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The Grapes Of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows
the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the
Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great
Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial
and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and
honest work in the bountiful state of California.
The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer
Prize for fiction in 1940, and inspired the... Read more about this item
stands as a pivotal piece of American literature. The story follows
the Joad family (and thousands of others) as they are driven from the
Oklahoma farm where they are sharecroppers during the Great
Depression. The drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial
and agricultural industries send them searching for dignity and
honest work in the bountiful state of California.
The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer
Prize for fiction in 1940, and inspired the... Read more about this item
East Of Eden
by John Steinbeck
East of Eden is a novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1952. It tells the multi-generational story of two families, the Hamiltons and the Trasks, in California's Salinas Valley. The novel explores themes of good and evil, love and hate, and the human capacity for both. It also delves into the nature of family dynamics, inheritance, and the American dream. The characters are complex and nuanced, and the novel's narrative structure allows for a deep exploration of their motivations and emotions. East of...
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Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck
Cannery Row is the waterfront street in the New Monterey section of Monterey, California, USA. It is the site of a number of now-defunct sardine canning factories. The street name, formerly a nickname for Ocean View Avenue, became official in January 1958 to honor John Steinbeck and his famous novel Cannery Row.
Travels With Charley
by John Steinbeck
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a travelogue by American author John Steinbeck. It documents the road trip he took with his French standard poodle Charley around the United States, in 1960. He wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level, since he made his living writing about it.
The Pearl
by John Steinbeck
Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security . . . A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The...
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The Moon Is Down
by John Steinbeck
In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he delves into the emotions of the German commander and the Norwegian traitor, and depicts the spirited patriotism of the Norwegian underground, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war—and about human nature. Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s self-described “celebration of the durability of democracy”...
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Sweet Thursday
by John Steinbeck
Sweet Thursday is a 1954 novel by John Steinbeck. It is a sequel to Cannery Row and set in the years after the end of World War II. According to the author, "Sweet Thursday" is the day after Lousy Wednesday and the day before Waiting Friday.
The Winter Of Our Discontent
by John Steinbeck
The Winter of Our Discontent published in 1961, is John Steinbeck's last novel. The title is a reference to the line "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son [or sun] of York," from William Shakespeare's Richard III.
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck
Tortilla Flat (1935) is an early Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The book portrays with great sympathy and humour a group of paisanos (fellows/countrymen), denouncing society by enjoying life and wine in the idyllic days after the end of the Great War and preceding U.S. prohibition. Tortilla Flat was made into a film in 1942. Steinbeck would later return to the some of the panhandling locals of Monterey (though not the Spanish paisanos of the Flat) in his novel Cannery Row (1945).
The Red Pony
by John Steinbeck
"The Red Pony" is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933. The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933–1936, and the full book was published in 1937 by Viking Penguin. The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin. The book has four different stories about Jody and his life on his father's California ranch.
The Log From the Sea Of Cortez
by John Steinbeck
Ed Ricketts was the inspiration for the character "Doc" in Steinbeck's novels _Cannery Row and _Sweet Thursday.
In Dubious Battle
by John Steinbeck
In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist for "the Party" (the American Communist Party, although it is never specifically named in the novel) who is organizing a major strike by the workers, seeking thus to attract followers to his cause. In Steinbeck's obituary, the New York Times said that "Although the writer's sympathies were clearly with the strikers...
The Long Valley
by John Steinbeck
First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristic interests: the tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present. Included here...
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The Wayward Bus
by John Steinbeck
Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works, beginning with the six shown here, will be published as black-spine Penguin Classics for the first time and will feature eye-catching, newly commissioned art.Of this initial group of six titles, The Wayward Bus is in a new edition. An imaginative and unsentimental chronicle of a bus traveling California's back roads. This...
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To a God Unknown
by John Steinbeck
To a God Unknown is a novel by John Steinbeck, first published in 1933. The book was Steinbeck's second novel (after his unsuccessful Cup of Gold), the title taken from a hymn excerpt of the Rig Veda's Book X. Steinbeck found To a God Unknown extremely difficult to write; taking him roughly five years to complete, the novella proved more time-consuming than either East of Eden or The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck's longest novels.
A Russian Journal
by John Steinbeck
A Russian Journal was written by John Steinbeck and illustrated by photographer Robert Capa as the two traveled through the bloc countries of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War era, shortly after the Iron Curtain fell across Eastern Europe. The journey, intended for a report with the New York Herald Tribune, recorded the grim realities of factory workers, government clerks, and peasants of the region (from Moscow and Stalingrad – now Volgograd – to the countryside of the Ukraine...
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Journal Of a Novel
by John Steinbeck
Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game." Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the test of East of Eden. They touched on many subjects—story arguments, trial flights of worknamship,...
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The Acts Of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck
Steinbeck seeks to update the rich legends of King Arthur in his adaptation titled The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights.
The tale begins with the birth of Arthur, heir to the throne, and son of Uther Pendragon, and follows him through the quests that made him legend.
The tale begins with the birth of Arthur, heir to the throne, and son of Uther Pendragon, and follows him through the quests that made him legend.
The Short Novels Of John Steinbeck
by John Steinbeck
Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s most widely read and beloved short novels—Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row and The Pearl. From Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, and hope in Of Mice and Men, to his tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of Monterey society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl’s mythic examination of the fallacy of the...
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Cup Of Gold
by John Steinbeck
A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author's prodigious body of work. From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking...
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America and Americans
by John Steinbeck
This is a unique selection of nonfiction work by the quintessential American writer.
The Pastures Of Heaven
by John Steinbeck
The Pastures of Heaven is a novel by John Steinbeck, first published in 1932, consisting of twelve interconnected stories about a valley in Monterey, California, which was discovered by a Spanish corporal while chasing runaway Indian slaves. Enchanted by the valley's natural beauty, the corporal names it Las Pasturas del Cielo or "The Pastures of Heaven.
The Short Reign Of Pippin IV
by John Steinbeck
In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin’s wife, Queen Marie, who “might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant”; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called...
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Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California.An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded...
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John Steinbeck Books & Ephemera
The Moon Is Down
by Steinbeck, John
Penguin Classics, 1995. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€5.66
The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
Penguin Books, 1976. Good paperback, wear, spine faded. Mass Market Paper Back. Good.
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€6.61
Cannery Row
by Steinbeck, John
The Viking Press, 1945. Good hardcover, No dustjacket stated first edition January 1945 . First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover.
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€118.08
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition, Tenth printing. First edition, tenth printing with original dust jacket. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.5", with 619 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Both hinges are cracked. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine and around all edges of jacket. Moderate scuffing to both panels. Stamp on front flap that states...
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€330.61
The Wayward Bus
by John Steinbeck
Corgi Books, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. Reprinted. 221 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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€7.32
The Red Pony
by Steinbeck, John
New York: The Viking Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1945. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, soiling. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of front board. Small chip to bottom of paste on illustration on front board. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Lovely color illustrations by Wesley Dennis throughout. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 131 pages; This is the 1st illustrated edition. "Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is...
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€15.59
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
The Modern Library, New York, 1939. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. 619 pp plus eight pages of Modern Library offerings. Text clean, white, unmarked with no foxing. Top edge tinted black. Front and rear pastedown and free endpapers feature Modern Library logos with nude runner in grey box. No prior owner attribution. Pulitzer Prize winning novel of an Oklahoma family's migration to California during the American Depression. Exceptionally good condition with no stains or wear.
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€33.06
Once There Was a War
by STEINBECK, John
New York: Bantam Books, 1960. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback edition. Mass market paperback. Pages age-toned, foxing inside wrappers, light edgewear, still very good. A Bantam Book, A2075.
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€18.89
In Dubious Battle
by John Steinbeck
No DJ but in otherwise good condiiton See Photos
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€132.24
Long Valley
by John Steinbeck
Some discoloration to spine of book. Discoloration of pages due to age of book.DJ without clipped corners. Original price $2.50.DJ has rubs to edge and spine edge. Slight toning to spine.1st edition
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€708.45
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
1st UK ed. Blue cloth boards, pink endpapers, faded pink stained top edge. The book has a very slight lean, blue mark to bottom corner of rear board. Light foxing to endpapers, neat owner's inscription on ffep and a small bookseller sticker on fep. Small 15mm tear on the inside of rear pastedown at hinge. The fragile wartime d/w has original price 6s. net. Chips to head and tail of spine, and tears at flap creases. Toning to spine and front panel of d/w. Nevertheless, a scarce book in d/w. Price includes...
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€609.27
To a God Unknown
by Steinbeck, John
London: William Heinemann. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth titled in gilt. First British edition. Cloth at spine ends faintly softened and sunned. Ghosting to spine from DJ. Very slightly cocked, tips faintly rubbed. The DJ in mylar with flap price 7/6 intact has a loss to spine head, slightly faded spine, chips at top points, two dampstains to spine at verso, tiny spot to upper spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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€4,722.99
Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
Viking, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Published by Viking, 1950. Octavo. Tan cloth boards stamped in red with red topstain. Signed and inscribed by John Steinbeck on title page in red ink ("For Sal - John Steinbeck"). Book is like new with some light wear to spine top end. Sharp corners and spine straight. No writing or names. No dust jacket. A scarce signed copy of this "play in story form". Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector....
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€3,542.24
Zapata: a Narrative, in Dramatic Form, of the Life of Emiliano Zapata; Woodcuts by Karin Wikstrom
by Steinbeck, John
Covelo, CA: The Yolla Bolly Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover bound in handmade Japanese paper with buckram spine and corners, paper spine label. Limited edition #100 of 257 copies signed by Wikstrom to the colophon. Fine condition, with rubbing to the Japanese paper on the top board edge from insertion into slipcase, and slightly mottled spine, in slightly dusty, slightly mottled slipcase. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Illustrator .
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€684.83
The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
The Modern Library, 1939. Good older hardcover no dustjacket, Previous owner's bookplate. Early Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Cover.
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€89.74
The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication
by Steinbeck, John
NY: Viking Press. VG. 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition quarter bound in yellow cloth and orange patterned cloth covered boards. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4", 188 pages. A Very Good copy in a Ver y Good dust jacket. The yellow cloth spine is dust soiled and has ligh t rubbing at its tips. Mild toning to the page margins, but the book i s otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. The dust jacket has rubbing to both spine tips. Small rubs to its corners. Its spine is mildly faded and the panels are dust soiled....
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€37.78
The Grapes of Wrath
by Steinbeck, John
Viking Press, 1939. Full cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Square and unmarked. 473pp. Good only jacket is moderately rubbed, with a creased tear to lower edge back panel. Now in a new mylar cover.. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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€18.89
The Moon is Down
by Steinbeck, John
New York: Viking Press. Very Good- in Poor dust jacket. 1942. First Edition Thus. Later Printing. Publisher's full blue cloth with silver lettering and decoration on spine, blind-stamped decoration and lettering on front cover. . VERY GOOD-/ POOR. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 188 pp .
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€23.62
The short reign of Pippin IV : a fabrication by John Steinbeck
by Steinbeck, John (1902-1968)
Melbourne ; London : Heinemann, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 164p. ; 24cm. Subjects: Political satire. France -- Politics and government -- Fiction.
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€54.41
The Wayward Bus
by Steinbeck, John
United States: The Viking Press, 1947. Clean text. Gently read. Small previous owners names to the FFEP. Heavy toning to the text block edges. Some mild compression to the spine heel and crown with chipping to the edges. Dust cover not clipped. Mild shelf and edge wear with some toning to the jacket extremities. New mylar cover available on request. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover w/ jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.
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€23.62
The Moon is Down
by Steinbeck, John
Bantam Books, 1964. Very Good paperback . Paperback. Very Good.
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€11.34
The Winter of Our Discontent
by Steinbeck, John
The Viking Press, 1961. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket . Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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€17.00
The Red Pony (Bantam Pathfinder Editions)
by Steinbeck, John
Bantam Books, 1966. Good mass market paperback, slight wear.. Mass Market Paper Back. Good.
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€4.25
The Moon is Down
by Steinbeck, John
NY: Viking. Very Good. 1942. First Edition. Softcover. First edition softcover. One of 700 softcover copies. Cover edges rubbed, cover is slightly separated from text block at spine head/ffep. Minor corner bend/crease to first section of prelims up through the half title page. A sound copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages .
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€236.14
