Steinbeck, John. Tortilla Flat [3rd printing with DJ]. Covici Friede. New York, 1935.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Hardcover with DJ. Gray cloth with dark blue lettering. The original DJ is present, but flawed. DJ has been pasted to the book at the flaps, both front and back. It also appears to have been varnished for protection, so it is all tones of yellow and brown now, with blue and black. Tape repairs and edgeworn. Front flap says Third Printing, with price of $2.50. Early ownership name on front endpaper. NO date on title page. Copyright page dated July 1935, stated (and listed) third printing. 316 pages. This was Steinbeck's first successful novel, after The Red Pony, Cup of Gold and The Pastures of Heaven, none of which attracted much attention. This copy has an overall dusty feel to it, but its scarcity - particularly of the DJ - earns it a spot on the shelf. Please email with questions or to request photos.

Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.

Steinbeck, John. The Pastures of Heaven. Covici Friede, New York, 1935.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, fourth issue. Publisher's tan cloth binding stamped in maroon, with title page tipped in. Very Good with toning to pages, and to cloth at spine and edges. In a Very Good dust jacket with price intact, toning to spine and edges, several small stains to spine, light edge wear with minor chipping at corners and spine ends. Bound from the remaining portion of the approximate 1850 sheets sold by the original publisher Brewer, Warren & Putnam to Robert O. Ballou, which were again sold here to Covici-Friede and likely issued in 1935. Goldstone and Payne A2e.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Steinbeck, John.. The Pastures of Heaven.. Covici Friede, New York, 1935.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Description: A Very Good plus copy with some light foxing to the boards in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with chipping to the head & foot of the spine, a small damp spot near bottom of spine and a closed tear. Previous owner name on front jacket flap. A very uncommon copy of Steinbeck's uncommon second book in a very collectible state. "The Pastures of Heaven" is a short story cycle consisting of twelve interconnected stories about a valley, the Corral de Tierra, in Monterey, California, which was discovered by a Spanish corporal while chasing runaway Indian slaves. Enchanted by the valley's natural beauty, the corporal names it Las Pasturas del Cielo or "The Pastures of Heaven." The stories are written in classic Steinbeck style; the lives of the families that relocate to the valley are portrayed with a mixture of humor and poignancy. A recurring theme in the book is the pain caused when people try ineptly to help or to please others.The text sheets for this 4th issue are from the original 2500 sets printed by Brewer, Warren & Putnam for the 1932 First Edition of this title of which only 1000 sets were bound and only 650 copies sold. BW&P sold the remaining 1850 sets to Robert Ballou in 1932 who published approximately 1000 sets in 1932. Of the 850 remaining original printed sets, Ballou published an undetermined number of copies in the third issue. That number was probably in the 500 copies range and in 1935 Ballow sold the remaining copies (350?) to Covici Friede and this 4th issue appeared in 1935.

Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.