STEINBECK, John. A group of 7 works, ALL IN BRIGHT UNRESTORED UNCLIPPED DUST JACKETS, MOST FIRST EDITIONS.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$600 -
$800
Sold for $1,778
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Lot Description
STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). A group of 7 works, ALL IN BRIGHT UNRESTORED UNCLIPPED DUST JACKETS, MOST FIRST EDITIONS, comprising:
Sea of Cortez A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research. 1941. FIRST EDITION IN CLOTH. Goldstone & Payne A15b. -- Cannery Row. 1945. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, IN THE BUFF CLOTH. Goldstone & Payne A22b. -- Burning Bright A Play in Story Form. 1950. FIRST EDITION. Goldstone & Payne A29a. -- The Log from the Sea of Cortez. 1951. In folding case. Second edition, with the new title-page and with a profile "About Ed Ricketts." Goldstone & Payne A15c. -- Sweet Thursday. 1954. FIRST EDITION, in a FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET with no blurbs beneath the photo of Steinbeck on rear panel. Goldstone & Payne A33b. -- Travels with Charley in Search of America. 1962. FIRST EDITION. Goldstone & Payne A39a. -- The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1975]. FIRST EDITION. Goldstone & Payne A47a; Morrow 264. -- Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, most published in New York by the Viking Press (except where noted), all 8vo, all in original cloth, condition generally fine.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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