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1. The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Fine in Fine jacket. A Fine copy of the book in a price-clipped dust jacket that is otherwise in Fine condition (retaining critical "First Edition" slug on the lower flap). No previous ownership markings, an extremely clean, fresh copy with a bright yellow top-stain. Jacket exceptionally bright, without fading or toning, two short pieces of tape professionally removed from verso. Housed in a custom clamshell case. Steinbeck's classic account of the Dust Bowl and Depression era struggle of the ... See More Details
1939, Viking Press
Hardcover, Fine/Like New
Pasadena, CA, USA
$17,500.00
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3. Of Mice and Men
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Very slightly cocked; else a fine copy in an attractive dust jacket with has some shallow chipping to the bottom of the backstrip (not affecting any lettering) and is a little browned. 186 pp. 8vo, Signed and briefly inscribed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper. See More Details
1937, Covici-Friede
publisher's cloth in dust jacket., Fine/Like New
Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA
Rochester, NY, USA
$12,500.00
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4. The Pearl
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. Steinbeck began writing the story as a movie script in 1944, and first published it as a short story called "The Pearl of the World" in Woman's Home Companion in December 1945. He expanded it to novella length and published it under the name The Pearl by Viking Press in 1947. As he was writing the novella version, he was ... See More Details
The Viking Press
Palm Beach, FL, USA
$11,000.00
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5. The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
Seller Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped. Faint foxing on side/top text block edge. See More Details
1939, Viking
Hardcover, Very Good
Pomona, NY, USA
$9,763.55
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6. The Pastures of Heaven
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition, first printing; one of 650 copies of the first issue. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt. Near Fine with slight lean to binding, sunning to spine ends and along top edge and pages toned. In a Very Good dust jacket with edge wear and chipping at spine ends and corners; a large chip to the top and a long closed tear with associated creasing to the bottom of the rear panel. Steinbeck's second book, of which only 1, 650 copies were ... See More Details
1932, Brewer, Warren & Putnam
Hardcover, Very Good
Portland, OR, USA
$9,500.00
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7. The Pearl
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Maggie and Larry with love John Steinbeck." Near fine in a near fine first-issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. Drawings by Jose Clemente Orozco. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of ... See More Details
The Viking Press
Hardcover, Very Good
Palm Beach, FL, USA
$9,500.00
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8. Travels With Charley: in Search of America
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Very Good+ in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Signed by John Steinbeck on the half title, inscribed to former owner, "For Thomas." [viii], 246 pp. Original white cloth stamping in crimson and black. Very Good+ with very slight lean, hinge starting at front, ink underline and marginal note to p. 241, faint marginal bracket to another page. In a Near Fine dust jacket with sunning to spine, light shelf wear, unclipped. A rare signed copy of Steinbeck's bestselling American travelogue with his ... See More Details
1962, The Viking Press
Hardcover, Good
Portland, OR, USA
$9,500.00
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9. Of Mice and Men
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 1st Printing. First Printing. Clipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear, soiling, damp stain. See More Details
1937, Covici Friede
Hardcover, Very Good
J Mercurio Books Maps & Prints
Garrison, NY, USA
$9,500.00
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10. Sweet Thursday
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Slight bump to bottom front corner. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. In the first issue dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Steinbeck on the front endpaper: "For Craig/Sincerely, /John Steinbeck/New York." A scarce book to find authentically signed. See More Details
1954, The Viking Press
Hardcover, Very Good
Fleetwood, PA, USA
$9,375.00
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11. Bombs Away: the Story of a Bomber Team
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: First edition of Steinbeck's riveting account of his experiences with several bomber crews of the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 60 photographs by John Swope. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Dear Mr. Wilson, Many thanks for your lucid thoughts and interest in my work, John Steinbeck." The recipient, Edmund Wilson, was an American literary critic and progenitor of the Library of America publication series. His ... See More Details
The Viking Press
Hardcover
Palm Beach, FL, USA
$9,200.00
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12. East of Eden
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: First edition, one of a limited 1, 500 copies signed by John Steinbeck on the limitation page, of which 750 were for private distribution. [viii], 602 pp. Bound in publisher's original green buckram stamped in gilt and crimson, all edges stained red, in publisher's faux-wood grain slipcase. A Fine copy with bright gilt in the original acetate sleeve, small chip to rear panel, uncommon thus. In a Good+ example of the slipcase, worn and rubbed with evidence of amateur repair. The deluxe signed ... See More Details
1952, The Viking Press
Hardcover, Good
Portland, OR, USA
$8,500.00
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13. The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. A Near Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. Book with a faint dampstain on the edge of the front end paper and the half-title, otherwise a clean, excellent example. In a jacket that has a little chip at the spine and front flap fold, retaining the critical "first edition" slug on the lower flap fold. Spine a trifle toned, otherwise a bright fresh copy. Steinbeck's classic account of the Dust Bowl and Depression era struggle of the Joad family, The Grapes of ... See More Details
1939, Viking Press
Hardcover, Very Good
Pasadena, CA, USA
$8,500.00
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14. Sea of Cortez: a Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research
by Steinbeck, John; Ricketts, Edward F.
Seller Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" In blue and red jacket over green cloth with silver titling, 8vo, 598pp. Illustrated with color and b/w illustrations. A wonderful copy inscribed to long-lived Irish rabble-rowser Sheila O'Leary on the half title page by Steinbeck: "For Sheila O'leary-O'leary-O'leary-For Sheila O'leary. -John Steinbeck". (slight edgewear to outer jacket at tips and corners, slight toning to edges and endpapers). See More Details
1941, Viking Press
ISBN-13: 9780911858082
Hardcover, Very Good
Vashon, WA, USA
$8,354.78
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15. The Red Pony Signed
by John Steinbeck
Seller Description: Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. Slight bumping to slipcase.; Signed by John Steinbeck on the front end page.; Signed by Author. See More Details
1945, Viking
Hardcover, Very Good
Pomona, NY, USA
$7,809.12
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16. The Wayward Bus Signed
by John Steinbeck
Seller Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Owner bookplate on front pastedown.; Signed by John Steinbeck on half title page.; Signed by Author. See More Details
1947, Viking Press
Hardcover, Very Good
Pomona, NY, USA
$7,617.44
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17. To a God Unknown
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition, first issue. Signed by Mahlon Blaine, whose illustrations appear on the the dust jacket, endsheets and title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine. Cloth lightly sunned through jacket at spine, and along top and bottom edges. Pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear at the spine ends, and a short closed tear along the top edge of the front panel with some faint associated creasing. A ... See More Details
1933, Robert O. Ballou
Hardcover, Very Good
Portland, OR, USA
$7,500.00
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18. Of Mice and Men
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: A fine copy in a bright fresh dust jacket with very slight use to the extremities of the backstrip. The backstrip has some of the usual tanning. 186 pp. 8vo, See More Details
1937, Covici Friede
publisher's cloth in dust jacket., Fine/Like New
Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA
Rochester, NY, USA
$7,500.00
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19. The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing. 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. See More Details
1939, Viking Press
Hardcover, Very Good
J Mercurio Books Maps & Prints
Garrison, NY, USA
$7,450.00
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20. The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: First edition, first printing. [vi], 619 pp. Bound in publisher's original oatmeal cloth decorated in brown, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" endsheets. Fine, offsetting to gutters, in a Near Fine correct first printing dust jacket with publisher's price ($2.75) and "First Edition" statement present on front flap; dulling to spine panel, light wear, toning to flaps. An attractive copy in its original pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Elmer Hader. The classic American novel of the Great ... See More Details
1939, The Viking Press
Hardcover, Fine/Like New
Portland, OR, USA
$7,000.00
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21. The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with a short tear and a little rubbing. A nice, bright copy of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of an Oklahoma family's migration to California during the Depression. Basis for the John Ford film featuring Henry Fonda as Tom Joad. Ford and supporting actress Jane Darwell won Academy Awards; Fonda was nominated but lost to Robert Donat in *Goodbye, Mr. Chips! * Steinbeck's masterpiece and literature's lasting testament to ... See More Details
1939, The Viking Press
Hardcover, Fine/Like New
Gloucester City, NJ, USA
$6,500.00
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22. In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: A fine copy. The glassine wrapper has some chipping to edges and a dime-sized hole to the center of the spine. The slipcase printed paper label is bright. The slipcase is complete but has some wear to the top which has resulted in some narrow areas of... 349 pp. 8vo, See More Details
1936, Covici Friede
publisher's cloth in glassine wrapper and publisher's slipcase., Fine/Like New
Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA
Rochester, NY, USA
$6,500.00
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23. Tortilla Flat
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Very near fine in an attractive jacket with a short closed tear to the top of the front panel and some tanning (although less than usual) to the backstrip. 317 pp. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett. 8vo, See More Details
1935, Covici Friede
publisher's cloth in dust jacket., Very Good
Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA
Rochester, NY, USA
$6,500.00
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24. In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
Seller Description: Full Description: STEINBECK, John. In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, [1936]. First edition, one of ninety-nine copies signed by the author of which this is number 57. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 205 x 137 mm). 349, [3, blank] pp. With the signed limitation page inserted at rear. Original black cloth over grey buckram boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge dyed red. Some minor rubbing to bottom of spine. Previous owner's ink inscription dated 1940 on half-title. In the original black ... See More Details
1936, Covici Friede
Hardcover, Very Good
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
$6,500.00
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25. Cup of Gold
by John Steinbeck
Seller Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing. DJ in archival cover. Preface by Lewis Gannett. First Covici Friede edition. See More Details
1936, Covici Friede Publishers
Hardcover, Very Good
J Mercurio Books Maps & Prints
Garrison, NY, USA
$5,700.00