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Sea of Cortez
1941réf. 240624001New York: Viking 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research by John Steinbeck and Edward F. Ricketts An uncommon travelogue by Steinbeck and exceedingly scarce to find in such beautiful condition. OVERALL CONDITION: FINE/NEAR FINE BOOK INFO Published in 1941 by Viking Press in New York. First edition first printing as indicated by "First Published in December 1941" statement on the copyright page with no other printings listed. In original teal cloth covered boards with pictorial map of the Sea of Cortez endpapers. First state dust jacket with $5.00 price on front flap. Well-protected in archival mylar wrap. Illustrated with color and black and white photos of sea creatures from the Sea of Cortez. Large octavo. CONDITION The book is in FINE vintage condition. Tight sound binding. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Boards are strikingly fresh colorful and unfaded. Just a few spots on the cloth. Publisher top-stain in excellent shape usually quite faded. Exceptionally clean interior with bright pages and no writing stickers ex libris marks or foxing. Not even the usual darkening to the endpaper gutters. A gorgeous copy! The unclipped dust jacket is NEAR FINE - beautifully colorful and bright usually found quite darkened and toned with large chips and tears. Some light edge wear - light creasing tiny tears and chips. Viking hardcover
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