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1937Best.-Nr. 2306078New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First. hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition first issue "pendula" in a fine first issue dust jacket $2.00 price present on front flap with spine very slightly sunfaded but much less than usual. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. A brilliant unread copy. Covici-Friede unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 2327447New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 7x5x1. First book club edition matching points of second state correction to 'loosely' on page 9 no bullet on page 88 Saint Katy the Virgin appears in list of author's works opposite title page with original jacket lacking price and printing number on flap. Very good in good jacket. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from corners jacket toned jacket flap corners trimmed. Binding tight and square pages clean and unmarked. 1937 Hard Cover. 186 pp. One of Steinbeck's most famous novels written three years before he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Grapes of Wrath. "They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie a man of tremendous size has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family" clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields they hustle work when they can living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 541008New York: Covici Friede 1937. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition first issue. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. A beautiful copy of this poignant classic novella of two Depression-era drifters whose dreams of a better life are not supported by fate. By way of illustration of this volume's scarcity 2500 copies of the first issue were printed vs. 50000 for The Grapes of Wrath and 78000 for Cannery Row. Basis for the 1939 Lewis Milestone film with Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. in the lead and which lost out to Gone With the Wind for the Best Picture Oscar in possibly Hollywood's greatest year other "losers" that year included The Grapes of Wrath Dark Victory Goodbye Mr. Chips The Wizard of Oz Ninotchka Stagecoach Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Wuthering Heights. Probably the nicest copy we've seen. Covici Friede hardcover books
1977Best.-Nr. 9028127Norwalk: Easton Press 1977. Hardcover. Fine. Fletcher Martin. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Introduced by John T. Winterich and illustrated by Fletcher Martin. Bound in publisher's original full dark brown genuine leather with gilt-stamped decorations on the spine and boards two raised bands all edges gilt and silk moire end papers. Easton Press hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 2107007Covici Friede 1937. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition first issue. Book near fine minimal tanning front corners very slightly bumped. Dust jacket very good tanning spine at left a third from bottom has a closed tear rubbing. Covici Friede unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 54839New York: Penguin Books 1993. Later printing. Paperback. New. 107pp. Duodecimo 19cm; illustrated wraps. A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie a man of tremendous size has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family" clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields they hustle work when they can living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. "A thriller a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." -The New York Times -- from publisher. Penguin Books paperback books
1937Best.-Nr. 107258Covici Friede 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The first edition first state with "pendula" on page 9 in a first issue dust jacket with the $2.00 price and no mention of later printings on the bottom of the front flap. Jackets without the $2 price present are probably from a later or book club printing. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Book is in near fine condition in a good dust jacket tanned on the spine and separated at edge of spine. Covici Friede hardcover books
1951Best.-Nr. 98680New York: Dramatists Play Service 1951. Softcover. Fine. Acting edition. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Dramatists Play Service unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 79090NY: Covici Friede 1937. First edition first issue. 186 pp. Light offsetting and paperclip imprint to first leaf else near fine in very good plus dust jacket with tanned spine small chips to tips of flap folds and base and crown of spine and one short closed tear to front panel. NY: Covici Friede unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 63813NY:: Heritage Press. Very Good. 1970. Hardcover. B088HB2T2T . Introduction by John T. Winterich. A reprint of the Limited Editions Club edition. Fine in a very good light shelf wear slipcase. . Heritage Press, hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 100479New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First edition. Near fine in a price-clipped good or better dustwrapper with some chipping near the bottom of the front flap fold and a large but faint dampstain. An uncommon play adapted by Steinbeck from his own novel. Steinbeck's stage adaptation condenses his novella into a three-act tragedy ideally suited to theatrical presentation. The play's dialogue-driven format strips away narrative contemplation rendering each character's thwarted ambitions through stark unadorned exchanges that intensify the work's central themes: the impossibility of economic independence during the Depression the profound isolation persisting within communal spaces and the brutal incompatibility between human vulnerability and a system demanding complete self-sufficiency. The inexorable march toward Lennie's death demonstrates how certain lives become expendable when they cannot conform to society's demands. Covici-Friede unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 7839New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket unclipped $2.00 generally toned and rubbed a few small chips and closed tears at the edges. Beige cloth toned at the edges and gutters with brown and black ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a blue top stain foxed at the top edge clean internally. The play adaptation of one of the Nobel Prize-winner's best works and a classic of American literature. Covici-Friede hardcover books
1950Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 553613Munchen: Bayerischer Schulbuch 1950. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition thus with this title. 12mo. 70 2pp. Illustrated wrappers. Initials and number inside front cover some modest rubbing else near fine. Text book for German children with a German and English glossary. Bayerischer Schulbuch unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 469608Munchen: Bayerischer Schulbuch 1950. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition thus with this title. 12mo. 70 2pp. Illustrated wrappers. Owner name and school stamp both on titlepage Lightly rubbed else near fine. Text book for German children with a German and English glossary. Bayerischer Schulbuch unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 58682NY: The Viking Press 1958. First Edition first printing. Goldstone-Payne A37a. 8vo. boards & cloth in dust jacket; 233 pages. Near fine covers nice; contents clean & tight; minor wear & few short tears $3.95 price is present on the front flap d/j. There is a very shallow chip at the top of the spine and a former owner hand-painted the background colors to match those on the dust jacket and this is tipped to the inside of the head of the spine. Not a big deal but it does make the d/j look nicer. The Viking Press unknown books
Best.-Nr. 06576New York: The Viking Press 1958. Steinbeck as War Correspondent Dispatches from the Front - Human Immediate and Unvarnished STEINBECK John. Once There Was a War. New York: The Viking Press 1958. First edition first issue. Octavo 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 213 x 143 mm. xxii 1-2 3-233 1 blank pp. Publisher's quarter yellow linen over brown boards spine lettered in red. Original color pictorial dust jacket with just the slightest rubbing at the foot of the spine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. A compelling collection of Steinbeck's World War II dispatches originally written for the New York Herald Tribune during his time as a war correspondent in 1943. Eschewing conventional battlefield reportage Steinbeck focuses instead on the daily lives of soldiers - capturing moments of boredom humor fear and quiet endurance with remarkable immediacy and empathy. These pieces drawn from Steinbeck's experiences in England North Africa and Italy reveal a deeply human perspective on war emphasizing the individuality of the common soldier rather than the abstractions of strategy or politics. The result is a work of enduring power - part journalism part literature - standing alongside the finest war writing of the twentieth century. Goldstone & Payne A39a. New York: The Viking Press, 1958 unknown books
Best.-Nr. 431064New York: Viking Press 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in price-clipped near fine dustwrapper with slight scrapes at the foot of the spine. Dispatches from Steinbeck's war journalism. Viking Press hardcover books
1958Best.-Nr. 428367New York: The Viking Press 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Boards slightly bowed modest rubbing along edges near fine in a very good edgeworn and torn dustwrapper with minimal internal tape repair spine sunned. Dispatches from Steinbeck's war journalism. The Viking Press hardcover books
1958Best.-Nr. 08642New York: The Viking Press 1958. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. 233 pages top edges stained red; price of $3.95 on front flap. Minor wear at jacket extremities short closed tear top of front panel a trace of fading at jacket spine. Goldstone & Payne A37. The Viking Press unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 12540ONCE THERE WAS A WAR Viking Press 1958 first edition just about fine in like dust-wrapper. Viking Press unknown books
1943Best.-Nr. 249514Firenze: Valentino Bompiani 1943. Paperback. 239p. wartime printing the Milano issue a year earlier softbound in 8x4.5 decorated wraps and a color-decorated dust jacket. Not a bad copy but quite acidic and toned with outermost leaves fragile find tiny marginal tears to early and terminal pages. Cover of book itself is also very toned and a tad fragile. The dj was printed on better paperstock there's a little foxing along joint-folds serious top-edge wear with small chips to the head recto dust-soil but colors are fast and no damage to flap-texts. All things considered like WW Two a good copy. One wonders did Vittorini do the translation while in prison he'd published an anti-fascist novel in 1941 that put him behind bars. Valentino Bompiani paperback books
1956Best.-Nr. 58686NY: Viking Press 1956. First Edition first printing. Full text & lyrics of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical play based on Steinbeck's novel "Sweet Thursday. 8vo. silver cloth stamped in black in original dust jacket; 158 pages plus photos of the actors. Near fine covers nice contents clean & tight; very minor edgewear with a shallow chips & two small creases to top of the rear panel d/j. Viking Press unknown books
1961Best.-Nr. 590116Taiwan: no publisher 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Pirated edition. Small octavo. Olive cloth with spine stamped in silver ribbon marker and printed on very thin paper book is about 5/8" thick. Near fine in a very good or better dust jacket also printed on thinner stock printed in red only that has a couple of nicks and tiny tears and a slightly longer tear on the front panel. Prints a copyright date but neither spurious publicaiton information nor the Chinese-language text that is usually found. no publisher] hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 014778First Edition. Document. About Fine. Two illustrated single-sheet 6" x 9" playbills. OF MICE AND MEN is for the Sam Harris production at Philadelphia's Chestnut St. Opera House starring Claire Luce and Guy Robertson. PIPE DREAM is the Shubert Theatre production starring Helen Traubel and William Johnson. unknown books
