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New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Presentation copy of Steinbeck's masterpiece, in the original dust jacket First edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author "For Vincent Sheean, John Steinbeck" and additionally inscribed by the recipient, "Although it is signed to me, Mr Steinbeck intended this book to go for the Spanish intellectuals in exile - Vincent Sheean". One of the great American novels of the 20th century.Vincent Sheean (1899-1975), the American journalist and writer, published Personal History in 1935. A film adaptation, entitled Foreign Correspondent and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released in 1940. Working as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune he covered the Spanish Civil War, hence his note about "Spanish intellectuals in exile".Sheean had been in Spain with Ernest Hemingway in 1938 and was responsible for the only known meeting between Steinbeck and Hemingway. Writing in John Steinbeck and his Contemporaries, Valerie Hemingway notes that Steinbeck… Read more

Viking Press, 1939. first. hardcover. near fine/near fine. First edition, with First Published in April 1939 stated on copyright page, and first edition stated at bottom of dj. Book near fine. Dust jacket near fine. Housed in custom-made slip case.

New York: Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. A fine copy in an immaculate price-clipped dust jacket with only the most minute wear.

NY, Viking, 1939, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. No book is more identified with John Steinbeck than this masterpiece which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and which was the source for the film version directed by John Ford that starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and which won Jane Darwell an Academy Award for her portrayal of Ma Joad, the book was also the source for the Tony Award-winning Broadway play, one of the true high spots of 20th Century literature, jacket designed by Elmer Hader, this is an incredibly scarce Review Copy with review slip from Viking, this is the only review copy seen by this bookseller in more than 50+ years of being involved in all things Steinbeck, see Goldstone & Payne A12a, see Morrow 107. Fine in a jacket with a couple of small tape ghosts from where the review slip was previously affixed, jacket is otherwise clean, bright, and fine.

Viking Press, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket (with First Edition stated on the lower corner of the front flap of the dust jacket). Housed in a custom made collector's clamshell case with tooled quarter leather and gilt lettering and decoration.

n.p., 20th Century-Fox, 1940, first edition.. A complete set of 11X14-inch color lobby card posters for the original release of this classic story and classic film which was directed by the famed John Ford and which starred Henra Fonda as Tom Joad, Jane Darwell as Ma Joad, and John Carradine as Casy, the set also includes its original printed housing envelope which is probably even more scarce than the posters, the fragile housing envelope is plain brown and is printed with the film title, Steinbeck's name, Fonda's name, etc. none of these posters were in the Adrian H. Goldstone collection, but see Goldstone & Payne E6, not recorded by Morrow, extremely scarce, especially as a complete set and with the housing envelope. While there are pin holes in some corners from theatre mounting, as usual, these posters are uniformly clean, bright, and fine.

Viking, New York., 1939. First edition. Octavo. pp.[vi], 619. Slight bump at head of spine. Slight spotting at edges. Very good indeed in very good pictorial first issue dustwrapper, by Elmer Hader, with professional repairs made to several closed tears at edges. Preserved in a fine custom-made cloth drop-back box with leather title-labels on spine and upper panel.

New York: Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket with very light wear. This Pulitzer Prize winning novel remains the most significant novel of the Great Depression, and its 1940 film version, winner of several Academy Awards, remains that troubled period’s finest cinematic interpretation.

New York: Viking. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Price of 2.75 still intact "First Edition" stated on bottom of front flap. Light chipping at spine crown. Few small open tears throughout jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped on corners, Clean text. A very lovely copy of this classic. .

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First edition, with "First Published in April 1939" on copyright page and first edition notice on the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, original beige cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear, contemporary name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Elmer Hader. An exceptional example. The Grapes of Wrath is the kind of art that’s poured out of a crucible in which are mingled pity and indignation Its power and importance do not lie in its political insight but in its intense humanity [It] is the American novel of the season, probably the year, possibly the decade" (Clifton Fadiman). It is the basis for the 1940 John Ford directed film, bearing the same name starring Henry Fonda. It is widely considered as one of the greatest American films of all time. In 1989, this film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally,… Read more

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. 8vo, publisher’s original pictorially decorated tan cloth in original first issue dustjacket, with price and "First Edition" statement both present. (vi), 619 pp. A handsome, bright and clean copy, the dustjacket whole and without tears, light evidence of shelving over time, the backstrip of the dustjacket just a touch mellowed by age, clean and bright internally, solid and very well preserved. AN IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION AND PERHAPS THE GREATEST BOOK WRITTEN BY THIS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR. John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel of migrant workers in America. The story of the Joad family, simple people living close to nature, whose lives are disrupted by the malevolent forces of drought, market conditions and human creed. The novel graphically demonstrates the dangers to society when the vital like between rural man and the Earth is broken. The condition of this copy, in the pictorial jacket, is quite pleasing indeed.

First Chilean Edition; Presentation Copy. A Good to Very Good Softcover Edition with Original Pictorial Wrappers. SIGNED and Inscribed from Steinbeck to Natalya Lovejoy, wife of Ritchie Lovejoy, and a close friend who was part of Steinbeck's Monterrey circle. Inscription reads "Para Natalya / con todo santas / Su seguro ser midos / John / who loves you." A unique presentation copy of this classic of American Literature; a one of a kind item. This copy is in good to very good condition showing some creasing to the edges and folds of the wrappers, some sunning and creasing to the spine, some toning to the pages, and moderate foxing to the inside covers; housed in a beautiful custom cloth-covered slipcase with a gilt lettered morocco title piece. An excellent and important addition to any Steinbeck or American Literature collection. Will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box.

New York, The Viking Press [1939]., 1939. First edition. 8vo. Full modern red morocco, gilt covers with double gilt rule panel surrounding gilt grape and grape vine, a.e.g., spine with raised bands. Red cloth dropbox. Fine, fresh copy. No signatures or bookplates. With a fine foredge painting, being a variation of the dust jacket image of a farm family on the roadside observing migrants heading west.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

First Edition, Seventh Printing printed on dust jacket. Book in very good condition, some wear to dust jacket

Viking Press. Publishers original cloth. Stated first published in April 1939. Price of $2.75 on dust jacket present. Four edges of dust jacket clipped, with minimal edge wear, otherwise fine. DJ in archival cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1939.

New York: Viking Press, 1939. First Edition, First Issue. From the library of Harpo Marx, the endearing clown of the Marx Brothers comedy team, and his wife actress Susan Fleming Marx, former member of the Ziegfeld Follies and star of early talking films like Million Dollar Legs with W.C. Fields. With a charming bookplate illustrated by Susan Marx with a drawing of Harpo in his comic character which reads: “FROM THE LIBRARY OF HARPO & SUSAN MARX.” Fine clean copy in a very good bright dust jacket with a few small mends by an expert paper conservationist. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An American literary landmark and the basis of the acclaimed film starring Henry Fonda directed by John Ford.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original oatmeal cloth decorated in brown, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" end sheets. Near Fine, with toning to pages, foxing and light soiling to text block edges, preliminary and terminal pages, and evidence of old tape burns to endsheets. In a Near Fine correct first printing dust jacket with publisher's price at upper corner clipped but rubber-stamped below, and "First Edition" statement present on front flap; light edge wear, light spine-toning, light foxing, and crease to rear panel, but on the whole a very nice example.

New York: Viking Press, 1939 First printing/first issue of the first edition; original beige cloth boards, in original first issue dust jacket. Book with mild toning primarily near gutters of the illustrated endpapers and faint rubbing to bottom boards, else in fine condition; dust jacket with a closed tear and diagonal crease to bottom front cover, soft diagonal crease to upper back flap, mild edge wear and shallow creasing, light paper loss to ends and corners, faint toning to spine, a few surface scratches to covers, and light rubbing, else fine. A well preserved collectible.

New York, The Viking Press, 1939., 1939. Publisher's dummy. 8vo. [6] preliminary pages, 10 text pages, remainder blank. Original tan buckram, stamped blue on spine and upper cover, acetate dust jacket. Very good. Enclosed in a later blue cloth slipcase. Differences between the published (trade) edition include: variant title page (different typefaces, with Viking Press vignette and date); blank title page verso (no copyright information); extra lines of type on pages 5 and 6; top edge stained blue instead of yellow. See Goldstone & Payne A12a and Morrow catalogue #104. The 1940 filmed version won 2 Academy Awards (for Best Director and Best Supporting Actress).. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Near fine in restored dust jacket.. First edition of the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning novel that made Steinbeck a household name. GRAPES OF WRATH has been generations of students' introduction to the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck's extensive use of symbolism and Biblical motifs also makes it an excellent exercise in literary criticism for both high schoolers and hardcore academics, all pulled together with exceptionally lyrical prose. GRAPES OF WRATH was an immediate hit, and stayed atop bestseller lists for the majority of 1939. But it was not always beloved: the novel was a lighting rod for Steinbeck, both professionally and personally. His portrayal of the difficult lives of migrant workers and the corruption of the agriculture business earned him "constant vilification" from powerful farmers' groups, and the book was banned (and even occasionally burned) in a variety of communities (Demott). In his diaries, Steinbeck lamented how the… Read more