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STEINBECK, JOHN.
The Grapes
of Wrath.
8vo, pictorial linen, usual light
binding glue residue along joints and
lower edges and scattered along spine; first
state dust jacket, corners clipped preserv-
ing $2.75 price, spine panel sunned with
very slight chipping to top not touching
letters, slight rubbing at folds; minor fox-
ing to pastedowns, light pen-strikes on
half-title and dedication page, bookplate
on front free endpaper.
FIRST EDITION OF
STEINBECK
’
S GREATEST NOVEL AND
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
. Goldstone &
Payne A12a.
New York: Viking, (1939)
[1,500/2,500]
273
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STOUT, REX.
The Red Box.
8vo, publisher’s cloth, vertical crease along
spine; pictorial dust jacket, moderate over-
all shelfwear, some creasing, small chips to
spine panel ends and fold corners, scat-
tered staining to verso, with colors still
bright; pastedown slightly discolored from
binding glue.
FIRST EDITION
.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1937)
[1,000/1,500]
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STEINBECK, JOHN.
The Long Valley.
8vo,
1
/
4
linen-backed rust cloth, a little
fading near edges, top edges stained burgundy; dust jacket, minor rubbing to folds, very
thin line of faint age-toning along upper flap edges, two soft creases on front flap, few areas
of dampstaining only evident on verso.
FIRST EDITION
of Steinbeck’s first book published
by Viking. A crisp, bright copy. Goldstone & Payne A11a.
New York: Viking, 1938
[700/1,000]
