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1936Best.-Nr. 08753CUP OF GOLD Mcbride 1929 first printing of the Covici Friede binding in burgundy cloth edges of spine extremities and edge of front cover lightened else just about fine in vg/near fine first state of Covici Friede dust-wrapper with the publishers name blocked out and then reprinted and spelled correctly on the dust-wrapper spine and WITHOUT mention of OF MICE AND MEN on the front dust-wrapper panel which was duh published a year later in 1937 making any who list this title which has this work printed on the front dust-wrapper panel and then adjudicating it as the correct first state dust-wrapper a most dubious scholar and with a small chip missing from the head of the dust-wrapper spine slight fraying to the base of the dust-wrapper spine and some light dust-soil to the rear dust-wrapper panel. Actually a very nice copy of this the second issue of the first edition sheets of the authors first book bound in maroon cloth with the McBride colophon on the last page of text and released here in 1936. Not to be confused with the very common later edition NOT second issue in blue cloth without the McBride colophon on the last page of text . Covici Friede hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 08754CUP OF GOLD Covici -Friede 1936 2nd edition a vg/near fine copy in a bright vg dust-wrapper with some slight wear and tear and dust-soil. The common second edition bound in blue cloth. Covici Friede hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 29204New York: Covici Friede Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1936. Second Edition. Cloth. The second edition in stunning Fine condition with blue cloth and bright gilt stamping on spine in equally Fine dust jacket with addition of "AUTHOR OF 'MICE AND MEN'" no mention of Covici-Friede on jacket spine and without published price of $2.50. Goldstone/Payne A1c; John Steinbeck's first novel and the only historical novel he ever wrote follows the 1670s fife of Sir Henry Morgan buccaneer with occasional reference to history. He had two driving ambitions: one to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja the other to conquer Panama the "cup of gold."; 8vo; x 269 1 pages . Covici Friede Publishers hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 61803New York: Covici Friede 1936. 8vo. viii 2 269 1 pp. Blue publisher’s cloth gilt decorated spine embossed pirate ship front cover w/ d.j. wraparound cover art of Morgan in the fore-ground initials RR believed to be Rudolph Belarski 1900-1983 with Cyrillic letters in lower right corner ever-so-slight closed tear at upper fore-edge near front cover slight age toning very minor shelfwear NF/NF copy. Second printing featuring “Author of ‘Mice and Men’” on front of d.j. no McBride logo at foot of spine or on final page and blue topstain to textblock. Covici Friede, hardcover
1944Best.-Nr. 42704Cleveland & New York: World Publishing 1944. 8vo. 6 269 1 pp. Red boards yellow lettrng mnr shlfwr mnr bmpng to crnrs lght uniform toning as usual w/d.j. mnr chppng hd of spine mnr edgewear cover art of Morgan the Pirate by Monroe Reisman VG-/VG-. First Tower Books edition. World Publishing, hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 018024Robert M. McBride & Company New York 1929. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Copy Of The Author's First Book1/1000 Copies That Got Remainder That Year.Without Jacket.First Edition Without a Faded Spine.Rare In This Condition.Comes With Gorgeous Clamshell Box With Black Label.Excellent Fresh Copy. Robert M. McBride & Company New York Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 112668New York: Covici Friede 1936. Hard cover. Very good/Good. 1936 reissue of Steinbeck's first novel. Covers shelfworn. Clipped jacket is from a Sun Dial reprint is edgeworn and chipped. Covici Friede unknown
1936Best.-Nr. 060124-01New York: Covici Friede 1936. Hardcover. G. Second edition first state with the McBride colophon on the last page. 8vo in maroon cloth. viii 269 pp. G. Spine sunned and tanned with light foxing. Light wear to boards. Binding is sound. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Light foxing to front matter. Text is clean. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box. New York: Covici Friede hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 101176New York: Covici Friede 1936 Full page ad for Retreat from Glory by R.H. Bruce Lockhart on rear jacket panel. Three 1/16" closed tears to front panel of otherwise very clean bright dust jacket. Publisher's blue top stain to top edge of text block. Deckled fore edge. Tight square binding. Clean text and interior. Publisher's blue cloth with decorative gilt spine blind stamped design on front. Second printing jacket with mention of "Of Mice and Men" on the cover and no publisher's imprint on the spin. This is the 1936 second edition and the second printing of that edition. Not as scarce as the 1929 McBride first edition or the first printing of the Covici reissue yet the book and jacket is in excellent condition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Covici Friede hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 295946Covici Friede 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Third edition: blue cloth 'Of Mice and Men' on the front panel of the dustjacket all four flaps trimmed no McBride logo on page 269. Binding tight and square a bit of glue residue offsetting gilt bright and fresh. The dustjacket has virtually no rubbing the rear panel is mildly toned one very short closed tear at the bottom of the rear panel. A really nice copy overall. Covici Friede hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 016515Covici-Friede 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket.$2.00 On Flap. Maroon Cloth.The Book Know As The Second Edition Of Steinbeck's First Book. The Sheets From The McBride Edition. Beautiful Copy With Publisher Block Out on Spine. Very Scarce In This Condition. Gorgeous Copy. Covici-Friede Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 3390Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Maroon cloth titled in gilt. First Covici Friede edition. DJ has loss at crown of spine missing the word "Cup" on spine title. Two small closed tears on rear of DJ. DJ is bright and vibrant. Marroon cloth sun faded at top of spine where uncovered by DJ and at bottom of spine apparently resulting from book storage with DJ slid slightly upwards on the spine. Blue topstain has faded some. Tasteful owner bookplate on front board. DJ not price clipped. The DJ is in mylar. Covici Friede printed above black out on spine. Steinbeck titles and $2.50 price on back of jacket. McBride colophon to last page of text. NO mention of Steinbeck as author of "Of Mice and Men" to front jacket panel. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Covici Friede hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 015863William Heinemann Ltd 1937. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Near Fine Plus Jacket. First Edition 1937. The Very Rare First English Edition Of Steinbeck's First Book. Two Tiny Chips In Crown. Amazing Fresh Copy. Incredibly Scarce. William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 2240First Covici Friede Edition in First state dust jacket with no mention of "Of Mice and Men" with the original Covici Friede title blacked out and the $2.50 price intact on the front flap. A Near Fine book in a Very Good or better dust jacket. Also called the 2nd Edition of the book having originally been published by McBride in 1929; however this edition reportedly includes sheets from that first edition so some call this 1st Edition 2nd State; this is the author's first published novel. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the title page to a previous owner who also put his name and address discreetly underneath the front flap. This copy is in near fine condition with a square tight binding gold lettering over clean maroon boards and clean white pages with only a hint of foxing throughout; the book does show some light rubbing and sunning to the top board edges and a mild gutter exposure to the first few pages else fine. Housed in a clean and bright very good or better dust jacket that shows some moderate sunning to the spine mild rubbing and chipping to the spine ends edges and corners and a couple of short closed tears to the top of the front and back panels. Overall a very handsome and presentable copy of the book with a very clean and legible signature from Steinbeck with the added provenance of the original signee's name written in. An important addition to the Steinbeck library or the 20th century literature collection. Not remaindered not price clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box. Covici Friede hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 015064Covici Friede 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Copy In Like Jacket Author's First Book Third Issue. First Edition. Rare In This Condition. Beautiful Copy. . Covici Friede Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 138006New York: Covici Friede Inc 1936. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped. Covici Friede Inc hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. BL-002347New York: Covici Friede 1936. 269 pp. Approximately 5 1/4 x 7 3/4". Second Edition. Decorative dust jacket in very good condition with author of "Of Mice and Men" on cover some darkening to spine minor edge wear and small enclosed tear on bottom of front cover price clipped repair tape on the inside. Blue cloth over boards top stain blue blind stamping of ship and scroll on front cover gilt-stamped spine slightly faded near-fine condition. Goldstone & Payne A1c John Steinbeck 1902 - 1968 was an American author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. This is John Steinbeck's first novel and is an historical fiction loosely based on the life and adventures of privateer Henry Morgan. The "Cup of Gold" refers to Panama City where a lot of the action takes place Covici Friede hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 000105New York: Covici Friede Publishers. DJ in archival cover. Preface by Lewis Gannett. First Covici Friede edition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1936. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 1476183138419Second edition Covici Friede 1936. The author's first book which was originally published in 1929 and sold 1533 copies in its initial print run. Some fading to spine lettering; a little faint marking to boards; bottom corners very slightly bumped; some compression to spine ends; faint soiling to paste-downs. No dust jacket. Very good overall. Covici Friede hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. BDM1116New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1929. "First Published August 1929" Gold cloth & black titles with top edge darkened; A very good copy with minor finger/dustsoil to boards & owner name on fep; 269 pages. Size: 5.25"x7.5". Hardcover. Robert M. McBride & Company Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 000280Covici Friede 1936 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second edition blue cloth. fine in fine jacket. Covici Friede, 1936 Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 9199Covici Friede NY 1936. HBNODJ1936 1st edition 2nd PRINTINGBlue decorated embossed cloth Gold Gilt Spine stamped Gilt Cover minor Wear Rub Minor Fox Interior O/W Nice Tight CleanNF/VG NODJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Covici Friede NY hardcover
Best.-Nr. 024148New York; 1936: Covici-friede. Octavo. . 2nd edition. 269 pp. Steinbeck's first novel. It is a wild tale based on the life of the king of freebooters Sir Henery Morgan. It differs much from his Tortilla Flat or In Dubious Battle. A very nice copy bound in dark blue cloth pictorially stamped in blind depicting a ship pictorial spine gilt some off-setting to endpapers evidence of a bookplate removal to front pastedown in clipped pictorial dust jacket which makes mention of "The author of.Of Mice and Men" and no publisher given at the foot of dust jacket overall very light wear. Covici-friede unknown
Best.-Nr. GRP18697145Heinemann Educational Books. Used - 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. Heinemann Educational Books unknown
1969Best.-Nr. SBBI-mon0000015827Corgi Childrens 1969. 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. Corgi Childrens paperback
