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1957Best.-Nr. 2330379New York: The Viking Press 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. Du Bois William Pene. First edition. Near fine in very good jacket. Ink gift note on front endpaper jacket price clipped jacket spine faded with a few light spots. 1957 Hard Cover. 188 pp. 8vo. John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin's wife Queen Marie who 'might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant'; his uncle a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau the son of the so-called 'egg king' of Petaluma California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians guards and gardeners. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. February 27 1902 - December 20 1968 was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath 1939 and the novella Of Mice and Men 1937. He wrote a total of twenty-seven books including sixteen novels six non-fiction books and five collections of short stories. In 1962 Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Viking Press hardcover books
1957Best.-Nr. 166228New York: Viking 1957. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by William Pene du Bois. Very good. Top corners slightly bent. Edges of spine slightly bumped. Spine slightly brown. Viking unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 173542New York: Viking 1957. Very Good. First edition. Very good. Corners slightly rubbed. Edges of spine slightly bumped. Spine brown. Viking unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 396612London: Heinemann 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First English edition. A touch cocked else fine in very good dustwrapper that is a bit toned and with several green spots on the front. Distinctive ownership Signature of Elsa Schiaparelli on front free endpaper. Schiaparelli was one of the world’s premiere designers during the 1930s who pioneered numerous now-iconic fashions elements such as the divided skirt trompe-l'oeil detailing synthetic materials and exposed fasteners and as well as incorporated surrealist designed into her work through her collaboration with Jean Cocteau and Salvador Dali. Heinemann hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 306511London Heinemann 1957. First English edition so stated; reset. 8vo. Original silver stamped blue cloth. Dust jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster unclipped; few nicks; browning to front cover; small stain. Very good. Small foxing spot at foredge. 164 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Goldstone & Payne A36b also notes later binding in red cloth. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Heinemann [1957]. hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 306510London Heinemann 1957. First English edition so stated; reset. 8vo. Original silver stamped blue cloth. Dust jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster price clipped; few nicks. Very good. 164 pages. Inscription on front pastedown marked out by black marker. Goldstone & Payne A36b also notes later binding in red cloth. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Heinemann [1957]. hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 306509New York The Viking Press 1957. First edition so stated. 8vo. Drawings and dust jacket designed by William Pene du Bois. Dust jacket unclipped; minor rubbing; spine slight fading; no chips. Very good. 188 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Small label of previous owner on the front free endpaper. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, The Viking Press, 1957. hardcover books
1957Best.-Nr. 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 books
1957Best.-Nr. 13309London: Heinemann 1957. First English Edition First Issue. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First English edition of The Short Reign of Pippin IV A Fabrication by John Steinbeck. Small octavo vi 164pp 1. Blue cloth title in silver on spine. Stated "First published 1957" on copyright page. Slight lean to text block a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. In the publisher's first issue dust jacket 12s 6d price on front flap. Sunning to spine and edges of front panel a near fine example. Jacket design by Osbert Lancaster. Goldstone Payne A36b Issued in both blue and red cloth no priority established. The first edition of The Short Reign of Pippin IV was published by The Viking Press in New York in April of 1957. Heinemann unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 27266Ldn, Heinemann, (1957). Orig. full cloth. Good and clean copy.
Best.-Nr. 1664412379.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
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1953Best.-Nr. 12539THE SNAKE & JOHNNY BEAR Columbia Records 1953 first edition fine in paper sleeve. Scarce. This literary recording of two short stories is read by the author. Columbia Records unknown
1953Best.-Nr. 12539THE SNAKE & JOHNNY BEAR Columbia Records 1953 first edition fine in paper sleeve. Scarce. This literary recording of two short stories is read by the author. Columbia Records unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 112649William Heinemann 1950. Hardcover. Good/Fair. First London edition. Covers worn. Front hinge starting. jacket very worn with missing around spine and edges. William Heinemann hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2040115579.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1946Best.-Nr. 016703William Heinemann Ltd 1946. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In a Very Good Plus JacketSlight Loss To The Crown. First Australian Edition 1946. Very Scarce. Ink Name. Excellent Copy. William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 001489London: William Heinemann LTD 1950. First Thus. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First thus. 8vo. 408 pp. Brown cloth with red titles. Illustrated jacket price-slipped has moderate wear to the corners and spine extremities. Light offsetting to endpapers small bookseller's stamp to the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good jacket. Includes short stories and selections from many of his novels. William Heinemann LTD hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 159042London: Heinemann 1950. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 408pp. This is the first London edition but printed in Australia. Contains complete Of Mice & Men & The Red Pony plus passages & complete short stories from The Long Valley Pastures of Heaven Tortilla Flat Dubious Battle Grapes of Wrath Sea of Cortez Moon is Down Bombs Away. Nice copy in like slightly chipped & repaired dust jacket Heinemann hardcover
1985Best.-Nr. 003279San Jose: San Jose State University 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Limited edition number 53 of 100 copies. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering128 pages. There is signed correspondence between David Heyler and Robert DeMott Director SRC laid-in. David Heyler was a very close friend to and collector of Steinbeck's works. He was also married to Joan Toni who was the daughter of John Steinbeck's sister Mary. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. San Jose State University Hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 2864London: William Heinemann 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. F w/ mild offset on eps. previous bookseller's sticker ffpd in VG dj w/ edge wear chipping to all corners esp. head and heel of spine panel rubbing at folds. Notwithstanding a nice copy of a poorly made book. William Heinemann Hardcover
1984Best.-Nr. 595412Salinas California: The Valley Guild 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. 223pp. Illustrated from color photographs. Just a touch of edgewear else fine in a toned and lightly soiled very good dust jacket with moderate rubbing a few bumps and tiny tears. The Valley Guild hardcover books
1946Best.-Nr. 016703William Heinemann Ltd 1946. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In a Very Good Plus JacketSlight Loss To The Crown. First Australian Edition 1946. Very Scarce. Ink Name. Excellent Copy. William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover books
1945Best.-Nr. RO60065083Pocket Books. 1945. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 308 pages. Tranche rouge. Traces de colle en page de garde.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1943Best.-Nr. 08767THE STEINBECK POCKET BOOK Pocket Book 1943 first edition just about fine in wraps. Selections from the authors works by his publisher and friend Pascal Covici. Pocket Book paperback books
