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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.
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 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, 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.