcase. Goldstone and Payne A4a. Covici Friede unknown books
1937ref. 140946183New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. First edition first printing. First issue of the text with "pendula" on page 9 and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth stamped in orange and black. Near Fine with a slight lean to binding light dampstain to front board with spot of rippling to bottom edge. Top edge faded with trivial scratching and light staining. Evidence of former owner bookplate removal to front pastedown hinge slightly over-opened at half-title page. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine light staining and modest edge wear. A very bright copy. John Steinbeck's Western novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers George and Lennie in California during the Great Depression. One of only 2500 copies printed in the first issue. Covici Friede unknown books
1935ref. 140942963New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original oatmeal cloth stamped in blue. Near Fine with foxing to the cloth former owner name in pencil to the front free endpaper and toning to the pages. In a price-clipped but correct first printing dust jacket with the author's bio on the rear flap; Very Good with spine-fading toning and light staining chipping to spine ends and along the bottom edge of the rear panel. Covici Friede unknown books
1929ref. 140942258New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1929. First Edition. First edition first printing first issue. 269 pp. Bound in publisher's original yellow cloth with titles stamped in black blue topstain lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with a little toning to spine subtle rubbing to cloth a few faint stains to top edge former owner's name on front free endpaper offsetting to endpapers. A nice copy of the first issue of Steinbeck's first book and one of just 1537 copies. Robert M. McBride & Company unknown books
1962ref. 140941921New York: The Viking Press 1962. First Edition. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Signed by John Steinbeck on the half title inscribed to former owner "For Thomas." viii 246 pp. Original white cloth stamping in crimson and black. Very Good with very slight lean hinge starting at front ink underline and marginal note to p. 241 faint marginal bracket to another page. In a Near Fine dust jacket with sunning to spine light shelf wear unclipped. A rare signed copy of Steinbeck's bestselling American travelogue with his dog. The Viking Press unknown books
