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Description:
Steinbeck, John (1902-1968) Four First Edition Works.The Grapes of Wrath, New York: The Viking Press, 1939, first edition, in a later "430th Thousand" Literary Guild dust jacket, 8 1/4 x 6 in.; The Forgotten Village, New York: The Viking Press, 1941, first edition, with dust jacket, in publisher's tan buckram, 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.; The Wayward Bus, New York: The Viking Press, 1947, first edition, with dust jacket, in publisher's brick red cloth, 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.; and East of Eden, New York: The Viking Press, 1952, first trade edition, first issue with "Bite" on page 281, line 38, in first issue dust jacket, publisher's light green cloth, 8 1/2 x 6 in.
Estimate $300-500
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Keywords
John, SteinbeckJohn Dorfman
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.