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Lot 294
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$2,375
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Lot Description
STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). Saint Katy the Virgin. Mount Vernon, New York: The Golden Eagle Press for Covici-Friede, 1936.
12mo. Original gold cloth-backed orange and gilt patterned boards, uncut (some minor rubbing to edges).
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 120 of 199 copies SIGNED BY STEINBECK and issued as a Christmas gift for "Friends of Covici-Friede." In a January 1938 letter, Steinbeck remarks: "You know I had nothing at all to do with the printing or distribution of the St. Katy book. I have only one copy of it... [and] really don't know where you can get a copy but I have heard they are rare and expensive..." Goldstone & Payne A6a.