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Lot 237
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). Tortilla Flat. New York: Covici-Friede, 1935.
8vo. Numerous illustrations by Ruth Gannett. Original tan cloth, lettered in blue, top edge stained blue (evidence of bookplate removal on front pastedown); in unclipped dust jacket (spine sunned and restored at ends, other restoration at flap folds and top edge of front panel); folding case.
FIRST EDITION. Steinbeck's first commercial and critical success, Tortilla Flat portrays a small group of friends in Monterey, California, in the days following World War I. Goldstone & Payne A3a.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie