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First Edition, First Issue. With a remarkable poignant inscription written by John Steinbeck in blue ink on the half title: "'My man is in jail fo' striken': / It ain't against the law! / My boy is in jail fo' strikin' / It ain't against the Law! / We say - 'Plead Not Guilty / And rot they damned jail down'. From a speech by a woman cotton picker, Cotton Strike, Shafter, Calif. 1938 / John Steinbeck." Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket. Enclosed in custom clamshell box. An American literary landmark, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and the basis of the acclaimed motion picture starring Henry Fonda directed by John Ford.

New York: The Viking Press,, 1939. Affectionately inscribed to a childhood friend First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Again for Helen Murphy, affectionately John Steinbeck", with the recipient's ownership inscription "Helen Murphy Martin" on the title page. Helen (b. 1894) was the daughter of Dr Henry Murphy, the Salinas physician who delivered Steinbeck as a baby. Steinbeck was childhood friends with Helen's younger brother John, and later in 1956-7 corresponded with John and his son Dennis Murphy in enthusiastic support of Dennis's desire to be a writer. Dennis's resulting novel was published in 1958 as the best-selling The Sergeant. Octavo. Original tan cloth, spine lettered in brown, spine and sides with wraparound pictorial design in brown, sheet music endpapers, top edge yellow. With dust jacket. Housed in a green morocco backed book-form case by the Chelsea Bindery. Cracking to gutter between half-title and title; jacket not price-clipped, with… Read More

New York: The Viking Press,, 1939. Presentation copy, connecting Steinbeck and Hemingway First edition, first impression, presentation copy, inscribed by the author "For Vincent Sheean, John Steinbeck" and additionally inscribed by the recipient, "Although it is signed to me, Mr Steinbeck intended this book to go for the Spanish intellectuals in exile - Vincent Sheean". Vincent Sheean (1899-1975), the American journalist and writer, published Personal History in 1935. A film adaptation, entitled Foreign Correspondent and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released in 1940. Working as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune he covered the Spanish Civil War, hence his note about "Spanish intellectuals in exile". Sheean had been in Spain with Ernest Hemingway in 1938 and was responsible for the only known meeting between Steinbeck and Hemingway. Writing in John Steinbeck and his Contemporaries, Valerie Hemingway notes that Steinbeck had been "a thorn in Hemingway's side". Nevertheless, Hemingway… Read More

New York: Viking Press, 1939. First edition. Fine/Fine. A Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. An extremely clean, fresh copy with a bright yellow top-stain. Jacket exceedingly bright, without fading or toning; just one short (quarter-inch) tear at the lower edge of the front panel. No repairs, restoration, previous owner's markings or any other faults. An exceptional copy. Steinbeck's classic account of the Dust Bowl and Depression era struggle of the Joad family, The Grapes of Wrath is a quintessential American classic. It would win both the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize; and the Nobel Prize committee would refer to it as Steinbeck's "epic chronicle" upon giving him the award in 1962. The book was the best-selling novel of 1939 and became instantly controversial upon its release for its depiction of farmers and worker rights. Of course, The Grapes of Wrath was also adapted into the classic 1940 film, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda, which was one of the first films… Read More

New York: Viking Press, 1939. First edition. Fine/Fine. 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 Joad family, The Grapes of Wrath is a quintessential American classic. It would win both the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize; and the Nobel Prize committee would refer to it as Steinbeck's "epic chronicle" upon giving him the award in 1962. The book was the best-selling novel of 1939 and became instantly controversial upon its release for its depiction of farmers and worker rights. Of course, The Grapes of Wrath was also adapted into the classic 1940 film, directed by… Read More

New York, The Viking Press, 1939. . First edition, first printing; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's pictorial beige cloth, decoration to boards and titles to spine in brown, yellow topstain, pictorial endpapers, light toning to cloth at extremities, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket by Elmer Hader, correct state with 'FIRST EDITION' on the front flap and with the $2.75 price extant, short closed tear to top edge of front panel, else near-fine; housed in modern blue cloth drop-back box, gilt lettering to spine. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries. Due to their nearly hopeless situation and in part because they were trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads set out for California. Along with thousands of other 'Okie', they sought jobs, land, dignity, and a future. Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1940 for… Read More

New York: The Viking Press,, 1939. The fields were fruitful, and starving men moved on the roads First edition, first printing, of the author's masterpiece, one of the greatest American novels of the century, widely regarded as the supreme literary achievement of the Depression era. The film adaptation by Darryl F. Zanuck, produced the following year, is likewise readily ranked as among the greatest 20th-century American films. The jacket design is by the children's writer and illustrator Elmer Hader (1889-1973), the joint recipient, alongside his wife Berta, of the 1948 Caldecott medal. Steinbeck was so taken with the illustrations in their book Billy Butter (1936) that he specially requested Elmer design the jacket for The Grapes of Wrath. Elmer later designed the jackets of East of Eden (1952) and The Winter of Our Discontent (1961). Octavo. Original buff cloth, spine lettered in brown, pictorial design in brown wrapped around spine and covers, endpapers printed with sheet music for "Battle Hymn… Read More

New York: The Viking Press (1939), 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [8], 3-619, [3] pp. Publisher's buckram with decorations in brown on the boards and spine, brown lettering on the spine; yellow topstain. Decorative endpapers and pastedowns printed with a section of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". Price of $2.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Elmer Hader. The "First Edition" slug on the jacket's front flap's bottom corner. Ahearn APG 014d. Goldstone & Payne A12. The 1940 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Steinbeck's tour de force which deeply moved readers across the United States, including the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. This novel played a major role in reshaping American labor laws. It stands as a warning against completely unchecked, unfettered capitalism (one of the reasons why it became a target of book bans). Throughout the novel, greed and apathy each take their turn in ruining the lives and prospects of the Joads, and other… Read More

Viking, New York., 1939. First edition. Octavo. pp.[vi], 619. Slight bump at head of spine. Slight spotting at edges. Very good indeed in very good pictorial first issue dustwrapper, by Elmer Hader, with professional repairs made to several closed tears at edges. Preserved in a fine custom-made cloth drop-back box with leather title-labels on spine and upper panel.

New York: Viking. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped. Faint foxing on side/top text block edge. .

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Full Description: STEINBECK, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: The Viking Press, [1939]. First edition, first issue with "First Published in April 1939" on copyright page and first edition notice on front flap of dust jacket. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 137 mm). [vi], 619, [3, blank] pp. In publisher's dust jacket illustrated by Elmer Hader. Publisher's original beige cloth. Boards and spine pictorially stamped and lettered in reddish-brown. Top edge dyed yellow. Endpapers with a portion of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" printed in reddish-brown. Tiny bookseller sticker on back pastedown. Jacket with "First Edition" slug on front flap and with the printed price of $2.75. Jacket at top and bottom edge with the slightest amount of rubbing. A small light stain to inside back panel, which slightly show through to the image. Still overall an about fine copy in an about fine jacket. This novel, about the trials and tribulations of the Joad family, forced to… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by author on a card which has been professionally affixed to the half title page. Provenance of the signature was purchased directly by us from PBA Galleries who stated that the card was from the estate of Steinbeck's personal assistant Nancy Pearson. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.5", with 619 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in good condition. Moderate sunning and staining to spine. Minor staining to all edges of textblock. Old bookstore sticker on bottom of front pastedown. Interior pages are clean. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. 8vo, publisher’s original pictorially decorated tan cloth in original first issue dustjacket, with price and "First Edition" statement both present. (vi), 619 pp. A handsome, bright and clean copy, the dustjacket whole and without tears, light evidence of shelving over time, the backstrip of the dustjacket just a touch mellowed by age, clean and bright internally, solid and very well preserved. AN IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION AND PERHAPS THE GREATEST BOOK WRITTEN BY THIS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR. John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel of migrant workers in America. The story of the Joad family, simple people living close to nature, whose lives are disrupted by the malevolent forces of drought, market conditions and human greed. The novel graphically demonstrates the dangers to society when the vital like between rural man and the Earth is broken. The condition of this copy, in the pictorial jacket, is quite pleasing indeed.

New York: Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. First issue dust jacket with first edition statement at the bottom front jacket flap. Wraparound jacket art by Elmer Hader, whose work graced four Steinbeck titles. Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, literature's lasting testament to the Great Depression, singled-out in his citation for the Nobel Prize decades later. Basis for the 1940 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda as Tom Joad. Ford and supporting actress Jane Darwell won Academy Awards for their work. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Small tap on the top edge of the rear board. Jacket is lightly toned along the top edges of the flaps and spine, with a touch of rubbing on the flap folds and two tiny chips on the crown. An attractive copy. Ahearn APG 014d.

Viking Press. 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. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1939.

New York: Modern Library, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Presentation copy inscribed by Steinbeck to playwright Moss Hart on the half-title page. Good in a Good jacket, unclipped (95 cents), generally rubbed and with multiple creases and tears. Red buckram, stained at the spine and boards, generally soiled. Square, bound with some reading wear and a worn dark top stain, clean internally. This copy bears a great inscription from Steinbeck to another of the 20th century's great authors: "For Moss Hart/This book is touchingly/inscribed--/with pleasure and gratitude/for Lennie knows what./John Steinbeck." Though Steinbeck and Hart never collaborated, Steinbeck co-wrote the stage adaptation of Of Mice and Men with Hart's neighbor and long-time collaborator, George Kaufman.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First edition. 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 Depression and Okie migration, which won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It inspired the acclaimed 1940 John Ford film.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 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 the Great Depression, it was singled-out in his citation for the Nobel Prize decades later.

New York: Viking, 1939. First Edition, First Issue. Very good plus to near fine copy in a bright dust jacket with the barest hint of edge wear and a few minor mends by an expert paper conservationist. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An American literary landmark and the basis of the acclaimed film starring Henry Fonda directed by John Ford.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth, pictorial unclipped dust jacket by Elmer Hader. Near fine copy, with tape repairs to the jacket corners and some rubbing along front hinge of jacket. First Edition. 619 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Classic Novel of the Great Depression. Very attractive copy of this 20th-century American highspot. The tale of the Joad family as they travel across the country from Oklahoma to California in the midst of the Great Depression is one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. It is Steinbeck's masterpiece. The Grapes of Wrath won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer and was central in the awarding of Steinbeck the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Goldstone & Payne A12a