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1947Best.-Nr. 030377New York: The Viking Press 1947. First Edition First Issue 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. First Printing. First Issue With Design In Lighter Color On Front Cover No Book Club Dot. Apparently Not The Usual Printing As The Book Is 1 Mm Thinner 2.3Cm And The Gilt Lettering Is Overprinted Neatly With Evenly Applied Black Printed Ink Which Is Just Beginning To Flake Off The Underlying Brilliant Gilt. A Very Clean Copy Cover Gilt Brilliant Dusty Top Edge Slight Rubbing At Corners Without Fraying. Dust Jacket Clean Not Price-Clipped $2.75 Wear At Edges And Corners With Small Losses Up To 1/4" Deep But Not Large At Corners Due To Wear Some Browning To All Panels Round Area With Light Staining In Upper Right Of Rear Panel. The Viking Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. JD30022NY Viking 1947 first edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. Second issue binding with the blindstamp on front cover the same shade as the rest of the binding although a lot of readers get lost in Steinbeck's symbolism at the end of the book it has broad moments when his writing is as sharp as ever jacket designed by Robert Hallock Goldstone & Payne A23a variant 2 this binding not recorded by Morrow. Fine in a jacket with some soiling to rear panel else fine. NY, Viking, 1947, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover
Best.-Nr. JD30024London Heinemann 1947 first British edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. Purple cloth Goldstone & Payne A23b variant 1 this binding not recorded by Morrow. A rather poorly made book but still very good. London, Heinemann, 1947, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover
Best.-Nr. JD30023London Heinemann 1947 first British edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. First issue binding of coarse red cloth Goldstone & Payne A23b Morrow 183. A rather poorly made book but still very good plus. London, Heinemann, 1947, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 029328New York: The Viking Press 1947. First Edition First Issue . Red Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. First Printing. First Issue With Design In Lighter Color On Front Cover No Book Club Dot Text Block 2.4 Cm Thick. A Very Clean Copy Gilt Brilliant Dusty Top Edge Some Rubbing Along Bottom Edge Without Fraying. Dust Jacket Clean Not Price-Clipped $2.75 Wear At Edges And Corners With Small Losses Up To 1/4" Deep But Not Large At Corners Due To Wear No Fading To Blue Lettering On Spine. The Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 22927NY: The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. Book Club Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full beige cloth gilt lettering on spine and cover fore-edge deckle original dust jacket now in Mylar. . Spine lightly sunned and rolled dust jacket lightly worn else tight square unmarked and clean. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 312 pp . The Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 005345NY: Viking Press 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first issue near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Slight crack of the front hinge after the half title page. The green topstain is slightly faded. The jacket spine is a little darkened as is the rear panel and edges of the flaps. Front panel of the jacket is bright; $2.75 price on front flap. "Haddon Craftsmen" at bottom of copyright page embossed drawing of bus on front board in a lighter color than the cloth. A nicer than typical copy with no chips or tears in the jacket just a touch of rubbing. Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 14859New York: Viking Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Wear to extremities. Spine slightly cocked. Slight wear to DJ with staining to rear. Tape residue to endpapers. Rear hinge started. Staining to a few pages in rear; First state binding with bus to front board $2.75 price to flap 'Published by the Viking Press in February 1947. Ostensibly about a bus it's about the people on the bus!; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages . 1947. Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 14860New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to DJ and with a couple of small closed tears. Boards with light wear to extremities; First edition with first state binding with bus to front board $2.75 price on flap and Published by the Viking Press in February 1947. Ostensibly about a bus it's really about people on the bus!; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages . 1947. Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 52651New York:: Grosset & Dunlap 1947. Movie edition with band promoting the film starring Joan Collins and Jayne Mansfield. publisher's cloth in dust jacket with wraparound band. A fine copy. The jacket and band are very near fine. . 8vo. Grosset & Dunlap, hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 1250090VIKING 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A very good first in first issue dj. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. VIKING Hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 45893New York:: The Viking Press 1947. First edition first binding. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. One corner slightly bumped; a touch of shelf wear; else a bright copy in a very good jacket with some light use and some tiny tears to the top edge. The rear panel is very slightly toned. . 8vo. The Viking Press, hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 00785New York N. Y. U. S. A.: The Viking Press 1947. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good. No Jacket Very Good. No dust jacket. Unknown printing. 5 p. l. 3-312 p. 21 cm. First Edition Brown cloth over boards gold lettering. spine has some fading. The Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 23142New York : VIKING PRESS 1947 . First Edition . VG/G . 8VO . Bound in brick red cloth with lighter blindstamp of the bus on lower front cover. The book is in very nice condition with a slight cock. Unclipped $2.75 jacket is worn with losses at the spine extremities and soiling to the rear panel. Now protected. VIKING PRESS hardcover
Best.-Nr. 24209NY: VIKING. Near Fine. 1947. First Edition. Cloth. 0670752770 . Near fine in a Vg. dj. Top edge lightly faded. A few tiny chips at spine ends & along edges of covers. Couple 1"-inch tears in dj. Hint of rubbing on dj. . VIKING. hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 57595Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 1988. First edition thus. Full leather. Fine. 9 1/4'' X 6 1/2''. 281pp. The Easton Press unknown
1961Best.-Nr. 036326New York: Viking Press 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second printing before publication. octavo. 311pp. Pastel blue cloth black spine label silver lettering. Toning to the spine edges.Previous owner circled ink initials on the front free endpaper. internally clean text. Unclipped pictorial jacket has a darkened spine original $4.50 price on the front flap clear tape reinforcement on the upper rear panel. States "First published in 1961 by the Viking Press Inc." and "second printing before publication". Laid in is a New York Times article Monday August 2 2004 "Steinbeck Heirs Entangled In an Epic Family Lawsuit.". The author explores moral decay in 1960s America through the story of Ethan Allen Hawley's ethical struggles. . Viking Press Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 6141The Winter of Our Discontent Steinbeck John. Published by the Viking Press New York 1961. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 311pp. Blue cloth boards with silver spine titles. In very good condition. Residue tape mark to front board and residue tape marks to endpapers. Jacket is clipped. This was Steinbeck's final novel. In 1962 he was awarded he Nobel Prize in Literature; the Academy singled out thie Winter of Our Discontent and The Grapes of Wrath as his best works. Viking Press, New York, 1961 hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 000017445New York: The Viking Press 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good or better. 8vo. 13 6-311 1 pp. Blue cloth spine stamped in silver with the title on a blocked in black; blue topstain. Price of $4.50 on the front flap of the jacket. Jacket designed by Elmer Hader. Ahearn APG 046c. Goldstone & Payne A38b. Holmes A42a. A nice copy of Steinbeck's classic novel published the year before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. A small push to the top textblock and a hint of sunning to the boards' top edges; jacket toned and with a few traces of edge wear. The Viking Press hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 003815kNew York: Viking Press 1961 There are a few water spots on the top edge. DJ has minor wear of the edges. Not price clipped. Viking Press hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 018754New York: The Viking Press 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 311pp. Beautiful First Edition bound in blue-green cloth with titles in silver upon a black cloth spine label and the author's name in silver on the upper and lower portions of the spine. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch of softness to heel. Board edges mildly toned. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket $4.50 has some tiny nicks to the spine ends and a couple of closed tears that have been repaired with clear tape on the reverse. Mild toning to spine panel and flap folds. Still fresh and bright and presents quite well. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price. The Viking Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. FORT958646The Easton Press. Used - Very Good. Collector's Edition. The Easton Press unknown
1961Best.-Nr. CCJD0384Viking 1961. Hardcover. Like New. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Like New no stamps no labels Viking hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. COLLECTI014841INEW YORK NY: VIKING PRESS THE. FINE IN A VG D.J. 1961. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL TURQUOISE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH SILVER TITLES TO THE SPINE WITH BOOK TITLE IN SEPARATE BLACK BOX. THE D.J. HAS A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE TEARS WITH A TRACE OF RUB/WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS AND TINY LOSS AT THE TOP FRONT SPINE CORNER VERY MODEST TONING TO THE WHITE SPINE BOOK TITLE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN BRIGHT COLLECTIBLE COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. . VIKING PRESS (THE) hardcover
Best.-Nr. FORT922704The Viking Press. Used - Good. First Edition First Printing. "First published in 1961 by The Viking Press Inc." on copyright page with no subsequent printings listed. In good condition dust jacket with original price of $4.50 not price clipped. Blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering and black rectangle to spine. Top edge of textblock is tinted light blue. The Viking Press hardcover
