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Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Steinbeck, John. TO A GOD UNKNOWN. Custom Collector's 'Sculpted' Clamshell Case. New York: Covici-Friede, 1933. 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 forest' upper cover after the dustwrapper's vintage illustration. The case is finished inside & out in deep green & medium green 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
John Steinbeck. To a God Unknown. Covici Friede, 1933.
Price: US$365.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: original brown cloth, spine re-backed and slightly chipped at edges, front endpapers and interior binding show some minor wear, no markings or writing, "first published in 1933"
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. To A God Unknown. Covici Friede, New York, 1933.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: “Copyright 1933 by John Steinbeck First Published 1933” to the copy right page. Published by Covici Friede. 325pp. Like new and appears unread. Interior is clean and free of any markings or bookplates except a very neat ownership inscription in blue fountain pen dated 1938, Big Springs Ranch to the ffep. Very small spot of foxing (?) to the bottom right corner of the first five pages. Typical Covici light grey linen boards but with the green rule stamped horizontally to the top third. Green ink titles and devices to spine. Some light age toning to board extremities, more noticeably to the spine. Head and tail of the spine are a bit “thread worn” with a small chip to the tail. Top edge is a moderately faded green. Fore-edge and bottom edge are untrimmed. Without dustjacket. Now protected in mylar jacket.
Seller: Bailey Books, St.Albert, AB, Canada
Steinbeck, John. To a God Unknown. Covici Friede Publishers, 1933.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard bound in fabric. No dust jacket. First edition of Steinbeck's third book. Boards show minor wear. A very good copy with tight binding. Previous owners name written on front free end page in pencil.
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. To A God Unknown. Covici Friede, New York, 1933.
Price: US$640.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Covici Friede, 1933. Octavo. Hardcover with a dust jacket. First printing. Slight lean to the spine. Pencil inscription on the first free end paper. The unclipped jacket has chipping to the crown of the spine but remains handsome. Book and jacket are both in very good condition.
Seller: Bad Animal, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. To A God Unknown. Covici Friede, 1933, 1933.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy hint of spine fade. No dustjacket.First edition second state.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. TO A GOD UNKNOWN. Covici Friede Publishers, New York, 1933.
Price: US$690.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover; 8vo; 325 pages. Beige cloth hardcovers with green titles on spine. Bumped corners. Some board exposed at bottom corner of back board. Tops dyed green, but fading. Other edges deckled. The pages off-white but still bright and clean. With a advertising pamphlet laid in front. In a green and white jacket, heavily yellowed. Bumped/edges of spine. NPC, $2.50 on flap. VG/VG
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
John Steinbeck. To a God Unknown. Covici Friede, 1933.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The very rare second issue of To a God Unknown by Covici Friede. Come to think of it, the first issue is also very rare. The book is surprisingly bright and clean for its age. Beige cloth and green printing look much newer than one might expect from a 1933 book. Noticeable shelfwear at head and heel of spine and corners, in places wearing through the cloth. Front endpaper has been replaced due to cracking of the original endpaper.The dust jacket is darkened and has some soiling as well. Reinforced at head and heel of spine long ago, and a tape repair of a tear is visible. Cracking along flaps and some edgewear. Despite all this, the dust jacket is complete and looks good in a Brodart cover. $2.50 price intact. Goldstone and Payne A3b
Seller: Green River Books, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. To a God Unknown. Covici Friede, New York, 1933.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, second issue with title page a cancel. Fine in very good or better second issue dustwrapper with a few tiny tears, one resulting in a small crease at the bottom of the front panel. A novel about a California farmer's mystical obsession and ultimate fate.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.