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1957réf. 145794New York: Viking Press 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Viking Press hardcover
1957réf. 753P23London: Heinemann 1957. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. The first U.K. edition of Steinbeck's only political satire satirising mid-century French politics. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Short Reign of Pippin IV' is Steinbeck's only political satire poking fun at French politics by following the life of the amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France.Written by the Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few odd spots to the top edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper with faint edgewear and light discolouration. A couple of light spots to the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine Heinemann hardcover
1957réf. 147639New York: Viking Press 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Light foxing on side and bottom text block edges. Light toning on spine. Viking Press hardcover
réf. G0670641715I3N11Penguin Publishing Group 1957. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less. Penguin Publishing Group hardcover
1957réf. 116101New York: Viking 1957. BOMC. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner address under front flap.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking hardcover
1957réf. 109091New York: Viking 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. Spine cocked. Chipping to crown of spine.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Viking hardcover
1957réf. 84435New York: Viking Press 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Multiple chips and tears to jacket edge wear.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Viking Press hardcover
1957réf. 69104New York: Viking Press 1957. Book-Of-the-Month-Club. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good- dust jacket. A few small chips and tears to jacket edges. Still contains the origional book of the month club insert.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Viking Press hardcover
réf. 6667242Penguin Books . Papeback. New. pp. 624 Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Penguin Books unknown
1957réf. 075455Great Britain: Heinemann 1957. Hardback. First Edition. Very slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Slightly sunned spine to cloth. Blue cloth with silver lettering. 164 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hadrback. Heinemann Hardcover
1957réf. 2165of his teenage daughter & her American boyfriend. dust jacket heaverly worn. text is very good light tanning: THE VIKING PRESS 1957. hard cover with dj. very good with dj. ook Description: New York NY: The Viking Press 1957 1957. HB. Very Good/Good. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall. 188 pp THE VIKING PRESS hardcover
1976réf. 001484London: Book Club Associates 1976. Book Club Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book Club edition by Book Club Associates of London. 1976 edition. 8vo. 568 pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Bottom corners slightly bumped. Cheap paper beginning to brown. The red jacket has minor rubbing to the corners else fine although there is some unnecessary masking tape reinforcement to the verso. Photo of Steinbeck on the rear flap. No ownership markings. Book Club Associates hardcover
réf. mbb006811London: Heinemann 1957. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 250x135x20mm. 250x135x20mm251g . . Heinemann. London. 1957. First UK Edition. 1st Printing. . Pp164 Blue cloth hard boards with silver lettering to spine in original dust jacket clipped. Book block slightly foxed slight tilt. Jacket spine darkened and foxed. Previous owners name - H Wegener - on front endpaper. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$13.20 1st Printing Heinemann hardcover
1957réf. 58622London: William Heinemann 1957. First English Edition. Goldstone-Payne A36b. 8vo. blue cloth in original dust jacket; 164 pages. Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; very nice no wear but little tanning d/j. William Heinemann unknown
réf. G-20260910-E1-S80026Unknown. hardcover. Good. 6x0x9. The Short Novels of John Steinbeck Hardcover Jan 01 1963 Steinbeck John. Unknown hardcover
1957réf. 24591London: Heinemann 1957. First UK edition first printing published by Heinemann in London in 1957. With an ownership name to the endpaper. In the original Osbert Lancaster-designed dust wrapper which is not price clipped with some toning to the spine and edges and a little light wear to the extremities. An attractive copy. Steinbeck's entertaining political satire follows an unassuming amateur astronomer unexpectedly elevated to the throne of France with suitably comic consequences. Heinemann unknown
1957réf. 55818New York: Viking Press 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Good- to very good condition. Octavo. 188pp. Original half yellow cloth over orange-brown cloth with decorative patterns and orange-brown lettering on spine; in protected original illustrated dustjacket with white black brown and gray lettering on spine. Top edge red. Not price-clipped stating $3.00 on front flap. "The unpredictable Mr. Steinbeck has been having himself a ball with some of his contemporaries. This frothy extravaganza about French politics - and various other matters - is so full of fun and good-natured satire that it almost bubbles over." Publisher. Dustjacket with some light wear along edges some light chipping along top and bottom edges with 1 x 1/4" chip at bottom front cover near foredge; and some light staining in upper foredge corner and light along right half of top back cover. Very light water-staining on front and back cover and at foredge of back flap. Some water staining at top edge. Binding lightly rubbed with small water stains at back and front top edge. Light foxing of endpapers with light water-staining at back endpaper. Block in very good condition. Viking Press hardcover
réf. FORT922685The Viking Press. Used - Acceptable. First Edition First Printing with "1st Published in 1957". Book of the Month Club. The Viking Press unknown
1957réf. 1401841New York: The Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Octavo 188 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with blue and red print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear toning to spine peripheral toning remainder of label on front panel of mylar. Price unclipped: “$3.00”. Boards quarter bound with yellow cloth to spine and pink cloth to boards; light wear to spine caps soiling to cloth. Text block has tan tinted top edge; name in ink on front flyleaf tanning to endpapers. Illustrated: b&w drawings. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1401841. FP New Rockville Stock. The Viking Press hardcover
1956réf. 001483London: The Companion Book Club 1956. Book Club Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. UK Book Club edition. 8vo. 653 pp. Orange cloth with a red label and gilt lettering to the spine. A near fine book small indentation to the bottom page edges in a fine price-intact jacket although there is some mostly unnecessary tape reinforcement on the verso. Includes Tortilla Flat The Red Pony Of Mice and Men Cannery Row The Pearl and Sweet Thursday. The Companion Book Club hardcover
1957réf. 49091Melbourne London New York: Heinemann 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Australian edition. 8vo. Pp. 164. Blue boards with silver lettering in dust jacket. Light bump to spine foot foxing to endpapers and first and last several pages with a small nick in the text block to the fore-edge. Dust jacket not price clipped with foxing to the flaps and the spine a touch sunned. Apart from foxing a great copy of this first Australian printing. Heinemann hardcover
1953réf. 103230New York: Viking Press 1953. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/good. red cloth black lettering dust jacket clipped 407 pp first edition dj worn and torn covers lightly worn Standard shipping no tracking or insurance / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Viking Press hardcover
1957réf. 00101219New York: Viking Press 1957. 1957. FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET. Terra cotta and yellow cloth top edge stained red. Drawings by Willaim Pène Du Bois 188 pages. Price intact on flap of dustjacket. The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck is a satirical novel that explores the absurdities of politics and monarchy. The story revolves around Pippin IV an ordinary man living in France who unexpectedly finds himself crowned as king due to a bizarre political twist. As Pippin navigates his unlikely reign the novel humorously critiques bureaucratic inefficiency social hierarchies and the interplay between tradition and modernity. Condition of hardcover: Small brown age spot on fore-edge; faint dust/toning to spine else overall Near Fine. Dustjacket: Minor edge wear and handling wear; else overall Very Good Plus. A nice collectible first edition hardcover and dustjacket by the unpredictable John Steinbeck. Note: We are a well-established well-respected ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Viking Press hardcover
1953réf. 019524New York: Viking Press 1953. Nice copy. Unmarked tight and square. Clean copy with biggest flaw that spine ends crimped lightly. Text is clean and supple. Price clipped jacket has small chip on rear panel bottom small creases and tape repair to verso of jacket near top of front fold. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Minus to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press Hardcover
1957réf. 145514New York: The Viking Press 1957. First edition of Steinbeck's only political satire. Octavo original half cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author to his sister on the front free endpaper "Mary avec l'aimite from John the XXII." The recipient Mary Steinbeck Dekker was the eldest sister of John Steinbeck. The warmth of this inscription reflects their close and enduring relationship throughout his life. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Pene Du Bois. From the library of Mary Steinbeck Dekker. An exceptional association. Pippin IV explores the life of Pippin Héristal an amateur astronomer in 1950s France who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France. Unknowingly appointed to give the Communists a monarchy to revolt against Pippin is chosen because he was descended from the famous king Charlemagne. Unhappy with his lack of privacy alteration of family life uncomfortable housings at the Palace of Versailles and his lack of power as a constitutional monarch the protagonist spends a portion of the novel dressing up as a commoner often riding a motorscooter to avoid the constrained life of a king. Pippin eventually receives his wish of dethronement after the people of France enact the rebellion Pippin's kingship was destined to receive. He returns to his home in Paris to find that nothing has really changed. The Viking Press hardcover
