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1945rif. 894F24New York: The Viking Press 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". Wesley Dennis. The first illustrated edition of John Steinbeck's episodic novella about life on a California Ranch illustrated by Wesley Dennis. The first printing of the first trade edition of the first illustrated edition of this work. The novella had first appeared in 1937.With numerous full page and vignette illustrations by American illustrator Wesley Dennis who is best known for this work and for his illustrated edition of Anna Sewell's 'Black Beauty'. With beautifully illustrated endpapers by Dennis also.This episodic novella by the author of 'East of Eden' and 'The Grapes of Wrath' is arranged as four tales; The Gift The Great Mountains The Promise and The Leader of the People. In the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial paper onlay to front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Light handling marks to pictorial onlay. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed The Viking Press hardcover
1958rif. 894F29London: Heinemann 1958 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's narrative about the marine specimen collecting trip he undertook with his great friend Ed Ricketts in 1940. The first UK edition first impression of John Steinbeck's non fiction account of his voyage on a marine specimen-collecting boat alongside his friend marine biologist Ed Ricketts.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a double sided portrait frontispiece.Steinbeck discusses the six week expedition made at various sites along the Gulf of California.He provides a eulogy to Ricketts at the start of the work. Ricketts shaped and inspired a number of characters in Steinbeck's fiction including Doc from 'Cannery Row'. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to spine tail otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip rear wrap and head of front wrap. Three small closed tears to back strip head. Handling marks to rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with only the odd spot. Near Fine Heinemann hardcover
1942rif. 894F28New York: Viking Press 1942 . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. The book club edition of John Steinbeck's novel about the military occupation of a town in Northern Europe. The Book Club edition. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The best known work of American literature in the Soviet Union during the Second World War this novel details the military occupation of a small town in Northern Europe by the army of a nation at war with England and Russia.With a Book Society bookplate to the front pastedown dated June 1942.The work appears to be reminiscent of the occupation of Norway by the Germans and resulted in Steinbeck being awarded the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip head and tail otherwise excellent. Dust wrapper lightly age toned to rear wrap with handling marks to wrap centre. Two small losses of paper to the back strip head. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine Viking Press hardcover
1945rif. 894F30London: William Heinemann 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's classic American novel set in Monterey during the Great Depression. The first UK edition first impression in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Steinbeck's novel follows the inhabitants of a street in Depression era California that is lines by sardine canneries. The novel follows the local grocer marine biologist and the leader of a group of downtrodden people.With the contemporary inscription 'A Happy New Year A.H. 1945' to the front free endpaper.This first UK edition was published in three variant bindings with no established priority. This is the second variant bound in orange cloth. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip tail otherwise externally excellent. Inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper bright with loss to back strip head and minor loss to back strip tail. Two small closed tears to head of front wrap with further small closed tear to tail of rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine William Heinemann hardcover
1945rif. 896F39London: William Heinemann 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's classic American novel set in Monterey during the Great Depression. The first UK edition first impression in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Steinbeck's novel follows the inhabitants of a street in Depression era California that is lines by sardine canneries. The novel follows the local grocer marine biologist and the leader of a group of downtrodden people.This first UK edition was published in three variant bindings with no established priority. This is the second variant bound in orange cloth. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally exceptionally bright with light fading to back strip tail. Light spotting to fore edge of dust wrapper back strip. Dust wrapper bright. Tape repairs at dust wrapper reverse to back strip head and tail. Small loss of paper to back strip head with two significant closed tears to back strip head and tail. Back strip head and tail lightly age toned. Small loss of paper to head of front wrap with one small closed tear to the tail of the front wrap and another to the rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed William Heinemann hardcover
1939rif. 437Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Great Depression and the Joad family's exodus from Oklahoma to California. The book was made into a movie classic starring Henry Fonda. Boards are soiled and bumped on corners. Illustrated endpapers with the musical sheet of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. No internal markings. Hinge is slightly cocked but very tight and intact. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited Shipping outside of the United States. Viking Press
1944rif. 18344World/Tower: NY. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Stated first printing of the reprint edition Feb 1944. Tower books edition by World. Book is very good red cloth boards free of former owner writing or bookplates contents have moderate age tone and title page has a tear on side appox 1 1/4". Non clipped 049 DJ with illustrated front panel. Good fresh mylar. Extremities/folds have moderate wear and tear. Author's first book. . First Edition Thus; First Printing. 1944. World/Tower: NY hardcover
rif. 067001690X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1945rif. ofc0859First published 1937. Four short stories set in California's Salinas Valley linked by "the boy Jody" and his love of horses: I. The Gift; II. The Great Mountains; III. The Promise; IV. The Leader of the People. Even today any young person attracted to horses will be absorbed by these coming-of-age stories with their lovely airy illustrations. 131 pages full-page endpaper & vignette color illustrations; 25 cm. Very Good in slightly toned & scuffed slipcase. Stock#ofc0859. Viking Press. hardcover
1936rif. 005328New York New York : The Modern Library / Random House 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. At Once A Relentlessly Fast-Paced Admirably Observed Novel Of Social Unrest And The Story Of A Young Man'S Struggle For Identity In Dubious Battle Is Set In The California Apple Country Where A Strike By Migrant Workers Against Rapacious Landowners Spirals Out Of Control. Caught In The Upheaval Is Jim Nolan A Once Aimless Man Who Finds Himself In The Course Of The Strike. The Modern Library / Random House hardcover
2022rif. x-0226820092Univ of Chicago Pr 2022. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. Univ of Chicago Pr hardcover
1945rif. 13733NY: Viking Press 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dennis Wesley. 6.63"x9.5" 131 pps. First illustrated edition. Khaki boards w/paste-down on a red pony on front inside dk green frame. Dk. green title block on spine with gilt letters. Herd of horses running scene in color as paste downs. This edition is produced in full compliance with all war production board conservation orders. The water-color illustrations are reproduced by four-color process offset lithography. Set in monotype Emerson and Bernhard modern types by Westcott & Thomson. Printed in USA by Zeese-Wilkinson Company and bound by H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company. Spine straight binding tight. Few soil spots to boards. Few marks throughout. Not x-library. No slip-case. Originally published in 1933 by Pascal Covici. Written at a time of profound anxiety caused by the illness of his mother Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck draws on his memories of childhood in these stories about a boy who embodies both the rebellious spirit and the contradictory desire for acceptance of early adolescence. Unlike most coming-of-age stories the cycle does not end with a hero "matured" by circumstances. As John Seelye writes in his introduction reversing common interpretations The Red Pony is imbued with a sense of loss. Jody's encounters with birth and death express a common theme in Steinbeck's fiction: They are parts of the ongoing process of life "resolving" nothing. The Red Pony was central not only to Steinbeck's emergence as a major American novelist but to the shaping of a distinctly.Source: Publisher. Viking Press hardcover
1945rif. 1207The Red Pony - John Steinbeck 1945 1st Illustrated Edition Vintage Hardcover Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson Children's Classic Episodic Novella Short Story Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Copyright 1945 by The Viking Press New York. First illustrated edition as stated on the copyright page as it does NOT have a BOMC deboss dot on the back. One of three printing variants this is Variant Two of the illustrated edition as it printed by Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson Inc. and bound by Kingsport Press Inc. Cardboard slipcase has heavy signs of wear including spots stains including a black spot on the illustration worn-through corners and edges and a large crack that runs the length of the rear of the slipcase. Beige hardcovers show some wear such as spine lean bumped corners and spine head & tail a spot to the rear board light scratches and shelfwear. Top edge shows a spot where there was excessive adhesive used on the front pastedown which bled onto the top edge of pages. Previous owner's name on the front pastedown there does not appear to be any other writing. While the slipcase is in poor condition the book itself is in Very Good Plus VG condition. The Viking Press hardcover
1942rif. 1225The Moon is Down - John Steinbeck 1st Edition 2nd Issue 1942 Hardcover w/ DJ War Story Military Occupation Fiction G&P A16b Copyright 1942 published by The Viking Press NY. Goldstone & Payne A16b. Stated 'First published in March 1942' on the copyright page with no subsequent printings listed. Second issue or state per the corrected error on page 112 line 11 there is no period between the words talk and this. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover and is price-clipped on the front flap and all other flaps are clipped as well. Jacket shows wear to include heavy tanning and sunfade particularly the spine and top edge nicks large chips tears and shelfwear. Blue hardcovers show wear such as sunfade to the top edge nicks to the edges scratches shelfwear and dark spots/foxing to the top edges. The textblock is tanned with spots and foxing particularly the top edge. There does not appear to be writing in the text. Ex-libris sticker on the front pastedown. Overall it is in Good condition. The Viking Press hardcover
rif. 0143145150.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
rif. 1598530046.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 0140482326.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 0140042334.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 0905712706.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 0671006479.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1947rif. 002077New York NY: Vikiing Press 1947. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition with the following points. 1947 on title page with "copyright 1947 by John Steinbeck Published by Viking Press in February 1947 Published on the same day in the Dominion of Canada by the Macmillian Company of Canada Limited printed in the U.S.A. by the Haddon Craftsmen." This copy is VG in a VG unclipped $2.75 Mylar protected DJ designed by Robert Hallock.Exterior is rust with gilt lettering to the front and spine along with the embossed "Bus scene" across the bottom. Covers are rich. Gilt is bright. Spine ends edges and tips are modestly worn. Inside has armorial BP of PO to inside front board. Otherwise unmarked crisp and with modest toning.DJ has "The Wayward Bus " and "$2.75" across the front flap top .Spine ends of DJ are modestly worn spine joints are modestly rubbed and there is a faint vertical surface scratch running the length of the front cover . . Vikiing Press Hardcover
1941rif. mon0000012692Sun Dial Press - Garden City - N 1941. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First Edition from Sun Dial Press 1941 with scarce dust jacket slightly rubbed at edges and small tear inbspine dust cover - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post Sun Dial Press - Garden City - N hardcover
rif. 9788414030554New. unknown
1940rif. 1160The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck 1940 Red Imitation Leather Hardcover 20th Century American Literature Classic Great Depression Reprint by Garden City who was not the original publisher of this work by Steinbeck. Copyright 1939 published 1940 by Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. New York. Red imitation leather hardcovers with gilt design on the spine. Covers show moderate wear in particular heavy rubbing and wear-through to the leather at the edges corners and spine head & tail. The cover also nicks/scratches to the leather and the red color will rub off when handled. Leather hardcover has bumped corners. Textblock has a large spot on the top edge and a large 1-inch impression on the bottom edge. Most of the pages throughout the book have varying degrees of tanning more so on pages at the front and rear of the textblock. Rear pastedown is scuffed towards the foreedge. Overall due to the wear of the leather this book is in Good condition. Garden City Publishing Co., Inc.
1950rif. MOD12-D-10New York: The Viking Press 1950. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this novel from Pulitzer winner John Steinbeck. First edition first printing. 'Burning Bright' was written as an experiment with producing a play in novel format. Rather than providing only the dialogue and brief stage directions as would be expected in a play Steinbeck fleshes out the scenes with details of both the characters and the environment. The intention was to allow the play to be read by the non-theatrical reader while still allowing the dialogue to be lifted and performed with little adaptation by acting companies. In a grey cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally generally smart with just some slight shelfwear. Dustwrapper is sound though with some edgewear and handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Ink signature to front free-endpaper. Pages are generally bright and clean aside from a few patches of foxing. Very Good The Viking Press hardcover
