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1961réf. 6706New York: Viking 1961. First trade edition. Very Good. About fine protected in mylar. Viking unknown books
1938réf. 567789San Francisco: Simon J. Lublin Society of California 1938. Softcover. Good. Fourth printing. Octavo. 33 3pp. Stapled photographically illustrated wrappers. Both wraps detached one tiny corner creased light overall wear good or better. Simon J. Lublin Society of California unknown books
1933réf. 332058New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Endpapers title vignette & dust wrapper design by Mahlon Blaine. 325pp. 8vo green cloth d.w. New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition. There is some light offset on the spjne of the book from the dust wrapper; the dust wrapper has a small nick at the side of the spine. A near fine copy of his his third book. Robert O. Ballou unknown books
1933réf. 1278555New York: Covici Friede 1933. First Edition Second Issue. Hardcover. 8vo. 325pp.; VG/VG; spine green and tan with green lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut '$2.50'; dust jacket has slight sunning to spine small chipping to head and tail of spine corners; small rip to middle of upper front edge lower front fore corner; pages slightly age-toned; top edge of text block stained green faded; Steinbeck's third novel; KT consignment. Shelved in Case 13. 1278555. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Covici Friede hardcover books
1935réf. 584486London: William Heinemann 1935. Hardcover. Good. First English edition. Blue cloth titled in gilt. Ex-German or Dutch private lending library copy with stamps on first few pages small bookstore label on the front pastedown spine sunned and a little stained various other flaws a fair only copy lacking the dust jacket. The English edition had a very small first printing. William Heinemann hardcover books
1935réf. 1370959London: William Heinemann 1935. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 268 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in blue cloth with black text on sunned spine. Lacking issued dust jacket. Boards have sunning to spine bumping and rubbing to corners and bending to spine edges. Text block has owner inscription on front endpaper splitting to gutter of page 268 and slight pencil writing on rear pastedown. "First Published 1935" on copyright page. Shelved Case 13. 1370959. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. William Heinemann hardcover books
1933réf. 140938338New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first issue. Signed by Mahlon Blaine whose illustrations appear on the the dust jacket endsheets and title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine. Cloth lightly sunned through jacket at spine and along top and bottom edges. Pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear at the spine ends and a short closed tear along the top edge of the front panel with some faint associated creasing. A lovely copy signed by the illustrator. In the early '20s Blaine met a young John Steinbeck on the Panama Canal and the two quickly became friends. Blaine would go on illustrate the dust jacket and endsheets for Steinbeck's first novel Cup of Gold as well as for this title. Goldstone & Payne A3a. Robert O. Ballou unknown books
1935réf. 180102014New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition second issue. Very Good with foxing to cloth tiny pin-holes to cloth at front gutter previous owner name to front paste down. In a Very Good dust jacket with price intact small closed tear to bottom of front panel near flap fold with light associated creasing has been neatly mended from the verso toning to spine panel light soiling. One of 900 copies of the second issue. Goldstone & Payne A3b. Covici Friede hardcover books
1933réf. 108068Robert O. Ballou 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition first issue of his third book one of only 598 copies actually bound and sold Goldstone & Payne A3a Morrow 22 endpapers title page vignette and dust jacket illustrated by Mahlon Blaine this book is Steinbeck at his most powerful and his most mystical. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's clamshell case with leather spine tooled and gilt lettered and decorated. Robert O. Ballou hardcover books
1933réf. 10093New York: Robert O. Ballou 1933. First Edition. Near Fine/Good. octavo 325 pages; publisher's green cloth pictorial green end papers. Dust jacket nearly separated at front fold 1/4" loss at spine head and one inch "V" shaped chip at top of front panel. First Issue one of just 598 copies printed. Jean Hersholt's copy with his bookplate SIGNED by him on the bookplate. Internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind. Robert O. Ballou unknown books
réf. JD26993NY Robert O. Ballou 1933 first edition dust jacket. Hardcover. First issue of his third book one of only 598 copies actually bound and sold Goldstone & Payne A3a Morrow 22 endpapers title page vignette and dust jacket illustrated by Mahlon Blaine this book is Steinbeck at his most powerful and his most mystical. Black top edge stain still very black book cloth somewhat mottled jacket with one short tear this is a very pleasing and attractive copy of a very scarce book. NY, Robert O. Ballou, 1933, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover books
réf. 28393Paris Le Club Français du Livre 1963 in 8 (21,5x14) 1 volume reliure toilée blanche ornée de l'éditeur d'après les maquettes de Etienne Delessert, 196 pages [4], rhodoid. Traduction de Brigitte V. Barbey. Collection ''Romans'', 201. Edition numérotée hors-commerce. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
réf. 9782070368976Gallimard
1997réf. 1418566Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1997. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vi 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's decorated navy blue leather with red and gilt stamping to spine. Rubbing to bottom edges of boards. Scuffing to front board. Edges of textblock gilt. With silk endpapers and a silk ribbon bookmark. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Easton Press. 1418566. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover books
1935réf. 7874New York: Covici Friede 1935. First edition. Very Good /Near Fine. A Very Good copy in a Near Fine second printing jacket price $2.50 with the blurbs on the rear flap. Second printing statement defaced from the upper edge of the front flap. Book with the spine somewhat cocked a small smudge to lower board and toning and some abrasion to upper endpapers. Jacket with crease to lower flap and minor toning to spine. Steinbeck's vivid and joyous portrayal of a small Spanish-speaking community in Monterey California. The book was modeled on the Arthurian legends of knights of Camelot a story that had seized Steinbeck's imagination since he had been a child. Tortilla Flat was the first book Steinbeck wrote that received both warm reviews and good sales and was referenced by the Swedish Academy when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. It was also adapted into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. "Mr. Steinbeck tells a number of first rate stories in his history of Danny's house. He has a gift for drollery and for turning Spanish talk and phrases into a gently mocking English. The book is consistently amusing." contemporary New York Times review. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Covici Friede unknown books
réf. 06568New York: The Viking Press 1947. A Landmark American Novel in Its First Illustrated Dress With Seventeen Evocative Paintings by Peggy Worthington STEINBECK John. Tortilla Flat. With seventeen paintings by Peggy Worthington. New York: The Viking Press 1947. First illustrated edition. Large octavo 9 3/16 x 6 5/8 inches; 234 x 168 mm. 1-10 11-213 3 blank pp. Seventeen fine color illustrations including nine full-page plates. Publisher's tan linen over boards front cover with a mounted color illustration spine lettered in dark green pictorial color endpapers top edge stained dark green. A fine copy in the original color pictorial dust jacket. A beautifully produced illustrated edition of Tortilla Flat one of John Steinbeck's earliest and most enduring works. First published in 1935 Tortilla Flat marked Steinbeck's breakthrough introducing the loosely connected adventures of Danny and his companions - paisanos living on the margins of society in Monterey California. Blending humor pathos and a gently ironic narrative voice the work established many of the thematic concerns - friendship poverty and moral ambiguity - that would define Steinbeck's later masterpieces. Peggy Worthington's illustrations created specifically for this edition bring a warm painterly interpretation to Steinbeck's world capturing both the rustic charm and underlying poignancy of the paisanos' lives. Her use of color and composition lends the volume a distinctive visual identity making this edition one of the most appealing mid-century illustrated Steinbeck publications. Issued in an attractive format with mounted cover illustration and pictorial endpapers this 1947 edition represents the first fully illustrated presentation of the text and remains highly sought after in fine condition with the dust jacket intact. A particularly fresh and desirable copy of an American classic - uniting Steinbeck's breakthrough novel with a sympathetic and accomplished illustrative program. Goldstone & Payne A4a. New York: The Viking Press, 1947 unknown books
réf. 06581New York: Covici Friede 1935. Steinbeck's Breakthrough - The Rare Wrappered Issue A Likely Advance Issue One of Approximately 500 Copies STEINBECK John. Tortilla Flat. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett. New York: Covici Friede 1935. First edition wrappered issue of the author's first commercially successful novel. Octavo 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 191 x 133 mm. i-iv v-vi vii-viii 9-316 1 3 blank pp. Publisher's original sewn pictorial wrappers printed in blue. Spine darkened with a tiny chip at the foot and a short 1 1/2 inch split at the top of the front joint. Preserved in the likely original glassine wrapper. A very good well-preserved example of this fragile and elusive issue. Chemised in a blue cloth folder and housed in a quarter dark blue morocco slipcase spine with five raised bands ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments. The rare wrappered issue of Tortilla Flat produced in a small limitation - generally estimated at approximately 500 copies - at the time of first publication. Though bibliographers Goldstone and Payne note that there is no conclusive evidence that this issue precedes the standard cloth binding it has long been regarded in the trade as an advance or trial issue likely intended for early distribution review or promotional purposes. Fragile by nature and seldom encountered in presentable condition copies retaining their original glassine are particularly scarce. This issue marks the turning point in Steinbeck's career: Tortilla Flat established both his reputation and his distinctive narrative voice paving the way for In Dubious Battle 1936 and The Grapes of Wrath 1939. A desirable and increasingly difficult Steinbeck issue especially in unrestored condition. New York: Covici Friede, 1935 unknown books
1935réf. 618945New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1935. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. New edition. Illustrations by Ruth Gannett. Gift inscription on the front pastedown else near fine in a very good dust jacket with creasing small tears and rubbing. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1935réf. 620622New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1935. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photoplay edition. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett. Slight wear on the corners and some fading on the topstain else near fine in a very good dust jacket with shallow chips creasing and some fading. Movie tie-in for the 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield Frank Morgan Akim Tamiroff and Sheldon Leonard. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1936réf. 2402021New York: Covici Friede 1936. Seventh printing. hardcover. Very good/Very good. A very good seventh printing in a very good dust jacket. Published one year after the first printing and in the same format. Covici Friede unknown books
1935réf. 140946122New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition. Fine. First edition wrappered issue of the author's first successful novel. A fantastic survival of this format. Provenance: Actor Jean Hersholt with his label to interior of chemise; and later from the collection of John Steinbeck's nephew David Heyler. Publisher's original sewn binding in wraps original glassine wrap; approximately one of 500 copies that were bound as such. Though Goldstone and Payne mention there is no evidence this preceded the trade cloth issue it is often assumed that this was issued in advance of publication. Fine with a faint bump to foot of spine and endsheets faintly offset. A stunning copy with wonderful provenance housed in a custom folding slipcase. Goldstone and Payne A4a. Covici Friede unknown books
1935réf. 140942963New York: Covici Friede 1935. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original oatmeal cloth stamped in blue. Near Fine with foxing to the cloth former owner name in pencil to the front free endpaper and toning to the pages. In a price-clipped but correct first printing dust jacket with the author's bio on the rear flap; Very Good with spine-fading toning and light staining chipping to spine ends and along the bottom edge of the rear panel. Covici Friede unknown books
1977réf. 102493Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. Fine. 1977. Hardcover. Limited edition. Octavo fully bound in dark brown leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spine all edges gilt silk moire endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Fine. . Franklin Library, hardcover books
1969réf. 109497NY:: Modern Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Modern Library number 216. Foreword by the author. A later printing. Remainder mark on front free endpaper else very good in a very good moderate edge wear small spot of abrasion and small chip on front panel price clipped dust jacket.; 317 pages . Modern Library, hardcover books
réf. JD29420London Heinemann 1935 first British edition first printing dust jacket. Hardcover. This was Steinbeck's breakthrough book it is a story of the Knights of the Round Table in the guise of paisanos Goldstone & Payne A4c Morrow 31 scarce. Very good. London, Heinemann, 1935, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. hardcover books
