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1937rif. 10495New York: Covici-Friede 1937 Sun-toned top and bottom of book's spine due to chips in the dustjacket. Top edge of text block dusty. ; True First Edition First Printing: all first edition points: the word "pendula" on page 9 and the dot between the 8s on page 88. Extemely rare copy in this First Printing and this condition. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 186 pages. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Covici-Friede hardcover
1977rif. 6502Norwalk CT: Easton Press. Fine. 1977. Full-Leather. Book is in FINE condition - bright boards & sound binding. KAS 26; 4to 9" - 12" tall . Easton Press hardcover
1937rif. 9971London: William Heinemann Ltd 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Octavo. 4 164 pp. frontis illus. First English edition first printing. As issued in blue cloth with dust jacket. This copy with rare advertisement bell band. Slight forward lean; spine a trifle faded; dust jacket with toning particularly at the spine; minor chip at the top almost touching the titling; closed tears down the spine; some early tape repair to the back of the jacket; edges toned; 6s price intact on the front flap. An reasonably good copy of the first English edition of one of Steinbeck's most important books. This copy being comports with "variant I" in Goldstone with pink top edge and endpaper and dust jacket in pink and black. The bell band advertising the popularity of the book in American is quite rare. Goldstone A7.c. William Heinemann Ltd unknown
1937rif. 34156New York: Covici-Friede 1937. 1st Edition. Very Good /Very Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition second state. First book club edition with no price on the dust jacket and the Haddon Craftsmen listed as the printers on the copyright page.Octavo 8vo 186 pp. A very good or better copy in the publisher's original tan cloth stamped in brown and black to the spine and upper board. Light edgewear and toning showing a well read novel. All relevant issue points present including the correction with no dot between the 8's on page 88 and "Loosely" printed on page 9 among others. Previous owner's calligraphic signature to the front free endpaper. Housed in a very good unclipped original dust jacket illustrated by Ross MacDonald with some chipping to the spine ends edges and corners and toning to the margins. "This is not a facsimile dustjacket". A landmark of 20th-century American literature Of Mice and Men established Steinbeck's reputation and paved the way toward his Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath and later the Nobel Prize in Literature. The novella's enduring power lies in its portrayal of friendship loneliness and the pursuit of dreams during the Great Depression. Adapted for stage and screen numerous times it remains one of Steinbeck's most widely read works. An appealing and affordable example for the new Steinbeck collector. Covici-Friede unknown
1937rif. LPB009623JSNew York: Covici Friede 1937. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Apparent first book club edition with Haddon Craftsmen listed as the pinter on copyrigt page. In lovely beige cloth with brown title panels and black bars. Sharp corners clean interior and solid binding. Only slight cock to spine. Small stain in rear binding gutter tanning to page ends with small spot to front and tanning to rear hinge. Jacket has large chips to head of spine and smaller to heel and corners. Tanning to spine flap creases and panel edges and stains to heel of spine and top of front panel near flap crease. Covici Friede hardcover
1937rif. 001813London England: William Heinemann 1937. First British Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Missing front free end paper; dust jacket spine missing two large pieces and lightly soiled; black and white illustrations by Michael Rothenstein; 12mo; with 164 pages. William Heinemann hardcover
1937rif. 24508New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First edition second printing. Hardcover. Orig. tan cloth backstrip and front cover decorated and lettered. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 186. 19 x 12.5 cm. A riveting tale of friendship dreams and the struggles faced by people during the Great Depression. Their journey underscores the challenges of the era and explores themes of loyalty ambition and the human yearning for a place to call home. This work was one of the most commonly censored and prohibited books because of the references to racism and offensive language. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A7b. Covici-Friede hardcover
rif. 9780141185101PENGUIN CLASSICS. new. Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch but their hopes are doomed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes friendship and a shared vision and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossesed OF MICE AND MEN remains Steinbeck's most popular work. PENGUIN CLASSICS unknown
1938rif. 85250London: Readers' Union Limited 1938. Text bright light spotting throughout predominantly on the margins heavier spotting on prelims binding firm light rubbing and shelf wear to boards text box on spine worn binding firm. Hard. Good. 8vo. Readers' Union Limited Hardcover
rif. 0783813589.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1937rif. 2405010Covici Friede 1937. fist. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition second state with "loosely" on p. 9 second to last line. First issue dust jacket. Book near fine some foxing on covers. Dust jacket very good some wear and tear. Covici Friede unknown
1937rif. 140946360New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing first issue with "pendula" on page 9 and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. Signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth stamped in orange and black. Near Fine with slight lean to binding contents lightly tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine minor edge wear with several short closed tears. Small strip of offsetting to verso at spine from a previous dust jacket protector. A scarce signed edition of John Steinbeck's Western novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers George and Lennie in California during the Great Depression. One of only 2500 copies printed in the first issue. Covici Friede unknown
1937rif. 9031194New York: Covici Friede 1937. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. First edition second state. Bound in publisher's original tan cloth with spine and cover stamped in red and black. Spine slightly darkened. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. 186 pages. Covici Friede hardcover
1994rif. SKU0648917Penguin Classics 1994-02-01. paperback. New. 7x5x0. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Penguin Classics paperback
1993rif. SKU0648916Penguin Books 1993-09-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. 8x5x0. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Penguin Books paperback
1937rif. x1273New York: Covici Friede 1937. Early book club printing of the classic novel of lonely working men and impossible dreams. No price on flap altered text on page 9 Haddon Craftsmen credit on copyright page includes Saint Katy in list of author's works. Hardcover in jacket as pictured - light wear to book minor spine slant ink name; jacket tanned with chips & tears. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Duodecimo. Covici Friede Hardcover
1947rif. 003406Cleveland: The World Publishing Company 1947. Book. Illus. by Manso Leo. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Stated Tower Books Edition First Printing March 1947. Published by The World Publishing Company. The dustjacket art by Leo Manso is different from the Viking Press edition. Bound in black cloth with yellow lettering. The pages are lightly browned due to the cheap paper used after WW11. Otherwise the book and dustjacket are in fine condition. Very rare in this condition. 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
1939rif. 003426Garden City: The Sun Dial Press 1939. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. First Sun Dial Press Printing 1939. Fine book is bound in brown cloth is tight and square with no marks of any kind. Price clipped dustjacket is also in fine condition. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. The Sun Dial Press hardcover
1937rif. 634109Modern Library 1937. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. Early printing with 95 cents a book on flap. Book lists to 309 on inside of DJ. DJ is chipped and has tears esp at top edge. Interior is lightly toned but unmarke. Marked fair because endpaper is peeling off at hinge but otherwise nice and tight. Modern Library hardcover
1937rif. 79090NY: Covici Friede 1937. First edition first issue. 186 pp. Light offsetting and paperclip imprint to first leaf else near fine in very good plus dust jacket with tanned spine small chips to tips of flap folds and base and crown of spine and one short closed tear to front panel. NY: Covici Friede unknown
1937rif. 140946183New York: Covici Friede 1937. First Edition. First edition first printing. First issue of the text with "pendula" on page 9 and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth stamped in orange and black. Near Fine with a slight lean to binding light dampstain to front board with spot of rippling to bottom edge. Top edge faded with trivial scratching and light staining. Evidence of former owner bookplate removal to front pastedown hinge slightly over-opened at half-title page. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine light staining and modest edge wear. A very bright copy. John Steinbeck's Western novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers George and Lennie in California during the Great Depression. One of only 2500 copies printed in the first issue. Covici Friede unknown
1942rif. 675New York: Modern Library 1942. Early Modern Library Printing. Hardcover. Fine in very good lightly chipped jacket with 95-cent price intact. Binding square & tight text clean & bright. 12mo. 5 x 7.25 in. xx 186 5 catalogue 1 blank pp. ML Binding Style 8 red cloth top edge blue with Kent torchbearer device with gold outline on upper Kent endpapers; in teal typographic dust jacket. Introduction by California literary critic JOSEPH HENRY JACKSON. A fresh copy of an early 1940's reprint originally published by Modern Library in 1938. Toledano 29.2. Modern Library hardcover
1937rif. 2306078New York: Covici-Friede 1937. First. hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition first issue "pendula" in a fine first issue dust jacket $2.00 price present on front flap with spine very slightly sunfaded but much less than usual. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. A brilliant unread copy. Covici-Friede unknown
1948rif. 33447Paris: Arts et metiers graphiques 1948. 1st Edition. Reynould Arnold. Reynould Arnold. 1st Edition. First Edition thus of 'Of Mice and Men. Fine in slipcase showing some light fading. 4to wrappers housed in the original folding case lightly rubbed and few scratches & Chemise fine. Translated by Maurice Coindreau. 37 excellent lithographs by Reynould Arnould. Some offsetting of lithographs to facing pages which is common. This is number 201 of 390 hand numbered copies. A beautifully illustrated story. Arts et metiers graphiques unknown
1977rif. 062940The Easton Press 1977. Full Leather. Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Martin Fletcher. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series Very large sturdy book very heavy shiny quality dark brown leather an ornate gilt pattern to front and back raised spine very bright gilt lettering on spine all edges bright gilt shiny pink moire satin inside covers and adjacent end papers 165 heavy stiffer pages color and other drawings some graphic violence some full-page spreads. Near Very Fine. The Easton Press hardcover
