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Steinbeck, John | A collection of seven works

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$ 2 500
Auction dateClassic
08.12.2023 12:00UTC -04:00
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USA, New York
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Lot 78 | Steinbeck, John | A collection of seven works
Steinbeck, John
A collection of seven works

Lot includes: To a God Unknown. New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. 8vo. Blue publisher's review slip tipped in, top edge black; toned. Green cloth, spine toned. Dust jacket; very small marginal chips and tears, one with adhesive tape repair. First edition, first issue. — To a God Unknown. New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. 8vo. Top edge black. Green cloth, spine and upper edge of rear cover sunned. First edition, first issue. — In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, 1936. 8vo. Orange cloth, stamped in red and black. Dust jacket, clipped at edges; light wear to joints and edges, spine sunned [with:] another dust jacket, untrimmed. First edition. — Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici Friede, 1937. 8vo. Beige cloth, stamped in black and orange; spine sunned, light water damage. Dust jacket; spine sunned, small chips at head and foot, bumped at edges. First edition, first issue. — Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Friede, 1937. 8vo. Top edge blue; faded. Nubby beige cloth, stamped in red and black. Dust jacket; spine sunned, some small marginal chips. First edition. — The Moon is Down. New York: The Viking Press, 1942. 8vo. Blue cloth, lettered in silver. Dust jacket; wear to edges, small chips at head and foot of spine, rear cover toned. First edition, first state. — The Moon is Down. New York: The Viking Press, 1942. 8vo. Publisher's wrappers; cracking to spine, bumped at edges. First edition, one of 700 copies bound in paper for distribution to booksellers

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