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Steinbeck, John. THE LONG VALLEY [SIGNED]. The Viking Press, New York, 1938.
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo; G/VG-; SIGNED by Steinbeck on half-title; Spine somewhat cocked; boards very rubbed at extremities; front hinge starting and spine cracked in several places. Damp stains to boards and mild water damage to text; sporadic soiling throughout. dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50'; mild rubbing to dust jacket, slight chipping to head of spine; Scarce signed. KT Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. The print run of this edition was very small, limited to only 8000 copies. 1244190. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
John Steinbeck. The Long Valley. New York: Viking Press, 1938.
Price: US$3765.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed in ink to title page. 1st edition. Very good copy in near fine, unclipped jacket. Some fading to spine. Book comes protected in mylar cover.
Seller: The Scribe Bookstore, ABAC, Toronto, ON, Canada
Steinbeck, John.. The Long Valley.. Viking Press, 1938.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Near Fine copy with the usual age darkening to the cloth binding in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with gentle wear to the extremities, a tiny chip missing near the head of the spine and a glue bleed through running along the fold of the rear panel. Otherwise a respectable copy of this collection of classic Steinbeck short stories. Steinbeck signature laid in. The stories include The Chrysanthemums, The White Quail, Flight, The Snake, Breakfast, The Raid, The Harness, The Vigilante, Johnny Bear, The Murder, St. Katy The Virgin, the Complete Red Pony, The Leader of the People. There were only 8000 copies of this title published in the First Edition.
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.
Steinbeck , John. The Long Valley. The Viking Press, n, 1938.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy SIGNED by John Steinbeck on the front endpaper.This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is rich in color and has the publisher's $2.50 printed price present on the front flap. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and 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 fabulous copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Steinbeck First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.