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Description:
Steinbeck, John (1902-1968) The Red Pony, Signed Limited Edition. New York: Covici Friede, 1937.
First edition, limited to 699 numbered copies, the present being copy number 410, signed by Steinbeck on the limitation page, in an acetate jacket and custom made tan morocco-backed clamshell box with cloth boards, titled and ruled in gilt on the spine, 10 x 6 3/4 in.
Provenance: the Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts.
Estimate $700-900
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