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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
1936ref. 140942999New York: Covici Friede 1936. First Edition. First edition. Copy #78 of 199 hand-numbered copies signed by John Steinbeck on the rear colophon. Bound in original decorated boards with brown cloth spine lettered in red. About Very Good with rubbing to the fragile boards light foxing to endpapers but spine lettering strong. In a Fair example of the unprinted wrapper chipped and shrunken. Lacking ad slip. One of the most uncommon Steinbeck items offered by his publishers as a Christmas gift. 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
1962ref. 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
1933ref. 140938338New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first issue. Signed by Mahlon Blaine whose illustrations appear on the the dust jacket endsheets and title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine. Cloth lightly sunned through jacket at spine and along top and bottom edges. Pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear at the spine ends and a short closed tear along the top edge of the front panel with some faint associated creasing. A lovely copy signed by the illustrator. In the early '20s Blaine met a young John Steinbeck on the Panama Canal and the two quickly became friends. Blaine would go on illustrate the dust jacket and endsheets for Steinbeck's first novel Cup of Gold as well as for this title. Goldstone & Payne A3a. Robert O. Ballou unknown books
1932ref. 140938544New York: Brewer Warren & Putnam 1932. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing; one of 650 copies of the first issue. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with slight lean and fading to spine. Remnants of dust jacket tipped in and partially removed at front paste down; front and rear free endpapers offset and with light tape ghosts. Pages toned. Steinbeck's second book of which only 1650 copies were bound and 650 of those sold. The remainder were sold to Robert O. Ballou in 1932. Goldstone & Payne A2a. Brewer, Warren & Putnam unknown books
1935ref. 180611006New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition Fourth Issue. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition fourth issue. Publisher's tan cloth binding stamped in maroon with title page tipped in. Very Good with toning to pages and to cloth at spine and edges. In a Very Good dust jacket with price intact toning to spine and edges several small stains to spine light edge wear with minor chipping at corners and spine ends. Bound from the remaining portion of the approximate 1850 sheets sold by the original publisher Brewer Warren & Putnam to Robert O. Ballou which were again sold here to Covici-Friede and likely issued in 1935. Goldstone and Payne A2e. Covici Friede hardcover books
1935ref. 180102014New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition second issue. Very Good with foxing to cloth tiny pin-holes to cloth at front gutter previous owner name to front paste down. In a Very Good dust jacket with price intact small closed tear to bottom of front panel near flap fold with light associated creasing has been neatly mended from the verso toning to spine panel light soiling. One of 900 copies of the second issue. Goldstone & Payne A3b. Covici Friede hardcover books
1950ref. 625492Munchen: Bayerischer Schulbuch 1950. Softcover. Good. First edition thus with this title. 12mo. 70 2pp. Illustrated wrappers. School stamp on titlepage moderately rubbed and nicked at the spine ends a good copy. Text book for German children with a German and English glossary. Bayerischer Schulbuch unknown books
1954ref. 555835Copenhagen: Gyldendal 1954. Softcover. Near Fine. First Danish edition of Sweet Thursday. Octavo. 235 1pp. About fine in printed wrappers in lightly rubbed very good or better dust jacket. Gyldendal unknown books
1934ref. 1015New York: The North American Review Corporation 1934. First Edition. 3 volumes individual issues November 1933 December 1933 and April 1934 of the magazine each containing the first appearance of Steinbeck stories. Original printed wrappers bound in plain brown paper covered boards the front cover of the November '33 issue and the rear cover of the April '34 issue are used as a paste downs. Signed 'J.E. Steinbeck' in pencil on the top of the front cover of each issue the impression can be read on the back of the November cover that has been pasted down signed 'John Steinbeck' in pen on the title page of the November '33 issue along with a stamp reading "This book belongs to Carol and John Steinbeck" on the same title page. Front board has a watercolor of a woman reading likely by Carol Steinbeck. Rubbing chips to the spine soiling hinges split but holding else internally very good. Ex- Steinbeck nephew in-law David Heyler. A trio of stories that exhibit Steinbeck's ability to explore complex human experience at different stages in life. "The Red Pony" is a nuanced exploration about the delicate emotional journey of childhood. "The Murder" uses violence as a transformative act to initiate a shift in a stagnant marriage. "The Great Mountains" considers the themes of aging the allure of adventure and the mysterious nature of life and death. Steinbeck's early career during which these stories were published represents a crucial developmental period in his literary evolution. Writing during the depths of the Great Depression Steinbeck was beginning to forge connections between individual experiences and broader socioeconomic structures. In these three stories we can identify his emerging materialist analysis that would later flourish in works like "The Grapes of Wrath." Although not yet explicitly political these narratives contain the seeds of his later class consciousness. The intergenerational tensions in "The Great Mountains" the complex power dynamics of "The Murder" and the disillusionment narrative in "The Red Pony" all reveal Steinbeck's early interest in how social and economic forces shape human relationships and personal development. His writing methodology during this period involved immersive research into the lives of California's working people creating an authenticity that distinguishes his work from contemporaries who approached similar themes from more privileged perspectives. The North American Review Corporation unknown books
1983ref. 87866Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine. The 1940 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. Special edition. Octavo fully. bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along. spine all edges gilt marbled endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmark. About. fine.; 424 pages. Franklin Library, hardcover books
1945ref. 4091New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 7 3/8" x 4 3/4" First Issue January 1945 ADVANCE REVIEW COPY 208pp. 1pp. list of Steinbeck's other works. Bound in blue paper wraps lettered in black; A very good to fine copy and scarce in nice condition. The Viking Press paperback books
ref. 001620New York The Viking Press 1969. A fine copy in like dust wrapper. Published posthumously this is Steinbeck's day-by-day account of the writing of East of Eden in the form of letters to his friend and publisher Pat Covici. First edition. New York The Viking Press (1969). unknown books
1937ref. 332643New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First. hardcover. Small 8vo tan cloth stamped in terra cotta & black; dust wrapper. New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First Edition. Excellent copy except for 2 chips on the top edge of the dust wrapper with the two first issue points on pages 9 & 88 and the $2.00 price on the wrapper. Housed in a 1/4 sienna morocco slipcase. Covici-Friede unknown books
1979ref. 569212Logan Iowa: The Perfection Form Company 1979. Softcover. Fine. First separate edition originally published in The Portable Steinbeck. 12mo. 46pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Fine. Published for educational purposes very uncommon. The Perfection Form Company unknown books
1991ref. 553226London: Heinemann 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First British edition. Slightly bowed boards and toned pages else very good in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing. The previously unpublished introduction commentary and script for the film Viva Zapata!. Heinemann hardcover books
1940ref. 15199THE GRAPES OF WRATH Limited Editions Club 1940 first edition thus 2 volumes multi hued rawhide spines very fine in near fine publishers cardboard slipcase with some wear to the head of the box above the spine of the book. Laid in is a single sheet from the publisher entitled "About the Binding of this Book." 1/1146 copies SIGNED by the illustrator Thomas Hart Benton. Limited Editions Club unknown books
1942ref. 14792MAANEN ER SKJULT THE MOON IS DOWN De Danske Studenters April 12 1942 one month after the American publication first Danish edition some light tanning to the margins of the covers else vg in unprinted light green wraps with just about fine contents. This very scarce mimeograph issue of this novel was an underground production by the Danish Resistance as the Nazi's would not allow this title to be published in occupied Denmark during the war. Text in Danish of course. De Danske Studenters paperback books
1947ref. 14482THE WAYWARD BUS Viking 1947 first edition vg or better in vg full color pictorial dust-wrapper with some dust-soiling to the rear dust-wrapper panel. Viking unknown books
