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“I'm tired of people who have not been at war who know all about it": First Edition of John Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down
STEINBECK, JOHN.
The Moon Is Down.
New York: The Viking Press 1942.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 126981
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George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue; from the library of American Actor Zachary Scott
SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD [JOHN STEINBECK].
Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company 1936.
Early printing of one of Shaw’s major works. Octavo, original cloth, with illustrations from the play as presented by Katharine Cornell courtesy of Vandamm Studio. From the library of American actor Zachary Scott, the first husband of Elaine Scott who later married writer John Steinbeck. Scott is best remembered for his many roles as villains and “mystery men” in dozens of musical comedies, film noirs, and psychological thrillers throughout the 1940s and 50s including Hollywood Canteen, The Unfaithful, Shotgun, Man in the Shadow, and The Young One. In very good condition with Scott’s bookplate to the pastedown.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 114807
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“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon": First Edition of John Steinbeck's The Pearl
STEINBECK, JOHN.
The Pearl.
New York: The Viking Press 1947.
First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good variant dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the right. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 131797
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Elaine Steinbeck's French-English English-French Dictionary; signed and dated by her in Paris in 1954
EDITED BY ERNEST A. BAKER. [JOHN STEINBECK; ELAINE STEINBECK],.
Cassell’s French-English English-French Dictionary.
London: Cassell & Company, Limited 1953.
Early printing of Cassell’s French-English English-French Dictionary from the library of American literary master John Steinbeck and his wife Elaine Steinbeck. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by Steinbeck’s wife, Elaine Steinbeck, on the front free endpaper, “Elaine Steinbeck Paris 1954.” In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 114936
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Rare first edition of Joseph Louis Russo's Present Day Italian; from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck with Elaine's ownership signature
RUSSO, JOSEPH LOUIS. [JOHN STEINBECK; ELAINE STEINBECK].
Present Day Italian.
Boston: D.C. Heath and Company 1947.
First edition of Joseph Louis Russo’s Present Day Italian, from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck with Elaine’s ownership signature and marginal notes throughout. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 114534
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First edition of John Kenneth Galbraith's A View From the Stands; inscribed by him to Elaine Steinbeck
GALBRAITH, JOHN KENNETH.
A View From the Stands of People, Politics, Military Power and the Arts.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1986.
First edition of Galbraith’s retrospective collection. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to Elaine Steinbeck, “For Elaine with love… John G – 1986.” From the library of Elaine Steinbeck. Galbraith and John Steinbeck met in the early 1950s while on a holiday on St. John in the Virgin Islands. They enjoyed talking and both liked to have a drink at the end of the day, which Steinbeck referred to as “Milking Time” and Galbraith called “The Liberal Hour.” While the content of this book has nothing to do with alcohol consumption, this is clearly where he received inspiration for its title. Steinbeck and Galbraith continued to be friends after their initial meeting, occasionally seeing each other in person and writing letters (Steinbeck has been called one of the last great letter writers). Although known for being an economist, Galbraith had a background in agriculture, majoring in animal husbandry and received his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in agricultural economics from the University of California, Berkeley, so he was well acquainted with the issues that were brought to light in Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath. He and Steinbeck were both passionate about politics and worked together on Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign. The Steinbecks attended JFK’s inauguration with the Galbraiths, and their discussions regarding JFK’s inauguration speech were recorded on video as part of Robert Drew’s documentary for ABC Close-up show called “Adventures on the New Frontier.” Galbraith’s works influenced many of Steinbeck’s later books, including Travels with Charley, America and Americans, and The Winter of our Discontent. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Sanjay Kothari.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 128099
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From the Library of John Steinbeck
[STEINBECK, JOHN].
Two Russian Books From the Library of John Steinbeck.
Moscow: Various c. 1960.
Two volumes in Russian from the library of American literary master John Steinbeck. Quarto, two volumes including a book of early Russian Orthodox paintings with many in color and a folio of loose plates featuring artwork from the Hermitage Museum. From the library of John Steinbeck. In very good condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 117588
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First Edition of The Lacquer Pavilion at Suan Pakkad Palace; Inscribed to John Steinbeck
PRINCESS CHUMBHOT OF NAGARA SVARGA [JOHN STEINBECK],.
The Lacquer Pavilion at Suan Pakkad Palace.
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First edition of this work, inscribed by Chumbhot to Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed opposite the title page, “To Mr. and Mrs John Steinbeck with compliments by Pantip Chumbhot Bangkok 27/1/67.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the library of John Steinbeck.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111531
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Rare 1950s-1970s Paperback Collection including Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Rudyard Kipling's Kim, Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, John Steinbeck's Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and many others
BRONTE, EMILY; AGATHA CHRISTIE; ERNEST HEMINGWAY; JACK KEROUAC; RUDYARD KIPLING; JOHN STEINBECK ET AL.
1950s-1970s Paperback Collection.
New York: Avon, Bantam, Dell, et al c. 1940-1960.
Large collection of first edition and early printings including a variety of classic literature and pulp fiction. Small octavos, 60 volumes, the collection includes Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, Rudyard Kipling’s Kim, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, John Steinbeck’s Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Jack Kerouac’s The Subterraneans and many others. In very good to fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121681
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"You think it's a lie. But it ain't no lie. Ever' word's the truth": First Edition of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts
STEINBECK, JOHN.
Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts.
New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1937.
First edition of Steinbeck’s dramatization of his poignant novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the publisher’s price of $2.00. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 143012