Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Steinbeck John. Of Mice and Men. Covici - Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description:
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici, Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo; Fair+; Hardcover without DJ; Spine, tan with tan print brown banner; wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, light smudging/shelfwear, cocked spine; Text block has tanning to endpapers, stains pp. 52-56, light age-toning to paper; 186 pages. 1354311. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$24.32 + shipping
Description: Fourth printing. in a Fair jacket. Jacket shows some edgewear. some wear. discoloration from age. Very readable copy.
Seller: Blindpig Books, salt lake city, UT, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York. NY, 1937.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: NYC: Covici Friede, 1937. 1st edition, 3rd state (mistakes corrected), G/. Ex-library, library stamps on both end-papers, FFe & copyright page, card pocket on rear end-paper (never checked out), Due date slip on last black page (no dates), Wear to spine ends (with tiny tear on upper spine, light wear to corners, dulling to spine (including lettering)general light smudging to panels, a few dirt areas to panels. As is, 186 pp. BS
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: For sale is a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for the 1st Edition of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. No book is included in this listing, however we may have the original book available for sale in our store under a different listing. Please view our other facsimile dust jackets being offered for sale. All jackets come in a brand new brodart mylar protective sleeve. We offer the highest quality and least expensive facsimile (reproduction) dust jackets currently available anywhere. Our jackets are beautifully crafted by a graphic design expert. These dust jackets are offered for research, archival, and preservation purposes. All jackets are labeled as facsimiles on the front or rear flap. Funding to be used for future acquisition and preservation of dust jacket art. Please check back often, as we plan on adding new jackets weekly.
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 5 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is GOOD ; covers have some foxing, spine foxed and cocked. Minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Title pg has a small spot, text clean and unmarked. Fic. Stax.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$39.95 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Facsimile reprint of the original 1937 edition published by Covici Friede. Volume in As New condition. Dust Jacket in As New condition. Slipcase in Fine condition. A beautiful copy.
Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici - Friede - Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, second state. Light wear to boards. FFEP missing, first page is the half-title page. 186 pages.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York. NY, 1937.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: NYC: Covici-Friede, 1937. Probable book club edition (but not Grosset), G/G. If this is not a BCE, it is a later printing, but no later printings are listed. It is definitely not a true first printing Book has both hinges separated from end-papers but they are still attached by the mesh, some wear to spine ends, light wear to corners. DJ is price-clipped, has wear & light chipping to upper spine & upper corners, wear& chipping to lower spine & corners, 1 & 1/4 inch closed tear on rear panel flaps, spine & both panels have darkening to colors, looks like some pieces of a newspaper have adhered to a portion of the rear panel, small hole on upper front panel. Needs someone with skill to repair both hinges. 186 pp. BP
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-viii [ix-x] 1-269 [270: blank], original blue cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained blue, fore-edge and bottom edges rough-trimmed. Second edition, second printing without the McBride logo on page 269. Steinbeck's first book, published by Robert M. McBride in 1929 just two weeks before Black Friday in an edition of 2476 copies. Covici Friede printed their own edition, probably in early 1937, using photo-offset plates made from the McBride first edition. This second printing, without McBride's logo on page 269, mentions Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN on the front panel of the dust jacket. Goldstone and Payne A1c. Former owner's bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper, front flap of the jacket affixed to the front paste-down. A bright, clean, very good or better copy. (#160392)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici-Friede Publishers, 1937.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, second issue; tan cloth with sunning to spine panel, bit of fray at base of spine; inside clean and unmarked. Pencil eraser sized spot at lower edge front cover. Pictures on request.
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$55.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. First edition, later printing. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. tan cloth with ; inside clean and unmarked. Stain on lower front cover Photos available by request. International customers will be charged actual shipping costs.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$56.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition, 2nd state with "loosely" on page 9 and no bullet on page 88. Slight browning to cloth and lean. No jacket.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice & Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$74.75 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Third printing. Book is soiled and lightly worn. Facsimile of the 1st edition dust jacket. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Overall a FAIR book in a GOOD dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, NY, 1937.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 186 pgs., 8vo. Tan cloth binding, with some light soiling and spine sunning. Private label bookplate on free endpaper, also a peel on pastedown where the jacket evidently had been fastened -- no jacket present now. Revised 'arms hung loosely' on page 9. Faint blue topstain, and a slight lean. Good used condition (no dust jacket).
Seller: Old Book Surfer, Cambridge, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 186pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] in tan cloth with brown and black spine and cover devices. The spine is a bit rolled and there are sporadic small light moisture stains in the bottom fore-edge corners of the pages. In a dust jacket, with no price on the front inside flap. The jacket is worn, with six pieces of tape to the reverse along the edges and folds. Errors corrected on pages 9 and 88. No topstain. From the dust jacket- "Here once again the author evokes his favorite characters, the vagabonds and human flotsam that drift about in odd backwashes of our civilization." Early book club edition, with The Haddon Craftsmen listed on the copyright page.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John.. Covici Friede Books Fall 1937.. NY, Covici Friede, 1937, 1937.
Price: US$78.75 + shipping
Description: NY, Covici Friede, 1937, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. A catalogue of its fall 1937 books which lists the signed/limited edition of John Steinbeck's The Red Pony, 9-10, then available for $10, as well as the play version of his Of Mice and Men, 25, then available for $2, it also offers works by Frank Waters, Ben Hecht, E. E. Cummings, and others, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne, or Morrow. A few extraneous pencil marks and some pencil notes, else nearly fine.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici and Friede., New York., 1937.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: weight: 0.9 lb. Very good, light spottin to cover, in a tattered dust jacket with the spine head taped and some loss to the front panel. 19.3x12.3 cm. 186 pp. Tan cloth, tan titles on brown backgrounds. Early book club edition with the errors corrected.
Seller: Zephyr Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. COVICI & FRIEDE PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK, 1937.
Price: US$87.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: pen signature on front endpaper, darkened spine and not readable letters, additional papers ripped out of inside of boards. general wear and rubbed cover. tight binding. DATE PUBLISHED: 1937 EDITION: SECOND PRINTIN 186
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. COVICI FRIEDE, NEW YORK, 1937.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: General wear and rubbed cover. Previous owner's name on fep. Bookplate on fep. Browned edges of pages. Tight binding. DATE PUBLISHED: 1937 EDITION: 186
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men [VINTAGE 1937]. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good condition beige linen boards with a brown and black front cover and spine block border title decoration. Includes a Preliminary Page List of Books by John Steinbeck, listing the volume entitled "Saint Katy the Virgin," and the second to last sentence on page 9 contains the world "loosely.". The blank first free front endpaper contains a small 2 inch by 2 1/2 inch newspaper clipping neatly cut and affixed to the endpaper, and discussing Of Mice and Men. The blank inner fixed front cover contains a darkening mark from the effects of the newspaper. The upper right corner of the half title page contains a neatly printed vintage former owner name. All other pages are in fine condition and the binding is tight and square. (see photographs). "In every bit of honest writing in the world there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. There are shorter means, many of them. There is writing promoting social change, writing punishing injustice, writing in celebration of heroism, but always that base theme. Try to understand each other." - John Steinbeck in his 1938 journal entry
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men (First Edition, Second State). Covici Friede, NY, 1937.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a VG, or better, hardcover first edition, second state copy. With mild toning and fading of the lettering at the spine, otherwise a tight unmarked copy, Alas, no DJ. Photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici . Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No dust jacket. Tight binding, solid boards with sharp corners, errant pen squiggle on front board, the number 25 in pen on front end paper, otherwise clean, unmarked pages throughout. In mylar cover. 1st edition, 2nd state.
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First Book Club Edition with Haddon Craftsmen listed as the printers on the copyright page. This book measures approximately 7.5" x 4.75" with 186 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in good condition. Minor to no bumping on head and tail ends of spine. Moderate staining and water damage to front board. Moderate staining to rear board on upper left corner. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown. Light foxing to front and rear pastedowns and endpages. "Of Mice and Men" written by John Steinbeck narrates the experiences of two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(M3-19).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice And Men. COVICI FRIEDE, NEW YORK, 1937.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Soiling to front and back cover as well as spine. All edges browning. Pages starting to brown. Front and back hinge cracked. Is not a first printing. DATE PUBLISHED: 1937 EDITION: 186
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Pubs., New York, 1937.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 186 pp.; HB/No jacket. Book Club Edition. Printed by The Haddon Craftsmen. Lists to St. Katy and the Virgin on list of other works located on half-title verso. In terrific condition! Pages: clean, ivory, tight, faded blue topstain; a.e. lightly tanned. Cover: beige linen-look, brown block w/ reverse titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear, head/heel slightly curved, NO MARKS, NO BUMPS. A very nice copy indeed.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici Friede Inc., New York, 1937.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in buff cloth, brown title panel, a lovely clean tight copy, bookplate (W. H. Small) , lacks dust wrapper. ; 7.5" x 5"; 186 pages
Seller: Luis Porretta Fine Arts, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Steinbeck, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici Friede Publishers. New York., 1937.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The book is bound in tan cloth with bright labels on both the front cover & spine. The book is cocked. 2nd printing with no bullet on page 88 and no loosely on page 9. "REVIEW COPY" stamped on the title page. The contents are clean & unmarked the binding tight. The top edge is stained blue. The dust jacket has all 4 corners equally clipped so it is questionable if there ever was a price, There is wear on the spine tips & cover corners. Back cover is dirty.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second state. Loosely on page nine. Previous owner has pasted a newspaper article on the endpaper creating a shadow on other side. No dust jacket. Book has a slight cock to the spine, light toning to spine, faint stain/shadow that is two by two inches to lower left of front. Otherwise a very nice copy, clean and presentable. Photos on request.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First Book Club Edition with Haddon Craftsmen listed as the printers on the copyright page. Book measures approximately 5" x 7.5", with 186 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in very good minus condition. Minimal bumping to ends of spine. Sun damage to spine. Moderate staining to both front and rear boards. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. "Of Mice and Men" written by John Steinbeck narrates the experiences of two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(M1-5).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck John. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Book Club Edition with Haddon Craftsmen listed as the printers on the copyright page. original dust jacket as some tears and a chip to top back corner. Book near fine boards tight end papers not cracked one name on front end paper. Contents clean and tight with no faults.
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$126.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Second issue with line 21 on page 9 reading "loosely". Bullet between the 8's on page 88 removed. Beige cloth stamped in brown and black. Dreams of two ranch hands fulfilled. Bookplate on front pastedown and spine very slightly darker. no jacket. near Fine condition.
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Second issue with line 21 on page 9 reading "loosely". Bullet between the 8's on page 88 removed. Beige cloth stamped in brown and black. Dreams of two ranch hands fulfilled. no jacket. Spine sun toned a little. near Fine condition.
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second state with all relevant points. Book in beige cloth with brown and black design motifs to frame title on front board and spine. Light dings to corners, some small marks to boards and cock to spine which has tanning. A few tiny spots of fraying to spine ends. Tanning to page ends with previous owner's name and date to ffep along with adhesive stain(bookplate?) Solid binding. In a beautiful new facsimile jacket of the first printing.
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice And Men. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is cocked slightly. First edition second state. Page 9 reads 'loosely' and bullet removed on page 88. No indication of other printings on copyright page. Tan cloth with brown boxing of titles. The DJ is price clipped and shows some minor wear and some age browning to panels.
Seller: WILLIAM BLAIR BOOKS, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club edition printed by Haddon Craftsman as stated on the copyright page. The binding is tight, top corner of the back panel lightly bumped. Text unmarked. Previous owner name written on the FFEP. The dust jacket has a 2.5" chip out on the bottom edge of the front panel, large tear along the spine, smaller chips and tears along the edges, spine toned, in a mylar cover. 12mo. 186pp.
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men A Play in Three Acts. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Copyright 1937 by John Steinbeck to the copyright page. Like new and appears unread. Interior is clean and free of any markings. Endpapers are age toned. Top stain is moderately faded. Crisp, black ink titles with floral devices to spine and front board. Spine is completely sunned with some sunning seeping to the gutters of the boards and slightly to the top edge of the front board. Now protected in archival, clear brodart jacket. Without dustjacket. Steinbeck’s first foray as a playwright based on one of his novels which won him the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play of the 1937-38 season.
Seller: Bailey Books, St.Albert, AB, Canada
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the dustwrapper's famous 'Lennie & George' illustration. The case is finished inside & out in o verall Rich Medium Gray & Deep Blue Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvetysoft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the true first edition & optionally, several ear ly printings should they be special copies.A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for more than 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available [Not with Book].
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Steinbeck, John. OF MICE AND MEN, A Play in Three Acts. Covici Friede: NY, 1937.
Price: US$172.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 7.75 x 5", rough tan cloth, 172pp, covers rubbed with some extremity wear, spine browned, endpapers unevenly toned, former owner's ink inscription at top of front fly, pp a little browned, but still a good, usable copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP).
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede (1937), New York, 1937.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SECOND ISSUE with no bullet between the 8's on page 88 and with the correction made on page 9. No additional printings noted on the copyright page. Minor bumps to the corners, a former owner name to the front pastedown that is hidden by the jacket flap. There is a slight odor of perfume. Slight spine lean. The dust jacket is chipped with small tears at the corners and spine ends. Wear along the spine. A 1" tear to the upper, front edge, near the spine, another smaller tear to the upper, rear edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine. No dust jacket. Tan boards with black lettering. Previous owner's small name sticker verso of front cover. The text is clean and pages are not torn or dirty. The binding is solid. We provide fast and reliable shipping service. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: Valley Books, Cupertino, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo., gray-beige cloth lettered in black; worn dust jacket, unclipped. First edition, first printing. A respectable copy of Steinbeck's oft-reproduced play, which first featured Wallace Ford as George and Broderick Crawford as Lennie.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice And Men. Covici Friede Publishers,, New York:, 1937.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Very good+ in its original binding of tan cloth covered boards with a near completely faded text block on the spine and the title and author's name on the front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 4 5/8 inches with light soiling to the boards and the cloth on the spine is tanned. The contents are clean and tight with no prior ownership markings. The hinges and joints are tight. Without its issued dust jacket. This is the second state of the first edition with the appropriate points therein. 186 pages of text. One of Steinbeck's most memorable, award winning books.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Rare Play Version. Three act play adapted by Steinbeck from his novel in his first attempt to adapt a novel and most successful in that it reached Broadway and was filmed several times. Very Good to Near Fine with mild tanning to spine, lacking dustjacket.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, NY, 1937.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, stated second printing (January 1937). Publisher's full gray cloth, gilt lettering on brown panels with black top and bottom borders on spine and cover. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean; the spine is very lightly soiled and there is a faint shadow of an inserted article on the front endpapers, else fine. NEAR FINE. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 186 pp
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men (2nd printing, jacketed hardcover). Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck. [1937] Covici-Friede. This is the second printing of Steinbecks most notable novellathe story of Lenny, George, and the universes cruelty. Tan hardcover in very good condition with clipped jacket. Mild handling wear, light roll. Good jacket.
Seller: Forgotten Lore, Friendswood, TX, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Corrected issue of the first edition, with "loosely" replacing "pendulously" on page 9, no bullet on page 88, and Saint Katy the Virgin listed in the author's works opposite the title page. No price on front flap. Dust jacket quite discolored on spine, but entire.
Seller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio, ABAA, Tuxedo, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second State with "loosely" on page 9. A Near Fine copy in tan cloth, text clean and unmarked, with slight toning of spine, and slightly cocked. Accompanied by an unpriced jacket in poor condition with toning, chipping and soiling, but complete. 186pp. A popular short novel adapted both to the stage and screen. Q12156
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici - Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st edition, 2nd state, with no statement of printing; no period between the 8's of the page marker on p.88 and "loosely" on the penultimate line of p.9 Nice bright copy, leaning slightly, residue of glue from bookplate on front free fly, upper front & rear corners bumped, price clipped dust wrapper has slight wear to extremities and soiling, thus a nearly very good copy. I prefer to be paid via PayPal, username Michael Grano Thank you.
Seller: Michael Grano, Seaside, OR, U.S.A.
Steinbeck. John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Second printing or later as it does not contain the errata of the first edition/first printing. Tan cloth board cover. VG with soiling from handling. Binding good but tear on inner front cover. 186 pp. Clean text, overall slight yellowing of the paper stock. This book was owned by the poet (Nora) May French and her signature and bookplate are on the inside front cover.
Seller: Doodletown Farm Books, Ancram, NY, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, 1937.
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1937 John Steinbeck 1st ed Of Mice and Men California Great Depression Classic Maybe everbody in the whole damn world is scared of each other. John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men is one of John Steinbecks best and most iconic books, and one of the most famous pieces of American literature. This book tells the tale of immigrant farmers but has largely been one of the most often censored and prohibited books because of the references to racism and offensive language. Item number: #30787 Price: $499 STEINBECK, John Of Mice and Men New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o 186 Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Tan cloth o Facsimile dust jacket Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30787 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition of Mice and Men as a play. Couple of very tiny frayed and bumped spots, otherwise fine. Darkening of gutters and endpapers. In a bright, attractive dust jacket that has had professional restoration by Eclipse paper. Very nice copy.
Seller: Green River Books, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second printing.Very faint stains at the top of both boards, thus very good in about very good price-clipped dustwrapper with light stain on the rear panel, overall toning and a couple of very small nicks and tears. A decent copy of this poignant, classic novella of two Depression-era drifters whose dreams of a better life are not supported by fate. Only 2500 copies of the first issue were printed (vs. 50,000 for the *Grapes of Wrath*, and 78,000 for *Cannery Row*). Basis for the 1939 Lewis Milestone film with Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney, Jr. in the lead, and which lost out to *Gone With the Wind* for the Best Picture Oscar in possibly Hollywood's greatest year (other "losers" that year included *The Grapes of Wrath, Dark Victory, Goodbye Mr. Chips, The Wizard of Oz, Ninotchka, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington*, and *Wuthering Heights*). A nice, presentable copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 186 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine faded blue to tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price cut. Chipping and creasing along edges of dust jacket. Sun-fading to dust jacket. Soiling to spine. Age toning to dust jacket. Fading to blue dye on top edge of text block. Shelved in Case 13. The first issue (or state) of the first printing has the words "and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula" on the bottom of page 9, as well as a bullet between the two 8's on the page number of page 88. This state has both of those points corrected. 1370737. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, USA, 1937.
Price: US$572.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition / First Print / Second Issue. Hardback copy in tan cloth boards with lettering to front and spine. Dustjacket is missing front flap, and sections to edges, now in new removable protective clear sleeve. 186pp. Second issue with no dot between 8's on page 88, no 'Pendula' on page 9, line 21, has 'Loosely' printed. Also comes with facsimile dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve, with correct price of $2.00 printed to front flap ('Facsimile Dust Jackets LLC' printed to front flap). Not library copy, no inscriptions, few light marks to boards. (47/2)
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men; A Play in Three Acts. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), generally toned and rubbed, a few small chips and closed tears at the edges. Beige cloth, toned at the edges and gutters, with brown and black ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a blue top stain, foxed at the top edge, clean internally. The play adaptation of one of the Nobel Prize-winner's best works and a classic of American literature.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second state: 'loosely' on page 9, no bullet point between the eights on page 88, Saint Katy the Virgin on the 'also by' list, no statement of second or subsequent printing, all four dustjacket flaps clipped. Binding tight and square, virtually no rubbing to the cloth. The spine of the dustjacket is not at all toned, very shallow rubbing at the top of the spine, a light scrape near the bottom of the front panel, a very short closed tear at the bottom of the front panel, another at the top of the rear panel.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in a price-clipped, good or better dustwrapper with some chipping near the bottom of the front flap fold, and a large but faint dampstain. An uncommon play, adapted by Steinbeck from his own novel. Filmed several times, first and most notably as the 1939 Lewis Milestone film with Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney, Jr. in the leading roles, and which lost out to *Gone With The Wind* for a Best Picture Oscar in possibly Hollywood's greatest year (other "losers" that year included *The Grapes of Wrath, Dark Victory, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Wizard of Oz, Ninotchka, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington*, and *Wuthering Heights*).
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. Published by Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937. Measures 5" x 7.5", 186 pages. First edition, third printing - so stated on the copyright page. Original dust jacket with $2.00 price and "Third Printing" printed on the front flap. With a rare advertising insert laid in. The ad claims "Two hours to read this novel - twenty years to forget it!" the ad also boasts over 15 reviews and an order sheet for other Steinbeck titles. The ad measures 12.75" x 6.25" when fully open. The dust jacket is in very good minus condition. General surface wear and even soiling to the panels. Chipping to the corners and spine ends. The book is in very good plus condition. Boards are very well preserved thanks to the protection from the dust jacket. Foxing to the edges of the textblock, not affecting the interior. No previous ownership marks. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(L1-6).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men a Play in 3 Acts. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original oatmeal covers. Book has some toning to endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. DJ has 1/2" chip to spine, slight edgewear, some tape residue on top of front and back. Closed tear on spine bottom. Protected in mylar. Original price intact (2.00). A nice copy of this rare version.
Seller: Linda's Rare Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici Friede: NY, 1937.
Price: US$747.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 7.5 x 4.75", cloth, 186pp, covers heavily worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, spine a bit cocked, pp toned and finger soiled; a well used copy of the FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with "pendula" (p9) and bullet point between 8s on p88. SWAF.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. OF MICE AND MEN a Play in Three Acts. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$747.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover; small 8vo; 172 pages. FIRST EDITION, First Printing. Grey cloth hardcovers with black lettering and a red floral design on front and spine. Stained gutters from binders' glue. Tops dyed blue, but fading. Yellowing endpapers. Bookplate on fep, bookseller's sticker on bep. The pages are yellowed but clear and clean. In a great jacket - two tone blue with white text. Lightly sunned spine. NPC, $2.00 on flap. Lightly bumped head/tail of spine. Wrapped in a new mylar jacket. VG/VG
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men: A Play in 3 Acts. Covici-Friede, 1937.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. Jacket is not clipped but does have several small chips and closed tears. Very small bump at top corner; endpapers darkened at gutters. Else, an excellent copy.
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: This book is a first edition, second printing - so stated on the copyright page. In its original dust jacket with the $2.00 price present on the front flap. Book measures approximately 5" x 7.5", with 186 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor staining to the fore edge of textblock. Old bookseller ticket on rear pastedown. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown. Original dust jacket is in good condition. Heavy chipping to the spine ends and extremities. Original $2.00 price present on the front flap. Jacket is separated at front gutter, and is now held together with tape. Presents very nicely under fresh mylar cover. "Of Mice and Men" narrates the experiences of two displaced migrant ranch workers who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-6).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-viii [ix-x] 1-269 [270: blank], original blue cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained blue, fore-edge and bottom edges rough-trimmed. Second edition, second printing without the McBride logo on page 269. Steinbeck's first book, published by Robert M. McBride in 1929 just two weeks before Black Friday in an edition of 2476 copies. Covici Friede printed their own edition, probably in early 1937, using photo-offset plates made from the McBride first edition. This second printing, without McBride's logo on page 269, mentions Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN on the front panel of the dust jacket. Goldstone and Payne A1c. Some tanning to endpapers (common to this book), a fine copy in fine pictorial dust jacket. A lovely copy. (#160391)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); bound in oatmeal buckram, with titles and decoration stamped in black and brown on spine and front panel; gray topstain; dustjacket; 172pp. Some trivial offset to gutters from binders glue, topstain slightly dulled, else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped, spine-sunned, with a few tiny nicks and edge tears; Near Fine. The scarce play version of Steinbeck's tale of migrant farm workers in the Salinas Valley, likely produced in smaller numbers than the novel published the same year. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A8.a, HANNA 3344.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men a Play in 3 Acts. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$881.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good hardcover. No DJ. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text contains minor pencil underlining/marking. Slightly tanned. Couple corner creases and minor edge tears. Covers show edge wear and rubbing/soiling. Bumped corners. Library support tape on back strip and hinges. All pages present and still very readable.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second state. Publisher's tan cloth, corner bumped, spine moderately sun darkened. No DJ.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. OF MICE AND MEN: A Play In 3 Acts. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the play version of John Steinbeck's landmark work, following the tragedy of two migrant farm workers in the Great Depression. Published in the same year as the novella, the OF MICE AND MEN play was adapted for the stage by Steinbeck himself. The play made its Broadway debut under director George S. Kaufman while the novella was still at the top of the bestseller list; Kaufman advised Steinbeck on the stage adaptation, urging him to "preserve the marvelous tenderness of the book," but also to add "a little more humor" to "heighten the subsequent tragedy by comparison" (Steinbeck and Wallsten). Lon Chaney, Jr., the originator of the role of Lennie in the initial production, would go on to reprise his role in the 1939 film. 7.5'' x 5''. Original beige cloth binding with black and brown titles. Original unclipped ($2.00) blue, beige, and white dust jacket. Yellow endpapers. Blue topstain. Title page with blue ornament. 172 pages. Ownership stamp of Edward V. Peters to front pastedown. Jacket sunned to spine with mild edgewear, a couple of chips and tiny closed tears. Binding with mild toning to spine, topstain faded. Sharp and clean.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Full Description: STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici Friede, [1937]. First edition, second issue. With page nine reset with words omitted and no bullet between the eights of the page numbers on p. 88. Small octavo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 187 x 121 mm). [1]-186, [6, blank] pp. Original full beige cloth stamped in terra cotta and black on front cover and spine. top edge dyed grey. In the original dust jacket. A small bit of soiling to front board. Inner hinges with hairline cracks but holding firm. Jacket is price-clipped. Spine and edges of the jacket darkened. Some minor rubbing to edges of jacket. Overall a near fine book in a very good jacket. This novella, one of Steinbeck's most famous works, concerns the friendship of two migrant workers during the depression: the intelligent and caring George Milton, and the semi-retarded giant, Lennie Small. This beautiful and ultimately heartbreaking work was dramatized for the theater by Steinbeck soon after the publication of this book. Goldstone & Payne A7b. HBS 69022. $1,250.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts.. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$1400.00 + shipping
Description: 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. John Steinbeck began Of Mice and Men as a childrenâs story. âAlthough the finished novelette does not seem appropriate for childrenâ"that intention was obviously abandonedâ"the simplicity of its style and the clarity and precision of its imagery may well have been prompted by this original purpose⦠â (Benson, 326). The result is âa sophisticated and artful rendering of the basic conflict between two worlds: between an idealized landscape and the real world with its pain and anguishâ (Literary History of the American West). "A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick" (The New York Times).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John.. Of Mice and Men A Play in Three Acts.. NY, Covici Friede, 1937, 1937.
Price: US$1575.00 + shipping
Description: NY, Covici Friede, 1937, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. This was Steinbeck's first in his experiments in writing plays, and his most successful, the play eventually reached Broadway and starred Wallace Ford as George and Broderick Crawford as Lennie, the play won Steinbeck the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play of the 1937-38 season, Goldstone & Payne A8a, Morrow 73. Aged, else fine in an aged, but clean dust jacket which is at least very good plus.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice And Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Copy In Like Jacket. First Edition The Very Scarce Play Without Wear. $2.00 On Flap. So Rare In This Condition. Gorgeous Fresh Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men a Play in 3 Acts. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine copy in like jacket $2.00 on flap.The Play Version.Gutters lightly foxed.Common for this book.Rare in this condition.Beautiful Copy.Ink name on pastedown.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First Issue. Steinbeck's classic novel of farm hands during the Great Depression. Very Good, some mild stains at fore-edge of pages, some light mild discoloration at front cover, some darkening at spine, in Very Good supplied dustjacket, no price at front flap, few nicks and mild wear, few short closed tears.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is the true first edition, first printing of the Steinbeck classic with all first edition points: the word "pendula" on page 9 and the dot between the 8s on page 88. Mild shelf wear and darkening of the spine, some dustiness to top of text block, else fine. The dust jacket is in great shape. Darkening of the spine and a large price clip. Front and back panels are bright and colorful. Because the spine of the book is sunned I suspect the book is married to this dust jacket. See photos for more information. An very nice copy of this rare book. Goldstone and Payne A7a.
Seller: Green River Books, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, 1937.
Price: US$1900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Rare Misprinted Edition, Of Mice and Men , by John Steinbeck. Authentic first edition/printing with original dust jacket. Misprint on page 9 but hung loosely and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula Bullet symbol between page number 88. Tanning on binding. (186 Pages). Internals clean. Appears unread. Original price: $2.00. Publisher: Covici Friede. Shipping will include full insurance at no cost. Please see photos for condition, and printing anomalies. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Seller: London Books, San Clemente, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, 1937.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the sentence not deleted on p. 9 with the word "pendula" and the dot between the 8's on p. 88. The book is in excellent shape and appears to be unread. The binding is tight, and the panels are crisp with only a hint of wear to the edges. The pages are clean, with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy of this true first edition with a facsimile dustjacket.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men A Play in 3 Acts. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A wonderful copy. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $2.00 printed price present with slight wear to the edges. The book is excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy of this First Edition play published the same year as the novel.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John.. Of Mice and Men.. NY: Covici Friede (1937)., 1937.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: 186 pp. Light offsetting and paperclip imprint to first leaf, else near fine in very good plus dust jacket with tanned spine, small chips to tips of flap folds and base and crown of spine, and one short closed tear to front panel.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Publishers, 1937.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing, First State. Very Good condition in Good condition dust jacket. Tan cloth covered boards with black and orange. In original dust jacket which retains $2.00 price. Includes all first state issue points: the bullet between the 8's on page 88 which was removed in all later printings, the nine words to bottom of page 9 which read "and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula" (these nine words were removed in later printings), the top edge of book block is stained light blue, as issued (later issues were unstained), this copy printed by J.J. Little & Ives Co. (later issues were printed by Haddon Craftsmen) and "St. Katy the Virgin" is not listed in the titles "Also by John Steinbeck" opposite title page (it was missed and added later).
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the word "pendula" present on page 9 and the dot between the 8's on p. 88. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has the publisher's $2.00 printed price present with some foxing to the spine and panels. There is NO chipping or pieces missing from the dustjacket. The book is in great shape with minor discoloration to the boards. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the pages are clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition, first state, with "pendula" on page 9, in a first issue dust jacket with the $2.00 price and no mention of later printings on the bottom of the front flap. Jackets without the $2 price present are probably from a later or book club printing. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Book is in near fine condition, in a good dust jacket tanned on the spine and separated at edge of spine.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck (John).. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York,, 1937.
Price: US$3005.16 + shipping
Description: Two small marks to lower cover and one or two to fore-edge, otherwise a very nice copy indeed in dust-wrapper which is a little sunned at the spine, has one short tear without loss and a few nicks, neatly trimmed at corners of inner panels but not price-clipped, a very desirable copy With all the first issue points: "and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula" on page 9, the bullet between the two 8s on the page 88 and "$2.00" on dust-wrapper.
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$3322.19 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with all first issue points accounted for, as follows: contains the bullet (or dot) between the 8's on page 88 which was removed in all later printings. With nine words to bottom of page 9 including the word "pendula". Lines 20 & 21 read "and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula". These nine words were removed in later printings & the entire page reset. The second state has "loosely" instead of "pendula" on page 9. Top edge of book block is stained blue, as issued. Later issues were unstained. This copy printed by J.J. Little & Ives Co. Later issues (& all book club copies) were printed by Haddon Craftsmen. Finally, the first issue (as in this copy) does not list St. Katy the Virgin in the titles "Also by John Steinbeck" opposite title page. Apparently an oversight, as St. Katy was previously released by Covici Friede in 1936. The title was added to the list in the second printing. Bound in original tan cloth, titles & design to spine & front board in orange & black. This copy of the actual book with ALL FIRST ISSUE POINTS. The dustjacket is a curiosity: Firstly, it should have original price ($2.00) printed on inner front flap (no price on this copy), plus shallow beveled corners on all flaps as published (which this copy has). This copy of the dustjacket has a curious misprint: in the last line of the second paragraph on the rear inside flap the word "is" is misprinted as "it". The full sentence reads: "She holds an uncanny fascination for these men, a fascination against which Lennie's simple mind it not able to set up adequate controls". Apparently the contemporary (also 1937) book club edition of the dustjacket contained the misprinted "it". NOTE: All things considered, this copy appears be a first edition of the book married at some point with a nice copy of the 1937 book club dustjacket. Firsts Magazine (February 2003, Vol.13, No.2) spells it all out in an in-depth 6-page feature article regarding complexities of the various issue points (see for full details), however there still appears to be some (justified) confusion among many dealers & collectors. From Firsts Magazine (in part): "The problems with first issue copies begin with price-clipped jackets. The large majority of jackets have shallow, beveled corners, which collectors sometimes confuse for price-clipping. At first glance, a clipped book club jacket looks very much like a first edition jacket. In fact, some collectors say you can't tell the difference. Many book club jackets can easily be distinguished by a misspelling on the rear flap. At some point 'it' replaced the correct 'is'. In a perfect world that might be the end of the matter. But not all book club edition jackets have the misprint. Some book club jackets have a blurry 's', indicating that the type was damaged or deteriorating, & the error crept in during an attempt to solve the problem. But not all book clubs have the blurry 's', & genuine jackets also have a slightly irregular 's'. Some dealers point out that the book club jackets have deeper colors - particularly a darker blue. But, here again, the book club jackets are not consistently more colorful" [the article continues at length]. Covici Friede published Of Mice & Men on 25 February, 1937. By way of illustrating this volume's scarcity, 2500 copies of the first issue were printed, versus 50,000 for The Grapes of Wrath, & 78,000 for Cannery Row. Overall condition is VG/VG. The book is slightly cocked, small light stain to top corner of spine, mild marginal toning, original blue staining to top edge faded, otherwise a nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. The dustjacket is lightly rubbed, small closed tears to upper edge of rear panel, slight wear to spine ends & extremities, mild toning, otherwise a bright clean & complete jacket. The dustjacket is now protected in a removable clear Bro-dart cover. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in a scarce misprinted book club dustjacket in nice condition. RARE.
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
John Steinbeck. OF MICE AND MEN. Covici Friede, US, 1937.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED and inscribed by John Steinbeck at first free endpaper. First Edition, Third Printing. Beige cloth over boards with beige particulars in debossed burnt-orange compartment to spine and front board. Scattered soiling to pages throughout particularly to top edge; otherwise, pages are unmarked. Text block is soiled and foxed; top edge appears to have been sprayed black but is heavily faded. Boards are soiled and foxed with soiling, rubbing and light fraying to edges, corners and ends of spine; corners and ends of spine bumped. Binding is tight, boards slightly bowed inward. Original dust jacket is included but detatched with moderate to heavy chipping at edges (see included photos).
Seller: Atlanta Vintage Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first issue. Book near fine, minimal tanning, front corners very slightly bumped. Dust jacket very good, tanning, spine at left a third from bottom has a closed tear, rubbing.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$3800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine first edition first issue ("pendular" on page 9) in a correct fine first edition dust jacket, with $2.00 price on front flap (so not the common book club jacket that often shows up "Price-clipped"). Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede Inc., New York, 1937.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A clean copy of the 2nd Printing from 1937. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Steinbeck! "For Mrs. . John Steinbeck 1937". Mild cover wear, but a clean copy without a jacket. Very scarce Signed! ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici-Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing, First State book and jacket. Fine in light tan cloth, in original dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with some professional restoration to the margins. 186pp. Presents AS NEW. Q14288
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
STEINBECK John.. OF MICE AND MEN A PLAY IN 3 ACTS (SIGNED). Covici- Friede,, New York,, 1937.
Price: US$4070.47 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 172. Original publisher's textured off white cloth lettered black on spine and on front cover with maroon decoration. Signed presentation from the author 'For Pete Brunning bartender and gentleman. John Steinbeck.' The recipients distinctive bookplate shows a map of his California Bar and restaurant in the hills above Watsonville (Mount Madonna Road).Loosely inserted is a clipping from a Santa Barbara bookseller listing this copy at 5500 dollars in 1996 'probably the rarest of Steinbeck's titles to be found inscribed." Near fine in very good dust jacket. Faint rubbing and very slight wear at edges of jacket inc one very tiny chip at corner, spine faintly tanned. First issue dust jacket has the publisher's $2.00
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. USA Covici-Friede 1937, 1937.
Price: US$4134.07 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by Covici-Friede in 1937. A near fine book with a little browning to the spine. Name to front endpaper (Benson L. Baskin). A little wear to the edges. True first issue with 'pendular' to page 9. In a neatly clipped wrapper with a small pull to the head of the spine. A little rubbing and a little handling wear to the rear panel an amazingly fresh copy.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the word "pendula" present on page 9 and the dot between the 8's on p. 88. This ORIGINAL price clipped dustjacket has light wear to the spine and edges. The book is in great shape with some wear to the spine. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, with the nine words present on p. 9 and with the "bullet" on page 88 between the 8s. One of 2500 copies. 186 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. True first edition. Goldstone and Payne A7a Original beige cloth with black and orange title boxes on cover and spine, near fine in unclipped illustrated dust jacket that has some light chipping at ends of a toned spine, else a very good jacket First edition, first issue, with the nine words present on p. 9 and with the "bullet" on page 88 between the 8s. One of 2500 copies.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$4850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A true first printing with the textual points on p. 9 and 88 as well as the priced dust jacket (avoid any dust jacket that doesn't retain the original price, $2.00). Octavo. Original buff cloth, spine and front cover stamped in orange and black, top-edge stained blue. A Near Fine copy in like dust jacket. Spine a bit rolled, a few faint spots of foxing to the closed text block, slight separation at the half title. Old bookseller's ticket to the rear paste-down. Dust jacket with the spine a bit toned and a small nick at the top of the rear panel. One of just 2500 copies and becoming scarce in this condition. Steinbeck's tragic novella portraying the life of two migrant farm-hands in California, unlikely friends cherishing the common dream of a better life. When George realizes that Lennie's childlike understanding of the world has led to irreparable violence, George ends Lennie's life as mercifully as he can before the arrival of a lynch mob. "If the story were callously told, the conclusion might be unbearable. But Mr. Steinbeck has told it with both passion and dexterity. The patient comradeship is developed in a series of homely episodes, conveyed in the vernacular of two lonely men blundering about their small world.Of Mice and Men is the dark side of an idyll" (Atkinson, contemporary NYT review). One of the author's most profound works. Goldstone & Payne A7a. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John.. Of Mice and Men.. New York: Covici Friede, 1937, 1937.
Price: US$5088.09 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, of Steinbeck's first "play novelette", an experimental literary form intended to be both a novella and a script for a play. First staged on Broadway on 23 November 1937, the story won the Drama Critics Circle Award for best play. Based on Steinbeck's experience working with migrant farm workers in the 1910s, the novella is titled after Robert Burn's poem "To a Mouse". The book was "one of the first in a long line of 'experiments', a word he often used to identify a forthcoming project. [It] is a tightly drafted study of bindle stiffs whose dreams he intended to represent the universal longings for a home, 'the earth longings of a Lennie who was not to represent insanity at all but the inarticulate and powerful yearning of all men', he wrote his agent. Both the text and the critically acclaimed 1937 Broadway play. made Steinbeck a household name, assuring his popularity and, for some, his infamy. (The book's language shocked many, and it is still listed with frequency on lists of 'objectionable reading' or 'banned books' for secondary school students.)" (ANB). This copy has all the requisite points of first printing: copyright page giving the printer as J. J. Little and Ives Company rather than Haddon; the phrase "and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula" (p. 9, l. 20-1); bullet point to the pagination of p. 88; and the dyed top edge. Goldstone & Payne A7a. Octavo. Original buff cloth, spine and front cover lettered in buff on orange ground ruled in black, top edge blue. With dust jacket. Housed in dark green quarter morocco folding box by the Chelsea Bindery. Title page printed in similar fashion as binding design. Small bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown. Head of spine lightly toned, a few spots of foxing to edges and rear pastedown; jacket spine toned, tiny spot of skinning on front panel touching one letter, slight creasing and foxing at extremities and flap folds, faint vertical crease mark to both flaps, else clean, unclipped: a very good copy in like jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, 1937.
Price: US$5900.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition/First Printing with all first issue points present (the word "pendula" on page 9 and the dot between the 8's on p. 88); A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket, exceptionally well preserved; copies in this condition or better getting more scarce by the day. This copy is in near fine condition with a tight binding (probably never read), bright spine lettering and design over clean beige boards, and clean, white pages throughout free from any markings; the book shows only a couple of age-spots to the boards and spine, a very light off-setting to the paste downs, and a slight slant to the binding. Housed in a clean, sharp, and bright near fine Original dust jacket, that shows only a mild darkening to the spine and back panel, some faint creasing to the folds, and a couple of small areas of professional reinforcement to the verso of the front panel (invisible externally). Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy of a title hard to find in this condition; Not remaindered, not price clipped ($2.00 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the word "pendula" on page 9. A beautiful copy. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $2.00 printed price present. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has NO chips or tears with minor repair. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean without writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. USA Covici-Friede 1937, 1937.
Price: US$6360.12 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by Covici-Friede in 1937. A near fine book, a little browned to the edges of the boards. No inscriptions, marks etc. The first issue with 'pendular' to page 9. In a near fine spine browned dust wrapper which is unclipped, showing $2.00. A little rubbed to the edges and corners, with a small crease to the rear panel of the dust wrapper. An attractive example in custom made solander box, with silhouette mirroring the dust wrapper artwork to the front panel of the box
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
STEINBECK, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: 186 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition, first state. A fine copy in a bright fresh dust jacket with very slight use to the extremities of the backstrip. The backstrip has some of the usual tanning.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede Publishers, New York, 1937.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the dot between the 8's on page 88. An attractive ORIGINAL dustjacket with minor wear to the spine. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$7950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine first edition, first issue ("pendula"), in a fine first issue dust jacket ($2.00 price present on front flap) with spine very slightly sunfaded, but much less than usual. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. A brilliant unread copy.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice & Men. Covici Friede Inc., NY, 1937.
Price: US$7999.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Tan cloth first edition, first issue with "pendula" on page 9, line 21 and a dot between the 8s on page 99, and all first edition points. The dust jacket is first issue and it is priced to flap at $2.00. This is a lovely tight copy, with only a slight fading of the topstain and a bookseller ticket at rear. The DJ is slightly sunned/faded. Housed in a custom clamshell box with chemise. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: US$9000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First printing. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION with the dot between 88 on p.88. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the spine. There is NO chips or tears to the dustjacket. The book is in excellent shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with slight wear to edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this First Issue book and the original dustjacket in collector's condition. Housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation and presentation. We buy Steinbeck First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Printing. Clipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear, soiling, damp stain.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by John Steinbeck. A beautiful copy. This TRUE FIRST EDITION printed by J.J. Little has the misprint of the dot between the 8's on page 88 and the unedited text on page 9 with the word "pendula" present. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears with some repair. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy authentically inscribed and SIGNED by John Steinbeck housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy SIGNED Steinbeck First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici-Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Description: 186 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition, first issue. Very slightly cocked; else a fine copy in an attractive dust jacket with has some shallow chipping to the bottom of the backstrip (not affecting any lettering) and is a little browned. Signed and briefly inscribed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John.. Of Mice and Men.. Covici Friede, New York, 1937.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Description: 186 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition, first state. Bookplate on pastedown; same owner's 1937 ink ownership notation on front free endpaper. A fine copy in a beautiful example of the dust jacket, with almost none of the usual tanning to the spine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$22500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [1937-39]. One multi-signed playbook (Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts) and two original annotated scripts (first theatrical and film adaptations) previously owned by Of Mice and Men stage manager (play) and dialogue coach (film), Frank Coletti. 1)Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Friede, 1937. First edition, first printing; in first issue dust jacket with $2.00 price. Inscribed by John Steinbeck to Frank Coletti on a label affixed to front free endpaper; additionally signed by entire cast on "List of Characters" page, including Wallace Ford and Oscar-winner Broderick Crawford (All The King's Men), plus John F. Hamilton, Jim Robertson, and another indecipherable signature. Publisher's original beige cloth, titled in black and brown; in its original blue, beige, and white dust jacket. Very good, with spine lightly toned, some offsetting to endpapers, light creasing to pp. 125 - 128; good + unclipped dust jacket, with some toning to spine, some chipping to spine ends affecting "S" of Steinbeck and most of Friede), tear along front spine joint with a chip near middle, corners chipped, a few small chips to flap hinges, two small closed tears to bottom of rear panel, and a small spot of soiling to top of front panel. Overall, a solid copy with bright signatures. 2)Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. 1937 Broadway production script. First edition. Original brown wrappers, Rialto Service Bureau sticker to top of front wrapper, "Of Mice and Men Sound Effects By C. J. Straight" in faded red marker to front wrapper, script bound by three metal clips, brown endpapers, "From Sam H. Harris Music Box Theater" stamped to front wrapper and front free endpaper, semi-translucent white pages. Good plus, with light staining to wrappers, a number of creases and short closed tears to wrapper edges, some rubbing to wrappers, front free endpaper detached but present, closed tear to top of first page of Act I, and some staining, creasing and soiling throughout script. Overall, a working copy of the original script. 3)Solow, Eugene. Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. 1939 film script. First edition. Script numbered "74" to front wrapper. Ownership inscription by Coletti in pencil on front cover: "Frank Coletti / 1950 n. Argyle / Hollywood." Original brown paper front cover, white and blue three-holed pages, script bound by two metal clips (top and bottom holes), printed in black; very good, with front cover only held by bottom clip, some staining to front cover, shallow chipping to edges of front cover, some light toning and creasing to pages, and a tape repair to last page. Overall, a working copy with fascinating annotations. One of John Steinbeck's finest and most enduring achievements, Of Mice and Men (1937) tells the tragic story of George and Lennie, an unlikely pair of friends who find work at a farm during the Great Depression. The book's title, taken from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse," reflects the doomed dreams of the protagonists. As a result of its controversial social commentaries, Of Mice and Men has been historically subject to censorship and remains on the American Library Association's list of "Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century." Written by Steinbeck with an eye to the stage (in a letter Steinbeck calls it "a kind of playable novel, written in novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands"), the book was adapted into a play the very year that it was published, staged by musical theater luminary George S. Kaufman. The play was performed at the Music Box Theatre and ran from November 23, 1937 to May 21, 1938. In 1939, the work was adapted into a critically acclaimed film directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. This small archive consists of three different copies of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men that were owned by Frank Coletti. Coletti worked as the stage manager for the 1937 theatrical production of the book and the dialogue coach f
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.