New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Return to Cannery Row - Steinbeck’s Sweet Thursday First Edition - Near Fine in Second-Issue Dust Jacket STEINBECK, John. Sweet Thursday. New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First edition, first printing. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 136 mm.). x, [1–2], 3–273..... More
New York: Covici Friede, 1937. Steinbeck on Stage - The Dramatic Form of Of Mice and Men First Edition of the 1937 Play STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Friede, 1937. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1947. A Cross-Section of Postwar America Steinbeck’s Roadside Microcosm in Uncommon Condition STEINBECK, John. The Wayward Bus. New York: The Viking Press, 1947. First edition, first issue. Octavo (7 15/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 198 x 133 mm.). [viii], [1-2], 3–312 pp. Publisher’s original orange..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Steinbeck’s Salinas Stories - A Cornerstone Collection First Edition in Exceptional Condition STEINBECK, John. The Long Valley. New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First edition. Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 203 x 127 mm.). [1–8], 9–303, [1, blank] pp. Publisher’s quarter light tan buckram..... More
London: Heinemann, 1961. Steinbeck’s Final Novel - A Moral Reckoning in Cold War America The First U.K. Edition in Exceptionally Fresh Condition STEINBECK, John. The Winter of Our Discontent. London: Heinemann, [1961]. First U.K. edition. Octavo (7 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 194 x 130 mm.). [1–10], 11–365, [366] pp..... More
New York: Covici Friede, 1935. Steinbeck’s Breakthrough - The Rare Wrappered Issue A Likely Advance Issue, One of Approximately 500 Copies STEINBECK, John. Tortilla Flat. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett. New York: Covici Friede, [1935]. First edition, wrappered issue of the author’s first commercially successful novel. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1950. Experiment in Form - Play and Novel Intertwined A Dramatic Steinbeck, Unusual and Underappreciated STEINBECK, John. Burning Bright. A Play in Story Form. New York: The Viking Press, 1950. First edition. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm.). [1–8], 9–159..... More
London: Heinemann, 1958. Steinbeck & Ricketts in the Gulf of California A Scientific Journey Recast as Literature STEINBECK, John. The Log from the the Sea of Cortez. The narrative portion of the book Sea of Cortez with a profile “About Ed Ricketts”. London: Heinemann, 1958. First U.K. edition. Octavo (8..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1969. Steinbeck at Work The Private Notebook Behind a Masterpiece STEINBECK, John. Journal of a Novel. The East of Eden Letters. New York: The Viking Press, [1969]. First edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 209 x 143 mm.). x, [1–2], 3–182 pp. Publisher’s..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1957. Steinbeck’s Satirical Fantasy of Monarchy Restored A Political Fable - Light in Tone, Sharp in Observation STEINBECK, John. The Short Reign of Pippin IV. A Fabrication. New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First edition, first issue. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 201 x...... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1958. Steinbeck as War Correspondent Dispatches from the Front - Human, Immediate, and Unvarnished STEINBECK, John. Once There Was a War. New York: The Viking Press, 1958. First edition, first issue. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 213 x 143 mm.). xxii, [1-2], 3–233..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Advance Issue in Original Wrappers A Pre-Publication Steinbeck of Uncommon Survival STEINBECK, John. Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Advance copy, preceding the first edition. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm.). [vi], 208, [1, advertisements], [1, blank]..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1947. A Powerful Documentary Collaboration Steinbeck’s Stark Vision of Rural Mexico - First Edition STEINBECK, John. The Forgotten Village. With 136 photographs from the film of the same name by Rosa Harvan Kline and Alexander Hackenschmied. New York: The Viking Press, 1941. First edition, first..... More
New York: Covici Friede, 1936. Steinbeck’s First Book - The Buccaneer Romance of Henry Morgan Cup of Gold - First Covici Friede Edition, Using McBride Sheets STEINBECK, John. Cup of Gold. A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History. New York: Covici Friede, 1936. First Covici..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1969. Steinbeck at Work The Private Notebook Behind a Masterpiece STEINBECK, John. Journal of a Novel. The East of Eden Letters. New York: The Viking Press, [1969]. First edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 209 x 143 mm.). x, [1–2], 3–182 pp. Publisher’s..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1948. Steinbeck in the Soviet Union - Words and Images by Two Masters A Russian Journal - With Photographs by Robert Capa STEINBECK, John. A Russian Journal. With photographs by Robert Capa. New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First edition, first printing. Quarto (9 3/8..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1941. Steinbeck and Ricketts - Science, Friendship, and the Gulf of California First Edition of Sea of Cortez STEINBECK, John Steinbeck. Ricketts, Edward F. Sea of Cortez. A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research. New York: The Viking Press, 1941. First edition, first printing. Octavo..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1961. Steinbeck’s Final Novel - A Dark Meditation on Conscience and Corruption The Winter of Our Discontent - First US Edition STEINBECK, John. The Winter of Our Discontent. New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First US edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 210..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1942. Steinbeck in Wartime - A Novel of Resistance and Moral Courage First Edition, First Issue of The Moon Is Down STEINBECK, John. The Moon Is Down. A Novel. New York: The Viking Press, 1942. First edition, first issue (with the large dot between “talk”..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1947. Steinbeck Between War and Mastery - The Wayward Bus First UK Edition - A Transitional Work STEINBECK, John. The Wayward Bus. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1947]. First UK edition. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 197 x 130 mm.). [vi], 254 pp. Publisher’s purple..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. A Child’s World in Color - Steinbeck’s The Red Pony First Illustrated Edition - With Wesley Dennis Plates STEINBECK, John. The Red Pony. With illustrations by Wesley Dennis. New York: The Viking Press, 1945. First illustrated edition. Large octavo (9 5/16 x 6 1/2..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1962. "The Writer’s Task Is to Declare and Celebrate Man’s Proven Capacity for Greatness” Steinbeck’s Nobel Address - A Private Printing STEINBECK, John Steinbeck. Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature. Stockholm, December 10, 1962. New York: The Viking Press, [1962]. One of 3,200 copies..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1947. A Landmark American Novel in Its First Illustrated Dress With Seventeen Evocative Paintings by Peggy Worthington STEINBECK, John. Tortilla Flat. With seventeen paintings by Peggy Worthington. New York: The Viking Press, [1947]. First illustrated edition. Large octavo (9 3/16 x 6 5/8 inches; 234..... More
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