John Steinbeck from Fine Book Cellar Ltd.

First UK edition, first impression. Originally published in the US the previous year. Original blue cloth. Edges toned and slightly spotted. Light marking to boards with tape marks to front and rear endpapers and paste-downs, otherwise very good, in the original, price-clipped dust jacket with chipping to head and foot of spine, tape marks to flaps, soft crease to corner of… Ler mais sobre este item

First UK edition, first impression. Originally published in the US the previous year. Original blue cloth. Edges toned and slightly spotted. Light marking to boards with tape marks to front and rear endpapers and paste-downs, otherwise very good, in the original, price-clipped dust jacket with chipping to head and foot of spine, tape marks to flaps, soft crease to corner of… Ler mais sobre este item

Two variants (no priority) containing Chapter 34 from the novel 'East of Eden', privately printed and limited to only 125 copies. The first ever appearance of an extract from the novel, issued prior to its publication in 1952. These copies were mailed by the author to his nephew-in-law, David Heyler. Both housed in the original envelope signed and addressed by… Ler mais sobre este item

First UK edition, first impression. Original yellow cloth with black lettering to spine and upper board. A near fine book with just a hint of toning and spotting to top edge, in a very good and unclipped dust jacket with a few tears to edges and some chipping and rubbing in places.

First edition, first impression and first state with 'bite' for 'bight' on page 281. The title described by the author himself as his magnum opus. Small pinhole to spine with a small and faint stain to bottom for-edge of text block. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of closed tears and small nicks to edges with some shallow… Ler mais sobre este item

First UK edition, first impression (Heinemann, 1937). Bound in full green morocco by the Cottage Bindery of Bath. Top edge gilt; raised bands with gilt compartments; gilt borders to upper and lower covers with a pictorial on-lay to the upper cover replicating the original illustration from the UK first edition dust jacket in colour. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase.… Ler mais sobre este item

First edition, first impression (The Viking Press, 1947). Original cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in gilt. A near fine book with a few isolated instances of rubbing to edges and a little dustiness to top edge. Contents clean and free from marks, names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket is very good with some rubbing… Ler mais sobre este item

Second edition (Covici Friede, 1936). The author's first book, which was originally published in 1929 and sold 1533 copies in its initial print run. Some fading to spine lettering; a little faint marking to boards; bottom corners very slightly bumped; some compression to spine ends; faint soiling to paste-downs. No dust jacket. Very good overall.