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Salt Lake City, University of Utah Press, 1983, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Includes a foreword by Norman Cousins, illustrated with photos by Leo Holub, also includes an afterword by Etulain, one of 2,000 copies, Colberg A30.1, this copy Signed by Stegner . Fine.
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Your Only Weapon Is Your Work
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first edition. San Jose, Steinbeck Research Center, 1985, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.
Edited by Dr. Robert DeMott, this is a letter from Steinbeck to family friend and fellow author Dennis Murphy, issued on what would have been Steinbeck's 83rd birthday (February 27, 1985) as a fund-raiser for the Steinbeck Research Center at San Jose State University, there were 500 numbered copies overall, but this is No. 27 of 50 issued to friends of the Steinbeck Research Center Signed by Dr. DeMott, this copy is additionally Inscribed by DeMott to this bookseller, laid in loosely are several letters from DeMott to this bookseller about this book. Fine.
Edited by Dr. Robert DeMott, this is a letter from Steinbeck to family friend and fellow author Dennis Murphy, issued on what would have been Steinbeck's 83rd birthday (February 27, 1985) as a fund-raiser for the Steinbeck Research Center at San Jose State University, there were 500 numbered copies overall, but this is No. 27 of 50 issued to friends of the Steinbeck Research Center Signed by Dr. DeMott, this copy is additionally Inscribed by DeMott to this bookseller, laid in loosely are several letters from DeMott to this bookseller about this book. Fine.
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Conversations with Wallace Stegner on Western History and Literature.
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The Wayward Bus.
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NY, Viking, 1947, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Second issue binding with the blindstamp on front cover the same shade as the rest of the binding, although a lot of readers get lost in Steinbeck's symbolism at the end of the book, it has broad moments when his writing is as sharp as ever, jacket designed by Robert Hallock, Goldstone & Payne A23a, variant 2, this binding not recorded by Morrow. Fine in a jacket with some soiling to rear panel, else fine.
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Burning Bright.
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NY, Viking, 1950, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Third and last of his play/novelette experiments and easily the least accomplished and least understood, Steinbeck provides his own introduction to this play in story form, Goldstone & Payne A29a, Morrow 206. Fine in a very nearly fine jacket.
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The Winter of Our Discontent.
by Steinbeck, John.
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NY, Viking, 1961, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. This was his last novel, this morality tale is generally credited as securing him the Nobel Prize for Literature, jacket is illustrated by Elmer Hader who also illustrated the dust jackets for Steinbeck's The Long Valley and The Grapes of Wrath, Goldstone & Payne A38b, Morrow 252. Very good plus.
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I Am A Lover.
by Connell, Evan S., Jr.
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Sausalito, Contact Editions, 1961, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. With comment from various sources selected by Evan S. Connell, Jr.," profusely illustrated with photos by Jerry Stoll, inspired by Edward Steichen's Family of Man, most of the photos were taken during a six-month period near Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, this copy Inscribed by both Stoll and Connell, scarce. Very good.
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Conversations with Wallace Stegner on Western History and Literature.
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Salt Lake City, University of Utah Press, 1983, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Includes a foreword by Norman Cousins, illustrated with photos by Leo Holub, also includes an afterword by Etulain, one of 2,000 copies, Colberg A30.1, this copy Signed by Stegner . Fine.
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Stanford Short Stories 1964.
by Stegner, Wallace and Scowcroft, Richard (editors).
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Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1964, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Includes Robert Stone's first book appearance, Geraldine, as well as Walk Don't Run, both "excerpted from a novel which will be published by Houghton Mifflin Co. in the Fall of 1965," Colberg B13, one of 1,000 copies, although not called for, this copy is Signed by Wallace Stegner. Ink name, else fine in a very good jacket.
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The Wayward Bus.
by Steinbeck, John.
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NY, Viking, 1947, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Second issue binding with the blindstamp on front cover the same shade as the rest of the binding, although a lot of readers get lost in Steinbeck's symbolism at the end of the book, it has broad moments when his writing is as sharp as ever, jacket designed by Robert Hallock, Goldstone & Payne A23a, variant 2, this binding not recorded by Morrow. Fine in a jacket with some soiling to rear panel, else fine.
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Cannery Row.
by Steinbeck, John.
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NY, Bantam Books, 1947, fifth printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Jacket illustrated by Ben Stahl, existence of the jacket (an experiment) is not recorded by Goldstone & Payne, highly prized by paperback collectors. Minor wear and age, else nearly fine.
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The Long Lavender Look.
by MacDonald, John D.
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Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1972, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. This is the 12th Travis McGee mystery and the first American hardcover, it carries the proper $5.50 dust jacket price and the 372 code at the top of the front jacket flap, this was Adrian Goldstone's copy bearing his bookplate, Goldstone was perhaps the most noted collector of mystery/detective novels and his John Steinbeck collection was the basis for the Goldstone & Payne bibliography of Steinbeck. Very good in a fine dust jacket.
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YOUR ONLY WEAPON IS YOUR WORK: A LETTER BY JOHN STEINBECK TO DENNIS MURPHY
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Steinbeck Research Center, 1985. Soft Cover. Very Good. Limited edition, number 96 of 500. 8vo. Wraps. Unpaginated. Wraps with light wear at edges, and some light soiling to front. Previous owner's name stamped to title page. Very good plus.
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Your Only Weapon Is Your Work.
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San Jose, Steinbeck Research Center, Feb. 27, 1985, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. One of 500 numbered copies edited by Dr. Robert DeMott, this is a letter from Steinbeck to family friend and fellow writer Dennis Murphy, with a prospectus for the book laid in loosely, issued on what would have been Steinbeck's 83rd birthday as a fund-raiser for the Steinbeck Research Center at San Jose State University. As new, unread.
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Your Only Weapon is Your Work: a Letter By John Steinbeck to Dennis Murphy
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San Jose, CA: Steinbeck Research Center, 1985. Book. Very Good. Stiff Wrappers. Limited/Numbered. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. #206 of 450 issued. Edited and with an introduction by Dr. Robert DeMott, a renown Steinbeck scholar. Issued by the Steinbeck Research Center. Very minor scuff on the front cover, some darkening to the back cover..
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THE TIE MANS MIRACLE.
by Schnur, Steven
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New York: Morrow Junior Books., 1995. First edition.. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Stephen T. Johnson. Illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson. New York: Morrow Junior Books, (1995). First edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket. faint rumpling to the jacket, otherwise near fine. ISBN: 0688134645
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Samuel The Seeker
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Mr. Munchausen
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Mr. Munchausen .Used. Noyes, Platt & Company, Boston, 1901 First Edition. ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL, . artist/author of the "Hole Book" series. Used. Very Good / No DJ if originally issued. Front cover illustration in good shape. All colour plates present and affixed to the binding. No dust jacket is included if issued. Tight binding, gutters intact. Pages are fairly bright. A nice copy. Readers should get a Bangs out of it. 180 pages plus adverts.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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