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Lot 224
Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
Timed Online / Chicago
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Lot Description
STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). A group of 5 works by Steinbeck, comprising:
1) Bombs Away the Story of a Bomber Team. New York: The Viking Press, 1942. Original cloth; facsimile dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Goldstone & Payne A18a.
2) The Wayward Bus. New York: The Viking Press, 1947. FIRST EDITION. Goldstone & Payne A23a.
3) The Pearl. New York: The Viking Press, 1947. 8vo. Original cloth. FIRST EDITION. Goldstone & Payne A25a.
4) The Pearl. Melbourne, London & Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd., 1948. FIRST EDITION. Goldstone & Payne A25b.
5) A Russian Journal. New York: The Viking Press, 1948. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with “Published by the Viking Press April 1948” and no additional printings on the copyright page in variant binding 3 (no priority). Goldstone & Payne A27a.
Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, all 8vo, in original cloth and publisher’s dust jackets (except where indicated), condition generally good.