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Steinbeck, John. Tortilla Flat. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1935.
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In blue cloth with gilt spine titling, 8vo, 213pp. (Minor light fading and shelfwear to spine and extremities, hints of foxing to edges). Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall (large tall)
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. To a God Unknown. Heinemann, London, 1935.
Price: US$379.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Scarce first British Edition, with gilt lettering on the spine. The Heinemann windmill is blindstamped on the lower right back cover. All edges unstained and trimmed. Corners still sharp, no internal marks or imprints. Very clean. In Goldstone & Payne, A-3c. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wayward Books, south dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). Tortilla Flat. London: William Heinemann, 1935, 1935.
Price: US$477.01 + shipping
Description: [American Literature] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.314; [2], blank. Elegantly bound in navy blue half calf over matching blue cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands, original cloth spine bound in at rear. A fine copy, presented in an attractive new leather binding. An early Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California, just after the Great War. The author's first commercial success.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Steinbeck, John. TO A GOD UNKNOWN. William Heinemann, London, 1935.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 268 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in blue cloth with black text on sunned spine. Lacking issued dust jacket. Boards have sunning to spine, bumping and rubbing to corners, and bending to spine edges. Text block has owner inscription on front endpaper, splitting to gutter of page 268, and slight pencil writing on rear pastedown. "First Published 1935" on copyright page. Shelved Case 13. 1370959. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. To a God Unknown. William Heinemann, London and Toronto, 1935.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First English Edition, 'First Published 1935' on copyright page. Octavo, original blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine. Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck's third novel, about four brothers whose thriving ranch is hit by a drought. Very Good, no dust jacket, light shelf wear, spine faded to gray, bookplate at front pastedown.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. Tortilla Flat. William Heinemann Limited, London, 1935.
Price: US$3250.00 + shipping
Description: Owner's inked name, a tiny bit of foxing to edges, first and last few pages, very minor wear, near fine in very good dust jacket with some soiling to panels and toning to spine and light edgewear, in mylar cover. Overall a very nice copy.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. TO A GOD UNKNOWN [FINE BINDING]. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1935.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First UK edition, first printing of Steinbeck's third novel, but the second to be published in England. Beautifully bound by George Bayntun in full blue morocco, spine with raised bands titled and dated in gilt. All the edges gilt. With blue and gold color marbled endpapers. A beautiful copy with Compliments of George Bayntun slip lloosely aid in. See photos.
Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John.. Tortilla Flat.. London, Heinemann, 1935, 1935.
Price: US$3675.00 + shipping
Description: London, Heinemann, 1935, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. This was Steinbeck's breakthrough book, it is a story of the Knights of the Round Table in the guise of paisanos, Goldstone & Payne A4c, Morrow 31, scarce. Very good.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
STEINBECK, John. TO A GOD UNKNOWN. London: William Heinemann., 1935.
Price: US$4452.08 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first printing. Original dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A beautiful fine copy, the cloth very clean but with a little ghosting to the spine from the dustwrapper, the contents clean, bright and tight throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper which is ever so lightly rubbed to the extremities. Not price-clipped (7/6net to the front flap and along the edge of the rear flap). An exceptional copy, rare in the dustwrapper. The author's third novel, but the second to be published in England. (Goldstone & Payne A3c.) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Steinbeck, John. To a God Unknown. William Heinemann, London, 1935.
Price: US$4999.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grayish blue cloth titled in gilt. Stated "first published 1935" (first British. ) Slightly cocked, slight spine ridge, mild foxing to textblock edge. Cloth slightly rubbed at points, one corner softened. The DJ in mylar has "3s.6d" price at spine, flaps are foxed, small closed tear at top front gutter, faint dampstain to rear panel, mild edgewear, mildly toned spine. Rare state of jacket with 3s. 6d. Net printed on spine (book was released at 7/6). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck, John. To a God Unknown. William Heinemann, London, 1935.
Price: US$4999.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Blue cloth titled in gilt. First British edition. Cloth at spine ends faintly softened and sunned. Ghosting to spine from DJ. Very slightly cocked, tips faintly rubbed. The DJ in mylar with flap price 7/6 intact has a loss to spine head, slightly faded spine, chips at top points, two dampstains to spine at verso, tiny spot to upper spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.