In Search of Steinbeck
by Anne-Marie Schmitz
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
-
Pleasanton, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Los Altos, CA: Hermes Publications, 1978. 29 pp. Approximately 7 x 10". Limited Edition of 1,200 copies, this being #1,106. Signed by the author. Buckram cloth over cardboard slip case is in fine condition; Buckram cloth over boards with red stamped lettering to cover and spine, reproduction photographic paste-dowon on front cover, numbered and signed on the colophon, in fine condition.An interesting book for any John Steinbeck collector, it was dedicated to the memory of Steinbeck. There are photographs of the houses where Steinbeck once lived and wrote with some biographic informatio associated with each location.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Lair, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BL-001457
- Title
- In Search of Steinbeck
- Author
- Anne-Marie Schmitz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hermes Publications
- Place of Publication
- Los Altos, CA
- Date Published
- 1978
Terms of Sale
The Book Lair, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
The Book Lair, ABAA
Biblio member since 2015
Pleasanton, California
About The Book Lair, ABAA
The Book Lair deals in rare and/or interesting items in many fields with a focus on Miniature Books and Modern Firsts. We are especially interested in unique cookbooks, children's books, Californiana, Edward Gorey, John Steinbeck, Stephen King, and Ian Fleming/James Bond Books.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....