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Price: US$56.09 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Selections by Pascal Covici. Published in July, 1943. Included in full are The Red Pony in 4 parts and the novel, ' Of Mice and Men'. From The Pastures of Heaven: chapters from Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, The Grapes of Wrath, Sea of Cortez, The Moon Is Down and Bombs Away. From The Long Valley: Flight, The Snake, The Harness, and The Chrysanthemums. 568 pp. plus Foreword by Covici. Brown boards, red text, outline of farmer leaning on implement bottom right of front panel. fon in tiny script on fep. A veritable smörgåsbord of Steinbeck delicacies ! Red edges. Tail of spine slightly rubbed. Book is tight and square. Bookseller's Inventory # 071038.
Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck - The Viking Portable Library. The Viking Press, 1943.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: "The Viking Portable Library ~ JOHN STEINBECK" selected by Pascal Covici with its original dust jacket. 1943; The Viking Press; New York. Included are The Red Pony (complete), Of Mice and Men (complete), short stories, and complete episodes from The Pastures of Heaven, The Grapes of Wrath, In Dubious Battle, The Moon is Down, The Long Valley, Tortilla Flat, Sea of Cortez, and Bombs Away.please see the photos for the complete list. From the dust jacket: "This volume is everybody's Steinbeck. For his fans, it brings together the best of the short stories, some of the greatest passages from the novels and non-fiction. For readers coming to Steinbeck afresh, it provides a picture of his development as an artist and a good introduction to the mood and import of all his major works. This Steinbeck book is not a definitive collection: it is a reader's anthology - a compact, handy volume of nearly 600 pages that contains the most entertaining and most memorable work of a great and popular modern writer." Condition: The book is clean both inside and out and nearly appears unread with only a name that has been scribbled out in pen on the front end paper.no other issues found. Overall the book is in Near Fine condition. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $2.00 price intact on the front flap; pieces missing at the spine/flap corners; small tears along the top edge; tears on the spine that have been repaired with clear tape on the back-side.overall the jacket is in Good- condition. (The jacket comes with a clear protective sleeve - not shown.)
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. The Moon is Down (Play). Viking, New York, 1943.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very minimal wear to edges, light soiling to page edges; a previous owner's name/address inside front cover, plus, most recent owner's bookplate. Jacket shows edgewear, soiling; original price ($2.00) at top of front flap. Signed by Mr. Steinbeck on the front flyleaf. Unable to verify signature; the previous owner was known by me personally and obtained the autograph at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven. Photos on request.
Seller: Trench Books, Hudson, ME, U.S.A.