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New York: Farrar straus and Giroux, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. The DJ is price clipped, Top stain light orange, dark green endpapers. First printing 1976, line 7 on the copyright page. DJ spine slightly faded. Presents nicely in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Public Affairs Committee, 1940. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. With illustrations from the film, The Grapes of Wrath. Cover illustration of Thomas Hart Benton. #42 of the Public Affairs Pamphlet series. The author was a Professor of Economics at the University of California. Articles iInclude,The Great Migration, Conflict in the Fields, Perishability of Crops, Millions on the Move and other subjects. Reminiscent of Steinbeck's Their Blood is Strong and The Harvest Gypsies. B&W photos from Dorothea Lange's "An American Exodus." A Further Reading Section suggests: Factories in the Field by Carey McWilliams, The Grapes of Wrath and Pick for Your Supper by James E. Sidel. Unique Dustbowl study. 32 pages. The back inside cover shows "First Edition, April 1940" Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Athens: Ohio University Press, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In honor of Tetsumaro Hayashi, edited by Donald v. Coers, Paul D. Ruffin and Robert J. DeMott. Still in original unopened shrink wrap..

New York: Viking, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In Goldstone & Payne A-43. The DJ is unclipped ($12.50) and protected in mylar with minor closed tears and some wrinkles. Gift inscription on the front endpaper. 136 page of photos, 24 in color..

Baltimore: Century of Progress, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Previous owner name and date 6/26/41 neatly on the front endpaper. Bright lime green boards with black and gilt lettering. The Century of Progress Series titles are listed on the inside of the DJ. Originally copyrighted by The Williams & Wilkins Company in 1932. Allee was a professor of Zoology at The University of Chicago and was a mentor of Edward F. Ricketts, "Doc" of Cannery Row fame. Steinbeck and Ricketts studied the tide pools using Allee's methods..

Standford, CA: Stanford Press, 1968. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Later Printing.. Fourth edition, revised by Joel Hedgpeth. The original work of Ricketts and Calvin is still used as a college text. The DJ is unclipped This edition printed in 1978. Hardcover with previous owner name on the first blank page, not ex-library. Important bibliography at the end for the scholar as well as a systematic index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: DAP, 2012. Book. As New. Hardcover. Edited by Edward Steiochen, all the Depression Era photos, including some discussion by Dorothea Lange about the subjects of her photos. New, still in original shrink wrap package, never opened, never read. Great reference for the Dust Bowl Era and Steinbeck enthusiasts. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Oxford, B.H. Blackwell, 1919. Book. Good. Soft Wraps. First Edition.. Includes an introduction by the author, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1919. "Even Now" On the front cover (gold with black lettering) is One Shilling and Sixpence, net. This is the versified translation of "Chaurapanchasika, the fifty stanzas of Chauras." A must for any Doc Ricketts or Steinbeck collector. Referred to in Cannery Row. Stitched folded spine. Printed at the Vincent Works, Oxford. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Viking, 1942. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, G&P A-18a, first state. Photos by John Swope. Bright blue ornamented boards with an unclipped, dustjacket. Minor erosion to the top edge of the DJ..

San Francisco: Colt, 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited.. In goldstone & payne F 10, one of 1500 copies, with the Steinbeck article pp. 41-53. Notes on California novelists. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nevada City, CA: Bronson,, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited/Numbered. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. # 216 of 990. Signed by the author on the half-title page..

New York: Viking, 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bright orange top-stain. Some minor soiling to the DJ. Sharp corners. In Goldstone & Payne, A 29. DJ unclipped. No internal writing or marks. Spine not faded..

Pacific Grove, CA: The History Company, 1986. Book. As New. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Photography from the Pat Hathaway Historical Photo Company. Featuring a detailed indexed map guide of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row. Signed by the author on the first blank page. Includes a Sardine Cannery label, can be used as a book mark! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking, 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Canary-yellow cloth binding, stated second printing, Goldstone & Payne, A-22b. Interesting association here in that the book is signed by Everett S. Allen, while a soldier in WWII. He was a famous author in the New Bedford, MA area, writing A Wind to Shake the World, about the great hurricane of 1938..

New York: Omnibook, 1945. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Abridged Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. As described in Goldstone & Payne C-60, an abridged edition of the best seller, pages 3-40. Interesting cover art with "The Boys" dangling legs and the wharf and Monterey Bay in the background. Scarce!.

Jefferson, NC, U.S.A.: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Indispensible for the Steinbeck collector or scholar. Issued without DJ. The publishers review notice is attached to the front pastedown (removeable). Scarce Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Healdsburg, CA: Naturegraph Company, Publishers, 1961. Book. Illus. by Sam Hinton. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Many sketches and 10 full color photos. Minor scuff to the front cover. Hedgpeth also wrote The Outer Shores, about Doc Ricketts and John Steinbeck..

New York: Viking, 1963. Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The DJ is price clipped, there is fading to the DJ spine as is inevitable with this title. The boards of the book replicate the binding of the original "Grapes" although a darker brown. Corners very sharp. Very collectible..

Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.: Gale Group, 1993. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. From the Paul Harvey Library at Notre Dame Univ. Excerpts from criticism of the works of today's novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers scripwriters and other creative writers. Chapters on Chinua Achebe, Claibel Alegria, Lucian Blaga, William S. Burroughs, Robertson Davies, Shelby Foote, and John Steinbeck among others. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Henry Schuman, 1951. Book. Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition.. The author was a professor of Zoology at the University of Chicago. He was also a mentor of Edward F. Ricketts, of Steinbeck and Cannery Row fame. Very scarce, a must for Ricketts/Steinbeck scholars. 49 illlustrations and charts throughout. This is a Revised and Amplified Edition of The Social Life of Animals. "Literature Cited" section at the end for the scholar. Blue cloth binding with edgewear, previous owner name on the pastedown and ffe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.