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1945rif. 69418New York: Viking Press 1945. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Missing slipcase. Red mark on front. Minor edgewear.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Viking Press hardcover
1945rif. 001293NEW YORK: THE VIKING PRESS 1945 131 Pp. ILLUSTRATED EDITION FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1945. TEXT COPYRIGHT 1937 1938. DESCRIPTION: BEIGE BUCKRAM CLOTH HARDBOUND GILT/BLUE TITLE STAMP ON SPINE COVER PASTE DOWN ILLUSTRATION ON FRONT BOARD BLUE STAMPED FRONT BOARD BORDER NUMEROUS FULL AND 1/3 PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT BOOK FULL BLUE TINTED LEAF EDGE. DIMENSIONS: 9 9/16" x 6 11/16" x 9/16." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD; BUMPED/LIGHTLY FRAYED SPINE CROWN/HEEL INNER BOARD FINELY EXPOSED AT CORNER TIPS LIGHT WATER MARKS/SOILING OF REAR COVER LIGHT RUBBING OF SPINE COVER CLEAN TEXT PAGES STRONG SQUARE SPINES SINGLE LIBRARY MARK STAMPED ON INNER BOARD END PAPER. EX-LIBRARY. Illus. by WESLEY DENNIS. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good. THE VIKING PRESS hardcover
rif. 000305Viking 1945 Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. Cloth in Box. First Edition. First Illustrated edition. Beigh box cracked. Printed by Zeese-Wilkinson Company. Fine in a good slipcase. Viking, 1945 Hardcover
1945rif. 004625Viking 1945. Book. Very Fine. Cloth in Box. Signed Clipped Signature. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy in a very good box.Couple of tape repairs to box.Rare clipped signature of Steinbeck tape to title page.The trade edition.Nice copy.Extremely Rare Signed. Viking Hardcover
rif. FICS15VIKING Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. two FIRST EDITIONS two variants of the first edition in slipcases worn. VIKING Hardcover
1945rif. 242687New York: Viking 1945. First illustrated edition. Publisher's beige cloth illustrated cover label ruled in blue edges stained blue in publisher's paperboard case. Slight rolls to spine tips tiny hole upper rear board still near fine in very good dust jacket with corners starting but expertly repaired. With illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Printed by the Zeese-Wilkinson Company and bound by H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company. Goldstone/Payne A9c. ROUGH RIDE INTO ADULTHOOD John Steinbeck the king of the Californian pastoral epic captures the wretched process of joining the adult world in The Red Pony. Originally published in 1933 each chapter of the novella invites adults to reflect on their forgotten struggles as his main characters experience tragedy for the first time. Steinbeck's novella is greatly enhanced by Wesley Dennis' illustrations in this first illustrated edition as Dennis worked as a horse illustrator first studying horse anatomy in France and drawing portraits for race horse owners and eventually illustrating Black Beauty. Viking unknown
1945rif. 003781New York: Viking 1945. Book. Illus. by Dennis Wesley. Fine. Hardcover. First Illustrated Edition. First Illustrated edition. Illustrations in color by Wesley Dennis. Book and slipcase are in fine condition scarce for this edition. Variant edition with Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson on copyright page as printers. Book is bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering. Contains The Gift The Great Mountains The Promise The Leader of the People. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. . Viking hardcover
1937rif. 193517New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937. A very cool copy First edition number 141 of 699 copies signed by the author. The individual parts of Steinbeck's novella were first published in periodicals between 1933 and 1937. This signed limited edition is the first appearance in book form of "The Gift" "The Great Mountains" and "The Promise". This copy includes the booklabel of inventor Arthur Wilmer Lissauer 1888-1973 who pioneered air conditioning and food processing machinery. His library included several Shakespeare folios. Provenance: the collection of Steve Forbes chairman of Forbes Magazine and presidential candidate in the 1996 and 2000 US elections. Octavo. Original cream cloth square panels ruled in grey spine and front cover lettered in red front cover with decoration of a pony in red top edge trimmed others untrimmed. Original slipcase spine lettered in black and hand-numbered in red ink. Booklabels to front pastedown. Light soiling at top of binding browning and offsetting to endpapers extremities of slipcase worn lacking top: a very good copy in like slipcase. Goldstone and Payne A9a; Gross & Hayman 27; Valentine 78. hardcover
1945rif. 339283New York: Viking 1945. hardcover. fine. Wesley Dennis. Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. 131 pages thin 8vo cloth with mounted front cover plate board slipcase; New York: Viking 1945. First Illustrated Edition. Fine in an edge- worn but sound slipcase. Ghost of a former bookplate on half-title. Viking unknown
2011rif. SBBI-mon0000062007Puffin 2011. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Puffin paperback
rif. 0816159009.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 11739950-6Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
rif. 55344116-6Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
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1945rif. 150085New York: The Viking Press 1945. Signed limited first edition of Steinbeck's classic novel one of 699 copies. Octavo original cloth pictorial endpapers with illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Fine in the rare original slipcase. An exceptional example. The three interconnected stories in this volume a fourth was added in the 1945 edition won praise on publication as "pure gold… all three of these stories have more depth intensity and variety than one could possibly anticipate" New York Times Book Review. To biographer Jackson Benson they "act as a moral fulcrum… These stories with their child observer examine the nature of life and of death and the relationship of the individual to the whole" True Adventures 288. The Viking Press hardcover
1945rif. 140947526New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition. Very Good. First illustrated edition. Association copy signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page and inscribed "with many thanks" to Peter Kriendler owner of the 21 Club in New York. Bookplate of Jeanette and Peter Kriendler to front pastedown. 131 1 pp. Bound in publisher's gray-brown cloth boards stamped in slate blue gilt lettering to spine color pictorial onlay to front board. All edges stained blue color pictorial endpapers ivory laid paper. Very Good with light rubbing and toning to covers split to upper front hinge light toning and soft ripple throughout. In the original slipcase plain gray paper with color pictorial onlay lightly soiled and toned and split at upper edge. Goldstone-Payne A9.c unlisted third variant printed by Kipe Offset Process Company and bound by H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company. The 21 Club opened in Manhattan in 1930 as a speakeasy. Patrick Kriendler the brother of one of the two founders became a partner in 1938 after working at the club for most of the previous decade. Steinbeck had a favorite table there and enjoyed Kriendler's legendary customer service. One recent record of the club states that it 'featured sliding doors chutes collapsing shelves and hidden storage areas designed to hide alcohol from law-enforcement officials. Over the years the 21 Club began to attract an elite clientele from the worlds of business entertainment the arts sports and politics. The restaurant was known for its strict code of discipline no staff member was allowed to call a customer by his first name as well as its extravagant expensive menu grouse was served for lunch the day after the shooting season opened in Scotland. The Viking Press unknown
rif. Hbathbb384Bantam Books. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. 6x4x0. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes ; acceptable used trade paperback; previous owner marked and stamped inner front and back cover; minor wear from prior use; creases and nicks; Bantam Books paperback
1945rif. A50645New York NY: Viking Press. Very Good. 1945. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Laid in is the BOMC book dividend card making this a Book club edition. This copy has the Variant 2 information with The Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson Inc notation on the copyright page. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This copy includes the slipcase which is in Very Good condition. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The slipcase is in generally clean condition but has tidemarking / foxing to the bottom front corner and along with front edge. The slipcase also has spots of ground-in dirt and foxing. The top front corner edges of the slipcase gave some bumping and rubbing. "The Red Pony is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933. The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933–1936 and the full book was published in 1937 by Covici Friede. The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin. The book has four different stories about Jody and his life on his father's California ranch. Other main characters include Carl Tiflin - Jody's father; Billy Buck - an expert in horses and a working hand on the ranch; Mrs. Tiflin - Jody's mother; Jody's grandfather - Mrs. Tiflin's father who has a history of crossing the Oregon Trail and enjoys telling stories about his experiences; and Gitano - an old man who wishes to die at the Tiflin ranch." from Wikipedia; Color Illustrations; 131p. pages; Pictured 4/10/25 . Viking Press hardcover
1945rif. 7984New York: The Viking Press 1945. Hardcover 131 pages. Near fine / slip case good. Dennis Wesley. First printing of Viking Press illustrated edition. Minor wear and soiling to cardboard slipcase. Corners rubbed top edge frayed. Age toning to illustration panel. Light wear to cloth boards corners slightly frayed. All text block edges dyed blue. Pages crisp and clean with vibrant color illustrations. The Viking Press hardcover
1945rif. 059267New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Slipcase. Gray Cloth Spine Gilt Illustrated Cover Label All Edges Stained Blue. In Slipcase With Illustrated Cover Label. Stated First Printing 1945 Printed By Reese-Wilkinson Bound By H. Wolff. A Near Fine Copy In The Illustrated Slipcase With Some Wear At Corners And Heavy Wear At Top Of Open End. Bookplate Pencilled Name Erased. The Viking Press hardcover
1937rif. 4795New York: Covici Friedi Publishers 1937. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. One of 699 signed copies this one unnumbered. A Fine copy of the book in excellent condition externally and internally. Slight bowing to front board but in all bright clean and unmarked. In a Near Fine slipcase with just a hint of shelfwear. Lacking the original glassine. A coming of age tale as only Steinbeck can tell it. Mischievous and a little destructive Jody Tiflin takes his first step into adulthood when his father Carl gives him an important gift: his first horse to raise up a red pony that Jody names Galiban. Bonding and growing together Jody takes the responsibility of the red pony seriously; he cares for him daily ground trains him gets him into bridle and saddle and excitedly anticipates the day when he'll finally be able to ride Galiban. But before that can happen tragedy strikes. In an accident no one could have predicted Jody loses Galiban learns about the pain of loss and realizes the fallibility of the men who have trained him. An unforgettable story. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Covici Friedi Publishers unknown
1948rif. 003431Cleveland: The World Publishing Company 1948. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. First Forum Books Edition. First Printing April 1948 stated on the copyright page. This is also the first photoplay edition with scenes from the movie starring Robert Mitchum Myrna Loy and Louis Calhern on the dustjacket with the $1.00 price present. Book is bound in brown cloth. Scarce in this condition. Contains all the stories originally published in "The Long Valley" 1938. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. . The World Publishing Company Hardcover
1945rif. TB33002New York: The Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition. First Printing Fine in tan cloth covered boards with an illustrated paper label on the front board gilt on blue title block on the spine and end papers illustrated with running horses. The edges of the text block are stained dark blue. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 3/8 inches Issued without a dust jacket however the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with its paper label in place which shows hints of rubbing at the upper and lower edges. There is a very faint dampness stain to the top edge of the slipcase and to the upper side of the rear panel. The contents of the book are fine. 131 pages of text followed by a page of other books by Steinbeck. Illustrated from color paintings by Wesley Dennis. A very handsome very collectable copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Goldstone & Payne A9c The Viking Press hardcover
1965rif. TB33016Shelton Conn.: The First Edition Library Collection and by The First Edition Library 1965. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Near fine in light tan cloth covered boards with a gilt on blue title block on the spine and a printed color illustration of colt on the front board with all edges of the text block stained blue. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches with illustrated end sheets. Much of the blue background of the title block on the spine has been worn away the book is otherwise in perfect condition as are the contents. Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with a printed color label duplicating the original illustrated first edition of the title. There is a faint dampness stain across the face of the slipcase which is seen on the printed paper title slip. Laid-in is the First Edition Library slip providing details of the first edition of the book. 131 pages of text. A handsome clean and crisp copy with no prior owner's names dates or book plates. The First Edition Library Collection and by The First Edition Library hardcover
1934rif. 1015New York: The North American Review Corporation 1934. First Edition. 3 volumes individual issues November 1933 December 1933 and April 1934 of the magazine each containing the first appearance of Steinbeck stories. Original printed wrappers bound in plain brown paper covered boards the front cover of the November '33 issue and the rear cover of the April '34 issue are used as a paste downs. Signed 'J.E. Steinbeck' in pencil on the top of the front cover of each issue the impression can be read on the back of the November cover that has been pasted down signed 'John Steinbeck' in pen on the title page of the November '33 issue along with a stamp reading "This book belongs to Carol and John Steinbeck" on the same title page. Front board has a watercolor of a woman reading likely by Carol Steinbeck. Rubbing chips to the spine soiling hinges split but holding else internally very good. Ex- Steinbeck nephew in-law David Heyler. A trio of stories that exhibit Steinbeck's ability to explore complex human experience at different stages in life. "The Red Pony" is a nuanced exploration about the delicate emotional journey of childhood. "The Murder" uses violence as a transformative act to initiate a shift in a stagnant marriage. "The Great Mountains" considers the themes of aging the allure of adventure and the mysterious nature of life and death. Steinbeck's early career during which these stories were published represents a crucial developmental period in his literary evolution. Writing during the depths of the Great Depression Steinbeck was beginning to forge connections between individual experiences and broader socioeconomic structures. In these three stories we can identify his emerging materialist analysis that would later flourish in works like "The Grapes of Wrath." Although not yet explicitly political these narratives contain the seeds of his later class consciousness. The intergenerational tensions in "The Great Mountains" the complex power dynamics of "The Murder" and the disillusionment narrative in "The Red Pony" all reveal Steinbeck's early interest in how social and economic forces shape human relationships and personal development. His writing methodology during this period involved immersive research into the lives of California's working people creating an authenticity that distinguishes his work from contemporaries who approached similar themes from more privileged perspectives. The North American Review Corporation unknown
