STEINBECK, JohnABAA
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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
1993ref. 13069THE GIFT Creative Education 1993 first separate edition as new in like dust-wrapper. Creative Education unknown books
1939ref. 13068THE GRAPES OF WRATH Macmillan1939 first Canadian edition a fine copy identical in every way to the Viking edition except for the publisher of course. Pulitzer Prize winner. As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you. Macmillan unknown books
1959ref. 13083SF: '59 THE YEAR'S GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY Gnome Press 1959 first edition old moisture stain to a section of the t.p.e.'s which has faintly bled down to the top margins of the text block but not the text else vg in near vg pictorial dust-wrapper. Contributions by John Steinbeck Robert Sheckley Brian Aldiss Fritz Leiber Theodore Sturgeon Isaac Asimov et.al. Gnome Press unknown books
1953ref. 12624EAST OF EDEN" IN News of the Reader's Digest Condensed Book Club Pleasantville Reader's Digest Spring 1953 first edition fine in full color pictorial wraps. Mentions five new publications with text about each. Of the five books so noted one is Steinbeck's EAST OF EDEN. Contains many interior full color illustrations. Pleasantville, Reader's Digest paperback books
1961ref. 11988THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT Viking 1961 first edition fine in vg or better full color pictorial dust-wrapper. Viking unknown books
1946ref. 11987THE PORTABLE STEINBECK SELECTED BY PASCAL COVICI Viking 1946 first revised edition fine in chipped dust-wrapper. This the revised edition contains an introduction by Lewis Gannett extracts of Steinbeck's letters to his agents over a period of 15 years printed here in book form for the first time THE FROG HUNT from CANNERY ROW some of the authors New York Herald Tribune war reports OF MICE AND MEN & THE RED PONY complete excerpts from other novels as well as the short story HOW EDITH MCGILLCUDDY MET R.L.S. Viking unknown books
1947ref. 11164TORTILLA FLAT Viking 1947 new illustrated edition very slight scattered foxing to the foredge else fine in near fine full color wrap-around pictorial dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear to the dust-wrapper spine extremities and with 17 full color illustrations by Peggy Worthington. Viking unknown books
1962ref. 11204THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT Heinemann 1962 first English edition faint scattered foxing and age toning to the t.p.e.'s else just about fine in vg/near fine pictorial dust-wrapper. Viking unknown books
1929ref. 10936CUP OF GOLD Mcbride 1929 first edition spine a tad dulled two small areas of board edges worn else a tight vg copy in the original gold cloth and fine facsimile dust-wrapper. The authors most desirable first book. 1/1537 copies. McBride hardcover books
1942ref. 08761THE MOON IS DOWN Viking 1942 first edition 2nd issue near fine in near vg dust-wrapper. Viking Press unknown books
1929ref. 08751CUP OF GOLD Mcbride 1929 first edition spine and upper 2cm of front panel lightened some off-setting to the front cover else a tight vg or better copy in just about vg second printing dust-wrapper with some wear and tear mostly to the dust-wrapper spine extremities. Actually a very nice copy of this the second issue of the first edition sheets of the authors first book bound in maroon cloth with the McBride colophon on the last page of text and released here in 1936. Not to be confused with the very common 2ND EDITION NOT second issue published by Covici Friede in blue cloth without the McBride colophon on the last page of text. McBride / Covici Friede hardcover books
1942ref. 08765THE MOON IS DOWN Heinemann 1942 first English edition some foxing to the t.p.e. else near fine in vg dust-wrapper save for some foxing to the dust-wrapper flaps and rear dust-wrapper panel. Heinemann unknown books
1945ref. 08768THE RED PONY Viking 1945 first illustrated and first complete edition fine without dust-wrapper as issued in worn and reglued slip-case with many unfortunate tape stains. Illustrated in color by Wesley Dennis. Laid into this volume is a large 4 page one sheet folded to make four essay by Bernadine Kielty and Illustrated in color by Wesley Dennis entitled THE RED PONY -AN APPRECIATION. Viking Press unknown books
