John Steinbeck, Signed (140 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "The Pastures of Heaven" by John Steinbeck. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932 first American edition first printing (first issue). 8vo. Original publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth, top edge stained black (some minor fading to spine ends, very slightly leaned); original silver dust jacket lettered in blue with gold stars (some minor soiling, creasing or rubbing, chipping with small losses to spine ends and a few edges, slight rubbing primarily to folds). Provenance: Louis Paul (ca 1902-1970), American author and Steinbeck correspondent (presentation inscription, autograph note by Steinbeck tipped in, see below). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY STEINBECK: "For Louis Paul: that I wish I could write as good as him, John Steinbeck, Los Gatos, 1936." Steinbeck adds a postscript: "I wonder what will become of us now! And I could wish that this book might possibly give you as much pleasure as your wanting me to sign it gives me. J.S." Of the 2,500 copies printed, only 1,650 were bound, and of those, only 650 sold. Ballou later bought the remaining copies, and it has become the most popular of Steinbeck's three earliest novels. A SUPERB ASSOCIATION COPY. [Tipped in:] STEINBECK. Autograph note, to Louis Paul, n.d., n.p. In full: "Where'd you get hold of this. The double imprint B. W. & P. is very rare. Ballou tipped in his house information almost the day of publication. This super first edition I'm told is hard to get. I see that Shumlin has turned down my new playing novel. I grow more and more convinced that any book which gets by easily is a lousy book. It can almost be made axiomatic. Anyway I'll get this off." Steinbeck struck up a friendship with Louis Paul after reading his contribution to the O. Henry Prize Stories of 1934. Steinbeck shares his endorsement of Paul in a 24 November 1937 letter to his literary agents Elizabeth Otis, Anne Laurie Williams and Mavis McIntosh: "I'm bringing you a new client. Louis Paul. He's a swell egg and you will like him. And he's well enough known so that it may not be hard to sell his stories. I like him immensely" (Steinbeck, A Life in Letters, p. 144, 1975). Goldstone & Payne A2a. One of the rarest Steinbeck books on the market. Inscribed by Author(s).

First edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author "For Vincent Sheean, John Steinbeck" and additionally inscribed by the recipient, "Although it is signed to me, Mr Steinbeck intended this book to go for the Spanish intellectuals in exile - Vincent Sheean". Vincent Sheean (1899-1975), the American journalist and writer, published Personal History in 1935. A film adaptation, entitled Foreign Correspondent and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released in 1940. Working as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune he covered the Spanish Civil War, hence his note about "Spanish intellectuals in exile". Sheean had been in Spain with Ernest Hemingway in 1938 and was responsible for the only known meeting between Steinbeck and Hemingway. Writing in John Steinbeck and his Contemporaries, Valerie Hemingway notes that Steinbeck had been "a thorn in Hemingway's side". Nevertheless, Hemingway expressed an interest in meeting Steinbeck in 1944 and, accordingly, Sheean invited Steinbeck and Hemingway to dine with him at Tim Costello's Irish pub on Third Avenue, New York. John O'Hara, the short story writer, was also present and had with him an antique walking cane which he had received as a gift from Steinbeck. Hemingway in a drunken and boarish manner bet O'Hara 50 dollars that he could break the cane over his head. The bet was accepted and O'Hara lost both his cane and the money. Steinbeck was disgusted and rather bemused at Hemingway's gratuitous cruelty. Hemingway promised to replace the cane, but never did. Steinbeck would later send O'Hara a replacement. The fine jacket design for The Grapes of Wrath is by Berta and Elmer Hader, known primarily as a children's book illustrators (they were joint winners of the Caldecott Medal in 1948 for The Big Snow). Supposedly, Steinbeck was so taken with their book Billy Butter (1936) that he requested that the Haders design the cover for The Grapes of Wrath; the illustrators went on to work on two other Steinbeck books, East of Eden (1952) and The Winter of Our Discontent (1961). Goldstone & Payne A12; ed. Stephen K. George and Barbara A. Heavilin, John Steinbeck and his Contemporaries, 2007. Octavo. Original buff cloth, lettering to spine in brown, pictorial design to spine and covers in brown, endpapers decorated with the sheet music for "Battle Hymn of the Republic", top edge yellow. With supplied dust jacket. Housed in custom blue cloth solander box. Booklabel to rear pastedown. Extremities worn, spine toned, minor split to front joint, repair to inner front hinge, edges of pp. 91-92 worn, lacking corners of pp. 181-82, and pp. 231-32, occasional short tears; a clean and good copy. Dust jacket lightly soiled with extremities worn and browning to edges; a good copy of an unclipped jacket.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. Original orange cloth, lettering to spine in black, rules to covers and spine in red, top edge red. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom green morocco-backed folding box. An exceptionally Fine copy which is bright and crisp. Fine dust jacket with only the most trivial rubbing to extremities, otherwise extremely bright and fresh. Presentation copy inscribed by the author "For Guy G. B. Reedy, John Steinbeck" on front free endpaper. A signed limited edition was also issued by the publishers in 1936. Steinbeck met Reedy when he moved to New York in the early 1920s and both men worked on the construction of Madison Square Garden. Steinbeck left after seeing a co-worker fall to his death, but the two remained close, and Steinbeck inscribed first editions of all his books for Reedy. Historically overshadowed by Steinbeck's towering works East of Eden and The Grapes of Wrath, his later novel In Dubious Battle has seen a resurgence of scholarly interest for its depictions of race and class. In developing the novel's central structure, "Steinbeck utilized episodes from the Tagus Ranch peach strike of 1933 and a cotton strike throughout the San Joaquin Valley that October"; while he "deviated from the particulars of these labor dispites to clarify the central themes of the novel.In Dubious Battle indicates that the primary responsibility for human suffering rests on the growers, since they preside over an economic framework that limits the opportunities available to the working class" predominantly composed of people of color (Dawson). Steinbeck's emphasis on laborers unionizing to fight back against their abusers -- predominantly powerful, white men -- are concerns that continue resonating today. In Dubious Battle made its appearance on the big screen in 2017, as a film directed by James Franco. Goldstone & Payne A5(b). Fine in Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing with both first issue points present (the word "pendula" on page 9 and the dot between the 8's on p. 88); A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, exceptionally well preserved and housed in a custom clamshell box. SIGNED and inscribed in the year of publication by the author to the front free paper. An absolutely stunning copy of this novel which has been challenged and banned numerous times by various schools and libraries, but perseveres as a high point of 20th Century American Literature; basis for many film, radio, and stage adaptations; scarce in this condition, particularly flat signed by Steinbeck. This copy is in fine condition with a square, tight binding (probably never read), bright spine lettering and design over clean beige boards, and clean, white pages throughout free from any markings; the book show only a gentle push to the spine ends. Housed in a clean, sharp, and bright fine Original dust jacket, free from any restoration, that shows only a light age-toning and a couple of tiny chips to the corners. Overall, an exceptional example of a title hard to find in this condition, greatly enhanced by Steinbeck's signing; a bucket list item for the 20th Century Lit collector! Not remaindered, not price clipped ($2.00 intact), not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

First edition of Steinbeck's first commercially successful book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, erasure to the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett. Housed in a custom clamshell box. One of the most difficult books in the Steinbeck canon to locate signed. Set in Monterey, California, Tortilla Flat tells the story of a small band of paisanos who resist the the corrupting tides of honest toil in favor of a life of adventure. It is the story of Danny, who, home from the war, inherits two houses which at once become a haven for his friends and lovers, not unlike the chivalric order of King Arthur and his court, the Knights of the Round Table. It deals with the band's adventuring, multiple loves and wonderful brawls, and Gargantuan wine-drinking. "An utterly unprecedented sort of book, and hard to analyze in its unique charm" (Virginia Kirkus).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Trade Edition/First Printing with the correct statement to the copyright page and "bite" for "bight" on page 281; A Very Good or better book in a Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the title page. Housed in a handsome custom clamshell box. An outstanding copy of this seminal novel by one of the great authors in the history of western literature; basis for the fine 1955 film starring James Dean and Jo Van Fleet (academy award winning performance); very scarce in this condition and signed. This copy has been inscribed by Steinbeck to William P. McCracken Jr., a lawyer and an aviator, perhaps best known as the first federal regulator of commercial aviation (bio of McCracken laid in). This copy is in Very Good or better condition with a square, tight binding, clean light green boards with crisp, clean lettering, and bright pages throughout with only a hint of edge toning; the copy does show a couple of light stains to the front board, minor rubbing to the spine ends and edges, a couple of age spots to the exterior text block, and some light pencil notations to the front free paper from a previous bookseller. Housed in a clean, crisp , and bright very good dust jacket that shows some moderate sunning to the spine and edges, a faint damp stain to the front panel, some mild rubbing and chipping to the spine ends, edges, and corners with minimal loss of material, some light creasing to the folds, and one 32mm closed tear to the front panel at the spine fold. Overall, even with the minor flaws, a remarkably well preserved copy featuring the unique inscription from Steinbeck; a bucket list item for the Steinbeck fan or the 20th Century Literature collector! Not price clipped ($4.50 intact) and not ex-library; will ship well protected in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. John Steinbeck (1952) East of Eden , US signed limited edition. One of 1,500 copies of which 750 went for private distribution. Signed on the limitation page. In addition, inscribed by Steinbeck on the ffep: For Luis and Shirley with love John Steinbeck . Also, mounted onto on the front pastedown there is a photograph of Samuel Hamilton, John Steinbeck s Irish maternal grandfather. It is inscribed by Steinbeck at the bottom: Sam l Hamilton by his grandson John Steinbeck . Although Samuel Hamilton died when John was only two years old he made a lasting impact on the Nobel-Prize winning author and the Hamilton family in the novel is based on his real-life grandparents. The real-life Samuel Hamilton came to America from Ireland in 1846, lived briefly in New York and then arrived in California in about 1850, right after the gold rush. He and Liza first settled in San Jose, where the family lived for nearly twenty years. In 1871, Sam moved the family to Salinas, then to King City in 1873, where he did, in fact, settle on the bone-dry acres described in East of Eden. A unique copy of Steinbeck s magnum opus. Condition: a near fine and lovely copy. Green cloth binding without any bumps. The title plate on the spine is a little rubbed at the bottom affecting the Viking letters a little. The original cardboard slipcase is present with usual shelf wear and amateur tape repairs. East of Eden is together with The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men Steinbeck s best loved novel and which contributed the most to his 1962 Nobel Prize. The second half of the novel was famously adapted as a 1955 Hollywood blockbuster film starring James Dean directed by Elia Kazan. Steinbeck himself treated his work preceeding East of Eden as an apprenticeship and preparation for this magnum opus where he put his heart and soul. The book is dedicated to the author s two sons Thom and John Jr and it was Steinbeck s intention to describe the Salinas Valley accurately to them. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, presentation edition of Steinbeck's final novel, one of only 500 examples with only a few known inscribed examples, which along with The Grapes of Wrath are considered his masterpieces. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Hello Dennis -- We live, but I wonder whether we learn anything John Steinbeck." The reply in a second hand reads, "As I told John -- We don't. Dennis Wesley." The recipient, Dennis Wesley was an illustrator, who illustrated Steinbeck's classic The Red Pony over twenty years earlier. He was also known for illustrating fifteen children's books about horses that he created in collaboration with writer Marguerite Henry. He illustrated over 150 books in his lifetime, includingÂAnna Sewell'sÂBlack Beauty andÂalso wrote and illustrated a few books of his own, among which areÂFlip,ÂFlip and the Cows,ÂFlip and the Morning, andÂTumble. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. Lettering by Jeanyee Wong. Photograph by William Ward Beecher. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by Asprey. An exceptional association. In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had â resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American.â Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeckâ s last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Islandâ s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeckâ s contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by John Steinbeck on a laid in signature. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with minor repair. This original dustjacket has all the first issue points present. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with a hint of wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean, with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this true first edition SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Steinbeck First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Bob Kriendler with best wishes John Steinbeck." The recipient was the owner of the legendary New York City landmark restaurant and speakeasy ''21''. Steinbeck was a frequent visitor to 21 and was friends with Kriendler. It has hosted every President since Franklin Delano Roosevelt except for George W. Bush has dined at 21 (although Bush's wife and daughters have). Light rubbing to the bottom cloth and small bookplate, near fineÂin a near fine first issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice association. A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck began writing the story as a movie script in 1944, and first published it as a short story called "The Pearl of the World" in Woman's Home Companion in December 1945. He expanded it to novella length and published it under the name The Pearl by Viking Press in 1947. As he was writing the novella version, he was frequently travelling to Mexico where the film version, co-written with Jack Wagner, was being filmed. The film was also released by RKO in 1947 as a co-promotion with the book.

Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. A fine, clean and tight copy limited to 99 copies, Signed by John Steinbeck. A very nice copy in a very good slipcase. Book is sharp and straight. No bumped corners to book. Spine tips are very smooth. Comes with an acetate jacket. No tears or chips to jacket. Red top edge is very clean and bright. No offsetting or toning to pages. Slipcase is tight but has edge wear to corners. Label to spine of box is very nice. Copy number 96.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated Edition. Inscribed illustrated edition. Inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page to Mr. and Mrs. O'Quinn. Thomas Hart Benton (illustrator). 559 pgs, 7 7/8" wide x 10 1/4" tall. Illustrated endpapers. Dark tan cloth with silver lettering . All external page edges have been tinted a light yellow by the publisher. The book spine is slightly sunned. Comes in publisher's slipcase, edges worn and top edge on one side split. The book itself is internally unmarked, clean, tightly bound and in fine condition. All housed in a custom-made slipcase. The story of The O'Quinns: In 1955, John Steinbeck came to Austin, Texas, to visit his nephew, Jon Atkinson. Jon was highschool friends with Kerry O'Quinn. During Steinbeck's visit, Kerry went to Jon's house and took his parent's Heritage Club copy of The Grapes of Wrath which Steinbeck signed with the wonderful inscription: "For Mr. & Mrs. Quinn, from John Steinbeck who isn't angry at anybody". FYI: When Jon and Kerry graduated highschool in 1956, their parents gave them a two week trip to New York City. John and Elaine Steinbeck were away at Sag Harbor for the summer but offered them the use of his 5-story townhouse on East 72nd Street, complete with housekeeper and cook. Elaine helped them to get orchestra seats for all the big Broadway musicals including My Fair Lady which was sold out.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page. A second printing before publication. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Book has slightly tanned spine and a small (less than an inch) tear in the spine cloth near the front panel. Jacket has reviews on the front flap and is from a later printing. Bottom corner of the front flap is clipped, where it would have said what printing it is. We will provide a certificate of authenticity. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Maggie and Larry with love John Steinbeck." Near fine in a near fine first-issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck began writing the story as a movie script in 1944, and first published it as a short story called "The Pearl of the World" in Woman's Home Companion in December 1945. He expanded it to novella length and published it under the name The Pearl by Viking Press in 1947. As he was writing the novella version, he was frequently travelling to Mexico where the film version, co-written with Jack Wagner, was being filmed. The film was also released by RKO in 1947 as a co-promotion with the book.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. fifth. Fifth edition, published one month after the first edition, as stated on copyright page May 1939. One of ten leatherbound presentation copies, signed by Steinbeck on a laid-in slip inscribed to Elyse. Book near fine. Housed in a custom-made fold-out case.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. A magnificent copy authentically SIGNED by John Steinbeck. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL cloth from the publisher. This copy is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning, and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy with the ORIGINAL publisher's slipcase that matches the number in the book. We buy SIGNED Steinbeck First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published in May 1941" This copy is authentically INSCRIBED and SIGNED by John Steinbeck "For .The Poetry of my region, John" A magnificent copy seldom seen SIGNED. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Steinbeck First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover; 1st Printing. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Signed and extensively inscribed by the author on an accompanying postcard. Fine 1st edition, 1st printing book, in a Fine 1st issue dustjacket with $2.00 price intact on lower front flap. Only 598 copies were printed by Ballou in 1933 (who went out of business after printing those 598 copies) and the book didn't have another edition till it was reprinted in 1935 by Covici Friede and Heinemann in the U.K. Tight and unread book with no previous owner markings, no soiling, clean page edges and the black upper page edges are very evenly dark and unspotted. There's just a tiny bit of softening to the binding cloth at spine ends, a tiny rectangular shadow to the cloth at the spine front-side lower edge and just a hint of bumping to upper binding corners to keep it from being As New. It is bound in light green cloth with still bright gilt lettering on the spine. The dustjacket has one tiny edge nick lower front-side spine end that's professionally repaired internally, and slight toning to the spine lettering but no fading or toning of other spine colors. Truly beautiful with no tears, chips or fading. The book comes with a postcard written by Steinbeck in 1952, very clear writing and signature and quite a lengthy inscription to a young woman who was collecting author signatures who was also involved in 4H activities. She had written Steinbeck about trying to win a trophy and he quotes her his favorite motto in both Spanish and English of 'If you don't want to fly beware of wings' and talks to her of 'food became more important than fame' and that he'd tried once to sell his trophy. The postcard was sent from Steinbeck's New York City 72nd St. address and has 'Steinbeck' as part of the printed sender's address on the card. It is in Near Fine condition - a few tiny age-toned areas, one corner tip that had been turned down at some point (no material loss), a tiny pin prick upper middle edge, and a tiny crimp (no material loss) to the lower edge. The postcard is safeguarded now in a removable archival heavy-duty (16 gauge, so stiff enough not to need a backing board) removable clear holder that lets you see both sides of the card while in the holder. Also included is a custom clamshell case, bronze spine label, with a patterned-design outside cloth covering complementing the book's dustjacket and a fully lined ivory-colored soft flannel interior. The card in its holder is housed in an ivory-colored soft flannel flapped-closure pocket built onto the inside of the upper lid of the case, with the ivory flannel overall just a bit age-darkened. The book's dustjacket is in a removable, clear mylar dustjacket protecter. Rare examples of both a Steinbeck inscription and signature, and of Steinbeck's 3rd book - which is his most scarce book to find in collector condition. ; 7-5/8" x 5"; 325 pages; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Reprint. Attractive reprint in essentially the same format, though slightly smaller, of this winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Steinbeck on the front endpaper to famed Mexican director and actor Emilio Fernández: "For Emilio (Kikapoo) [sic] Fernandez/in hope that/we will have more grapes/than wrath/John Steinbeck." A superb and rare inscription incorporating the title of the book and a fine association copy. Fernández, whose father was a revolutionary general and whose mother was a member of the Kickapoo people, directed the 1947 film of Steinbeck's THE PEARL and co-wrote the screenplay for it with Steinbeck, one of 129 films Fernández either directed or in which he appeared as an actor. Fernández is also rumored to be the model for the Oscar statuette, legend suggesting that MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, one of the original Motion Picture Academy members tasked with creating the Academy Award trophy, was introduced to Fernández by actress Dolores del Río and persuaded him to pose nude. Near Fine in a toned, Very Good or better dustwrapper with light chipping at the spine tips.

First edition of Steinbeck's riveting account of his experiences with several bomber crews of the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 60 photographs by John Swope. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Dear Mr. Wilson, Many thanks for your lucid thoughts and interest in my work, John Steinbeck." The recipient, Edmund Wilson, was an American literary critic and progenitor of the Library of America publication series. His critical works helped foster public appreciation for many of the foremost American writers of the 20th century including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and William Faulkner. Steinbeck's inscription refers, in jest, to Wilson's harsh critique of his work in his 1941 publication The Boys in the Back Room: Notes on California Novelists. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. An exceptional association, linking these two great American men of letters. Steinbeck was commissioned to write the present volume by the United States Army Forces as part of an effort to increase Air Force recruitment and morale. In order to write the book, Steinbeck traveled more than 20,000 miles in 30 days, visiting dozens of training corps and flying fields with John Swopes, himself a flier who took the 60 photographs that illustrate the book documenting the various jobs needed to form a bombing team. All royalties of the author and photographer, as well as publishing profits, were endowed to the perpetual Air Forces Aid Society Trust Fund to provide emergency aid for the families of fliers lost in the line of duty.

First edition of this classic collection of stories and the last to be published in her lifetime. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "John Steinbeck With love from Isak Dinesen New York 29.1.1959." In 1959, Dinesen had been invited by the Ford Foundation to travel to the United States to read and discuss her work as part of a film series on â the worldâ s greatest living writers.â Despite her failing healthâ "the frail seventy-four-year old weighed just 80 pounds she accepted the invitation. It was on this trip where she met John Steinbeck for cocktails and inscribed this copy.ÂVery good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A remarkable association, linking these two giants of twentieth century literature. Two of the stories from the collection have been adapted into films: The Immortal Story as the 1968 film The Immortal Story directed by Orson Welles, starring Jeanne Moreau, and Babette's Feast as the 1987 Danish film Babette's Feast directed by Gabriel Axel.

Condition: Near Fine. Signed Limited First Edition. First edition, one of a limited 1,500 copies signed by John Steinbeck, of which 750 were for private distribution. Publisher's original green cloth binding stamped in gilt and brown, in publisher's faux-wood grain slipcase. Light rubbing tot title stamping on spine, else Fine, in a Very Good slipcase with uneven sunning and wear at the extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Near fine signed first limited edition as stated on colophon. Signed by John Steinbeck on colophon. Number 53 of 99 signed copies. Very light shelf wear. Light tanning between boards and endpapers. Slightly spine-cocked. Housed in slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. First. One of 52 signed and lettered copies, in addition to a stated limitation of 699 signed and numbered copies, this is letter "FF" of the lettered issue, signed by Steinbeck. There were likely 52 lettered copies, since double lettered copies such as this have appeared on the market. 1937, 1937. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. STEINBECK, John. The Red Pony. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. Octavo, original pictorial beige cloth, uncut, original numbered cardboard slipcase. Housed in a custom clamshell box. The three interconnected stories in this volume (a fourth was added in the 1945 edition) "examine the nature of life and of death and the relationship of the individual to the whole" (Benson, 288). Without original glassine. Goldstone & Payne A9a. Salinas Public Library, 27. Valentine 78. Interior fine. Cloth with slightest toning. Original slipcase lightly worn, with a small piece of the top edge of the case detached but present. A lovely copy in very nearly fine condition.

First Edition. "(ZANUCK, Daryl) STEINBECK, John. Autograph letter signed. Pacific Grove, California: November 4, 1949. WITH: Viva Zapata! Screenplay. WITH: John Steinbeck and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Legal Department. New York: Twentieth Century-Fox Film, 1949, 1951. Three items. Single original leaf (8-1/2 by 11 inches) of onionskin letterhead in manuscript on the recto. WITH: Quarto (8-1/2 by 11 inches), mimeograph manuscript in typescript on rectos only, original printed yellow wrappers, bound with brads as issued. WITH: Ten leaves of facsimile (8-1/2 by 11 inches) loose. Together housed in a custom folding chemise and slipcase. $8000.November 4, 1949 autograph letter signed by Steinbeck to film producer Daryl Zanuck, reporting Steinbeck s optimism at the progress of his original screenplay for the film Viva Zapata!, Steinbeck s letter in this rare collection with a May 16, 1951 original final shooting screenplay for the film, which premiered in 1952 starring Marlon Brando and directed by Elia Kazan, with Steinbeck s Oscar-nominated script hailed as a "towering achievement unquestionably his finest work in the genre," housed together with ten loose leaves of facsimile documenting Steinbeck s legal contracts on the film with Twentieth Century-Fox Film, in a handsome custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase."Steinbeck's towering achievement in film is most embodied by Viva Zapata!, a film Robert Morseberger regards as 'unquestionably his finest work in the genre When Viva Zapata! finally appeared on the screen in 1952, it was the culmination not only of 20 years of study, but also Steinbeck's apprenticeship in writing for Hollywood Unlike F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner or Ernest Hemingway Steinbeck had great successes on the big screen Over the course of his career, Steinbeck was three times nominated for the screenwriting Academy Award, while his films, more generally, garnered 25 Academy Award nominations, ultimately winning four On the film's release, with Marlon Brando in the lead, Viva Zapata! electrified audiences. It earned Steinbeck an Academy Award nomination for best story and screenplay; Marlon Brando earned an Oscar nomination for best actor, while Anthony Quinn actually won the Oscar for best supporting actor. Indeed, Morseberger ranks Viva Zapata! as one of the four 'most memorable films placing it in the elite company of High Noon, Singin' in the Rain, and The Quiet Man" (Price, "Champion of the Common Man," in Bloom, John Steinbeck, 47-48). The very scarce autograph letter in this collection, entirely in Steinbeck's hand, is dated three years before the film's 1952 premiere and many years after he began work on the screenplay. The letter included with the "shooting final" screenplay of Viva Zapata! in the original wrappers of Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation captures his near elation at this turning point in the project that consumed so many years of his life. Steinbeck, who "had been reading about Emiliano Zapata since the early 1930s," here writes Fox producer Daryl Zanuck with evident relief about his screenplay (Railsback and Meyer, 411). The letter is on a single leaf of onionskin personal letterhead with his Pacific Grove address: "John Steinbeck, 147 Eleventh Street, Pacific Grove, California." It reads: "November 4, 49, Dear Daryl: It was a brilliant thing to send me Jules Buck. He is a hell of a man. We work well together, are going very fast and I think a good script is coming out of it. I am extremely pleased. Just a note, John Steinbeck." Together with Steinbeck's letter and the screenplay are ten loose facsimile leaves, the file copies of legal agreements between Steinbeck and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, including a four-page, "Modification Agreement" dated "November 23, 1949" and a six-page "Assignment," with the date of "February 5, 1951." "The idea for a screenplay on the life of the Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata came to Steinbeck in the midst of w. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The coveted limited signed edition of East of Eden, limited to 1500 copies signed by Steinbeck. A very bright, fine copy, Perhaps a tiny touch of wear at heel of spine, still fine- see photos. Includes the original sllipcase which is in good condition with a few cracks, a repair or two, and general edgewear. The woodgrain paper covering the slipcase has turned red with age in pllaces. Also inlcuded is a custom slipcase which holds the book and its original slipcase- this slipcase is in fine condition. These signed limited editions are the real deal- this is unquestionably Steinbeck's real signature. Beautiful copy of a scarce signed limited edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. Slight bumping to slipcase. ; Signed by John Steinbeck on the front end page. ; Signed by Author.

NY, Covici Friede, 1936, first edition. With publisher's black paper-covered slipcase with orange spine label, this is No. 23 of just 99 copies Signed by Steinbeck, this is also the best strike novel of the 20th Century, Steinbeck's best friend and philosophical mentor, Ed Ricketts, makes his first of many appearances in a Steinbeck novel, he appears as Doc Burton, Steinbeck would use Ricketts and their shared philosophy in many other novels, this was also Steinbeck's first foray into agricultural politics through his literature which ultimately led to his writing The Grapes of Wrath, the use of another character in In Dubious Battle, a communist, would lead to the untrue allegation that Steinbeck was a communist, that allegation would have negative effects on Steinbeck's life from then to the end of his life in 1968, Goldstone & Payne A5a, Morrow 43. Bookplate, else as fine as the day this book was made in a (as usual) very good original slipcase.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Chilean Edition; Presentation Copy. A Good to Very Good Softcover Edition with Original Pictorial Wrappers. SIGNED and Inscribed from Steinbeck to Natalya Lovejoy, wife of Ritchie Lovejoy, and a close friend who was part of Steinbeck's Monterrey circle. Inscription reads "Para Natalya / con todo santas / Su seguro ser midos / John / who loves you." A unique presentation copy of this classic of American Literature; a one of a kind item. This copy is in good to very good condition showing some creasing to the edges and folds of the wrappers, some sunning and creasing to the spine, some toning to the pages, and moderate foxing to the inside covers; housed in a beautiful custom cloth-covered slipcase with a gilt lettered morocco title piece. An excellent and important addition to any Steinbeck or American Literature collection. Will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).