Steinbeck, JohnBiblio.com
Steinbeck, JohnBiblio.com
The Red Pony
réf. GOR003466991Paperback. Very Good. paperback
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1945réf. 000137New York: The Viking Press 1945. Book. Illus. by Dennis Wesley. Fine. Hardcover. Lovely copy in near fine tan paperboard slipcase with pasted plate. Apparently First Illustrated Edition. Illustrated End Papers. 9-3/4" x 6-5/8". 131 pp. Tan cloth with pasted plate on cover. Gold gilt lettering on blue background on spine. Endpapers decorated with beautiful water color painting by Wesley Dennis. Printed by Zeese-Wilkinson Co. According to The Beyer Collection at Princeton University Library this is one of 3 variant copies published in 1945. The Viking Press Hardcover
réf. GOR003466991Paperback. Very Good. paperback
1945réf. 645New York: Viking Press 1945. First Illustrated Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Beige cloth over boards title stamped in gilt onto spine color illustrated paste-down onto upper board large 8vo 9-5/16 inches tall pp. 131 ads all edges trimmed and stained blue colour illustrated end papers Volume about fine with spine ends softened and lightest tap to one corner. Slipcase showing some wear with small cracks bumps to corners and a small abrasion to paste-down. With the colour illustrated paste-down onto the top of the publishers tan slipcase as issued and the water-color illustrations by Wesley Dennis. This copy is the Rogers-Kellogg-Stillson Inc. variant printing of the first illustrated edition. Filmed in 1949 using the same title and the screenplay written by Steinbeck. Ref. Ahearn vol 1 009d; Harmon 42d; Morrow cat. 8 81. Viking Press hardcover
1945réf. 49813New York: The Viking Press 1945. First edition thus illustrated with watercolors by Wesley Dennis. A variant state assumed to be the second printed by "The Zeese-Wilkinson Company." Fine in lightly soiled slipcase with a little edge wear. The Viking Press unknown
1945réf. 000356New YorkNew York: Viking Press 1945 Fine. First. edition. Beige cloth. Excellent. Color illustrations. Tall 8vo. Presentation copy inscribed and signed in full by Steinbeck. First illustrated and First Seperate Trade Edition. In pristine condition in the primary binding. Viking Press hardcover
1948réf. 308818CLEVELAND: WORLD. Near Fine. 1948. First Edition. First Photoplay Edition. Movie tie-in edition which was originally published as "The Long Valley." Near fine in a Vg. dj. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Couple of ege tears internally mended with clear tape. Orange hue on spine of dj. lightly discolored. Cover depicts actors Robert Mitchum & Myrna Loy. . WORLD. unknown
1949réf. 81303New York: Bantam Books 1949. Unbound. Fine. Color poster for the first Bantam Books paperback edition issued to coincide with the release of the motion picture starring Myrna Loy and Robert Mitchum. Approximately 22" x 28". Very slight loss at the bottom edge and a couple of very small tears in the margins else easily fine. Boldly printed reproducing the front cover of the paperback depicting Loy and Mitchum and other images from the film. Very scarce. Bantam Books unknown
1948réf. 15961NY: BANTAM. 1948. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. Softcover. First Movie tie-in edition. Very good copy in pictorial printed wrappers. Trace of lamination peeling at edges of covers. A few mild hints of shelf-wear. Text darkening Actors Robert Mitchum and Myrna Loy pictured on cover. . NY: BANTAM. 1948 paperback
1945réf. BF43Viking 1945. Book. Illus. by Wesley Dennis. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. VG paste-on green bordered deco on grey cloth hardcover 1st illustrated edition 8vo 131 pages. Ex-library with stamps and card pocket. Viking hardcover
1946réf. 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
réf. B9780143106975Paperback / softback. New. Features author's most important and popular works. paperback
réf. SONG0670669601Brand: Viking Adult 1957-08-29. Revised & enlarged. hardcover. Used: Good. 1.00x1.00x1.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Viking Adult hardcover
réf. Q-0670010022Viking Adult 1957-08-29. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Viking Adult paperback
1976réf. Q-0140150021Penguin Books 1976-10-28. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Books paperback
1946réf. 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
1898réf. 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
1973réf. 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
1948réf. 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
1948réf. 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
1947réf. 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
1947réf. 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
1947réf. 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
1947réf. 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
1947réf. 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
1947réf. 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
