Steinbeck, John; Orozco, Jose Clemente [Illustrator]; Wagner-Martin, Linda [Introduction];Biblio.com
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1994rif. Q-0140187383Penguin Classics 1994-10-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
2002rif. Q-0142000698Penguin Books 2002-01-08. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Books paperback
1993rif. Q-0812416430Perfection Learning 1993-02-01. Library Binding. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Perfection Learning unknown
1947rif. 32851New York: Viking Press 1947. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase Not A Book HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in rich black Nuba® with a 'sculpted design after the book's distinct illustrated wrapper on the side. Velour finished interior. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included. Photographs Upon Request. Viking Press unknown
rif. GOR002563139Paperback. Very Good. paperback
rif. 2329823New York: Bantam Books 1947. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6x4x0. First printing. Spine creased laminate starting. 1947 Mass Market Paperback. 118 pp. Includes 8 pages of black-and-white movie stills. Like his father and grandfather before him Kino is a poor diver gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino Juana and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then on a day like any other Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope the promise of comfort and of security. A story of classic simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature the darkest depths of evil and the luminous possibilities of love. Bantam Books paperback books
1997rif. 335769Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Owner personalization pressed into half title page.; Collector's Edition. Easton Press hardcover
1947rif. 152451New York: The Viking Press 1947. First edition of this classic story of simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo original brown cloth stamped in black and gilt. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the title page. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. Uncommon signed. The Pearl 1947 is a novella by John Steinbeck the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. A story of classic simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature the darkest depths of evil and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck first encountered the Mexican folk tale on which it is based during a marine biology expedition to the Sea of Cortez in 1940. He originally conceived it as a film script before expanding it into a short story published in Woman's Home Companion in 1945 as "The Pearl of the World." The novella follows Kino a poor pearl diver in La Paz Mexico whose discovery of an enormous pearl promises escape from poverty but ultimately destroys everything he loves. The story functions as a parable about greed materialism and the corrupting influence of wealth. The Viking Press hardcover
1947rif. 152452New York: The Viking Press 1947. First edition of this classic story of simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo original brown cloth stamped in black and gilt top stain green. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the right on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. The Pearl 1947 is a novella by John Steinbeck the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. A story of classic simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature the darkest depths of evil and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck first encountered the Mexican folk tale on which it is based during a marine biology expedition to the Sea of Cortez in 1940. He originally conceived it as a film script before expanding it into a short story published in Woman's Home Companion in 1945 as "The Pearl of the World." The novella follows Kino a poor pearl diver in La Paz Mexico whose discovery of an enormous pearl promises escape from poverty but ultimately destroys everything he loves. The story functions as a parable about greed materialism and the corrupting influence of wealth. The Viking Press hardcover
1947rif. 152794New York: The Viking Press 1947. First edition of this classic story of simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo original brown cloth stamped in black and gilt top stain faded green. Near fine in a good dust jacket with a closed tear to the front panel and Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. The Pearl 1947 is a novella by John Steinbeck the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. A story of classic simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature the darkest depths of evil and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck first encountered the Mexican folk tale on which it is based during a marine biology expedition to the Sea of Cortez in 1940. He originally conceived it as a film script before expanding it into a short story published in Woman's Home Companion in 1945 as "The Pearl of the World." The novella follows Kino a poor pearl diver in La Paz Mexico whose discovery of an enormous pearl promises escape from poverty but ultimately destroys everything he loves. The story functions as a parable about greed materialism and the corrupting influence of wealth. The Viking Press hardcover
1947rif. 28538New York:: Viking Press 1947. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Near Fine 2nd issue unclipped dust jacket. Like his father and grandfather before him Kino is a poor diver gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino Juana and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then on a day like any other Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope the promise of comfort and of security. A story of classic simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature the darkest depths of evil and the luminous possibilities of love. Viking Press, unknown
1947rif. 103774New York: The Viking Press 1947. First edition of this classic story of simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "For Maggie and Larry with love John Steinbeck." Near fine in a near fine first-issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A story of classic simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature the darkest depths of evil and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck began writing the story as a movie script in 1944 and first published it as a short story called "The Pearl of the World" in Woman's Home Companion in December 1945. He expanded it to novella length and published it under the name The Pearl by Viking Press in 1947. As he was writing the novella version he was frequently travelling to Mexico where the film version co-written with Jack Wagner was being filmed. The film was also released by RKO in 1947 as a co-promotion with the book. The Viking Press hardcover
1947rif. 3114876New York: Viking Press. Very Good. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in brick red cloth in '2nd issue' dust jacket with photo portrait of Steinbeck looking to his right printed in sepia tone. Priced $2.00 Jacket would be fine but for a 1 1/2"-inch closed tear at head of front panel with single clear tape mend on interior. Nearly as new copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 122 pages . Viking Press. hardcover
1947rif. 21019New York: The Viking Press 1947. First edition of this classic story of simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "For Bob Kriendler with best wishes John Steinbeck." The recipient was the owner of the legendary New York City landmark restaurant and speakeasy ''21''. Steinbeck was a frequent visitor to 21 and was friends with Kriendler. It has hosted every President since Franklin Delano Roosevelt except for George W. Bush has dined at 21 although Bush's wife and daughters have. Light rubbing to the bottom cloth and small bookplate near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice association. A story of classic simplicity based on a Mexican folk tale The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature the darkest depths of evil and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck began writing the story as a movie script in 1944 and first published it as a short story called "The Pearl of the World" in Woman's Home Companion in December 1945. He expanded it to novella length and published it under the name The Pearl by Viking Press in 1947. As he was writing the novella version he was frequently travelling to Mexico where the film version co-written with Jack Wagner was being filmed. The film was also released by RKO in 1947 as a co-promotion with the book. The Viking Press hardcover
1947rif. 46636New York:: The Viking Press. P/P. 1947. Hardcover. Hardback first edition in second issue DJ with Steinbeck facing to his right toward outer edge of book. Rust-colored front cover with drawing in black by Jose Clemente Orozco. $2.00 price intact on DJ which has been taped to covers to protect is as it circulated in the days of yore among participants in the lending library of the Central Park Book & Card Shop Buffalo NY store stamp and dates in pencil on rear endpaper. Dust jacket shows tape on all edges with long tear at rear spine of about 5 inches. Hinges sound uncracked; pages tight clean but for tape shadows on endpapers. ; . The Viking Press, hardcover
1948rif. 81304New York: Bantam Books 1948. Unbound. Fine. Color poster for the first Bantam Books paperback edition issued to coincide with the release of the motion picture starring Pedro Armendáriz and María Elena Marqués. Approximately 22" x 28". About fine. Boldly printed the poster reproduces the front wrap of the paperback against a background of images of Armendáriz and Marqués from the film. Very uncommon. Bantam Books unknown
1948rif. 81304New York: Bantam Books 1948. Unbound. Fine. Color poster for the first Bantam Books paperback edition issued to coincide with the release of the motion picture starring Pedro Armendáriz and María Elena Marqués. Approximately 22" x 28". About fine. Boldly printed the poster reproduces the front wrap of the paperback against a background of images of Armendáriz and Marqués from the film. Very uncommon. Bantam Books unknown books
1973rif. 333751New York: First Edition Library 1973. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Jose Clemente Orozco. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase Facsimile. First Edition Library hardcover
1898rif. 003294Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1898. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Famous Person. First Thus. The Cambridge Edition. Book is bound in maroon leather with marbled boards raised spine bands gilt lettering and decorations. 888 pages. Book is signed "Olive B. Steinbeck" in blue ink on the second free endpaper. Added in black ink is: "- Apr-1898 To Mary March 26 1926." Olive B. Steinbeck 1867-1934 was John Steinbeck's mother and Mary 1905-1965 was John Steinbeck's sister. The book was probably given by Olive Steinbeck to Mary as a graduation present. Olive B. Steinbeck's signature is very rare. Provenance: The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection Bonhams 25 October 2023. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Houghton, Mifflin and Company Hardcover
rif. B9780143106975Paperback / softback. New. Features author's most important and popular works. paperback
rif. Q-0670010022Viking Adult 1957-08-29. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Viking Adult paperback
1976rif. Q-0140150021Penguin Books 1976-10-28. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Books paperback
1946rif. 11987THE PORTABLE STEINBECK SELECTED BY PASCAL COVICI Viking 1946 first revised edition fine in chipped dust-wrapper. This the revised edition contains an introduction by Lewis Gannett extracts of Steinbeck's letters to his agents over a period of 15 years printed here in book form for the first time THE FROG HUNT from CANNERY ROW some of the authors New York Herald Tribune war reports OF MICE AND MEN & THE RED PONY complete excerpts from other novels as well as the short story HOW EDITH MCGILLCUDDY MET R.L.S. Viking unknown
1946rif. 11987THE PORTABLE STEINBECK SELECTED BY PASCAL COVICI Viking 1946 first revised edition fine in chipped dust-wrapper. This the revised edition contains an introduction by Lewis Gannett extracts of Steinbeck's letters to his agents over a period of 15 years printed here in book form for the first time THE FROG HUNT from CANNERY ROW some of the authors New York Herald Tribune war reports OF MICE AND MEN & THE RED PONY complete excerpts from other novels as well as the short story HOW EDITH MCGILLCUDDY MET R.L.S. Viking unknown books
rif. JD36982n.p. NY Bantam Books n.d. 1948 first edition. A color poster that measures about 22X28 inches it advertises Bantam's publication of The Red Pony a photoplay edition that featured front and rear cover photos of Robert Mitchum and Myrna Loy from the film version that book is featured in the middle of the poster Mitchum Loy and Louis Calhern are also featured in their film roles elsewhere in the poster Steinbeck wrote the screenplay for this Republic film not recorded by Goldstone & Payne Morrow or Holmes. Rolled never folded a few edge nicks short tears and small chips. n.p. (NY), Bantam Books, n.d. (1948), first edition. unknown
