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Steinbeck, John. A Russian Journal. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.
Price: US$32.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Published April 1948. Light wear to covers, text fine.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. A Russian Journal. Viking Press, New York. NY, 1948.
Price: US$63.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NYC: Viking, 1948. 1st edition, NF/G. Book has light wear to spine ends & corners, a couple of coffee spots on fore-edge pages and at least one in the text. DJ wear & chipping to upper spine, light wear & small chips to corners, upper edges have closed tears & wear to both panels, closed tear on lower rear panel, some darkening to spine & rear panel. 70 photos by Capa (chosen from over 4,000 that he took), all but the front cover are black & white. Somewhat scarce. 220 pp. BP
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$67.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Shelf 26. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First Edition. First issue binding. Sound copy, square and tight, pages tanning but not brittle. Edges lightly soiled. Jacket sound with chips and closed tears around edges and at lower front fold. No owner marks, jacket not price clipped.
Seller: BookManBookWoman Books, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John; Capa, Robert (photos by). A Russian Journal. Viking, 1948.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Glued binding. Cloth over boards. 220 p. Includes b&w photos. Audience: General/Trade. "Parts of this book appeared in the New York Herald Tribune and other newspapers."
Seller: Olympia Books, Dowagiac, MI, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John (Robert Capa).. A Russian Journal.. Viking Press, New York, 1948.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Photographs by Robert Capa. A nice copy of the book, but in a worn and ravaged DJ.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The famed author's "penetrating & affectionate account" of his travels among the people of the U.S.S.R, in 220 pages with black-and-white photos throughout by Robert Capa. A FIRST EDITION from Apr. 1948, with statement of the simultaneous Canadian printing, this hardcover small 4to has blue-green cloth over boards with a greenish-yellow cloth wrapping the spine, lettered in deeper blue to front & spineCondition is Good, marred by dark stain to slightly below center of front board, with darkening around edges, soiling. Interior is very clean: pages creamy white & unmarked, hinges secure, binding strong & straight. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. A Russian Journal. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.
Price: US$103.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paper-covered boards with cloth spine. 220 pages. Photos by Robert Capa. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Price-clipped jacket has chips and tears. Contents solid.
Seller: Magic Carpet Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. A Russian Journal. Viking Press April, 1948, New York, 1948.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cover- very good - slight bump top-bottom of spine- some light foxing inside cover and on a few pages- olive green boards-beige spine 1st printing 6-1/2"X 9-3/4" tall
Seller: Joan's Bookshop, Palm City, FL, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. A Russian Journal. Viking Press, New York, 1948.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Pictures by Robert Capa. Page 73 roughly cut near bottom corner, edges rubbed, spine cocked, very good lacking the dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Steinbeck, John. A RUSSIAN JOURNAL. Custom Collector's 'Sculpted' Clamshell Case. New York: Viking Press, 1948. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box feature a gilt-stamped spine, an embossed 'sculpted modern design' upper cover inspired by the dustwrapper's vintage illustration. The case is finished inside & out in black & dark grey Nuba®. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. An excellent Collector's Custom Case for Steinbeck's First Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles including many Steinbecks. Book definitely NOT included. Custom Craft available.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Steinbeck, John. A Russian Journal. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.
Price: US$180.25 + shipping
Description: Octavo. 220pp., illustrated with photographic images by Robert Capa. Steinbeck and Capa decide to travel to Russia. While ordinary people as well as experts were telling each other all about Stalin's plans and communist intentions, one was trying to find out what the millions of human beings in the U.S.S.R. were really like as people. They travelled throughout Russia but spent most of their time traveling through small cities and countrysides such as Ukraine and the Caucasus. Visiting people from all walks of life; workers in factories, peasants in the fields, farmers and more. They eventually find how they lived and what they think. A fine copy bound in 1/4 cream cloth over light blue cloth lettered in dark blue, spine lettering in dark blue, in a very good unclipped pictorial dust jacket with wear to corners and spine ends, one small, closed edge tear to rear panel.
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. The Russian Journal. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No DJ. Damp stain to edges not effecting the interior which is about fine. it says, " Published by the Viking Press in April 1948" on the copyright page.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. A Russian Journal - 1st Edition/1st Print. Viking, New York, 1948.
Price: US$245.00 + shipping
Description: 220pp/illus. This book features the writing of John Steinbeck with 70 photographs by Robert Capa. Accompanied by one of the world's most famous photographers, Steinbeck met the Russian people face to face. Book is informal and without political bias - he tells us how they live and what they think. First edition in the rare binding with grayish-green cloth and light grayish, brown spine. Clean and bright
Seller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. A Russian Journal. Viking, New York, 1948.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. Illustrated with pictures by Robert Capa. Book is as new with no marks or foxing. Dustjacket has an invisible expert repair to the bottom of the spine. $3.75 price is present. An excellent copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. A Russian Journal With Pictures by Robert Capa. The Viking Press, 1948.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small Quarto (9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches; 247 x 167 mm), 220 pages, in green and tan cloth, in an unclipped, illustrated dust jacket (hard cover), accompanied by four photographic prints. An account of a trip to the Soviet Union in 1947 by author John Steinbeck and photographer Robert Capa, who visited while the country was attempting to recover from the devastation of World War II. They traveled to Moscow, Stalingrad, and other cities as well as to Ukraine and Georgia, meeting numerous ordinary people (while accompanied by a minder from the government). The New York Herald Tribune financed the trip and, along with some other newspapers, published articles by Steinbeck and photos by Capa. Indeed, included here are three photographs that were used by one of the newspapers, as indicated by layout instructions on the versos of the photos. (There's also a later publicity photo of Steinbeck.) One of the photos from the trip, showing a Georgian restaurant in Moscow, appears on page 47 of the book. Two of the trip photos are stamped on the versos with the notice that their reproduction could be used only with the "1948 Steinbeck-Capa articles on Russia," along with "Copyright 1948 by John Steinbeck."Our copy is a first printing of the first edition, with "Printed by the Viking Press in April 1948" on the copyright page. The dust jacket carries a price of $3.75. A fascinating look at ordinary people in the Soviet Union as the country tried to rebuild following World War II, accompanied by three photographs of scenes from the country and a publicity photo of Steinbeck. CONDITION: Book slightly cocked, rear hinge loose, corners rubbed, spine ends bumped, end papers slightly toned, a couple of pages with vertical creases (possibly a production error). Nearly Very Good in a Good dust jacket that has some loss to both spine ends as well as a few tears, nicks, toning, foxing, and stains. The four photographs have some nicks, creases, and soiling to the edges. The versos contain notes, stamped instructions, and captions pasted on (the photo of Steinbeck has an article pasted to the verso). Some discoloration to two photos resulting from pasting of newspaper captions to the versos.
Seller: Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA, Hopewell, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: ***** This is the true first edition, first printing (with "Published by the Viking Press April 1948" stated on the copyright page, and with no additional printings listed) ***** This book is SIGNED by the author (John Steinbeck) on the front endpage. ***** Very nice hardcover with the original first printing dust jacket.***** There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition, and NOT a former library book. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped ($3.75). ***** CONDITION: Both the book and the dust jacket are in very, very nice NEAR FINE condition. ***** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket protectors with all books at no charge. ***** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. All books are packaged very carefully and shipped via USPS Mail with Delivery Confirmation. ***** Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982).
Seller: Richard Vick, Modern First Editions, Coral Springs, FL, U.S.A.