Nelson Valjean (34 results)

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A VG+ copy in VG jacket showing moderate wear. Near fine save for previous owner's name and address inked at top of front free end page.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Cloth. Condition: Very good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo, 192pp. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Hardcover, bound in original cloth with dustjacket. Book is in excellent condition, tightly bound, with no markings or signs of prior ownership. The d/j has light wear to extremities and is now protected in a new clear Mylar wrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First edition. Very good book in fair jacket. Jacket edges rubbed with large chip from rear panel, ink stamp on front endpaper. Binding tight and square, pages unmarked. 1975 Hard Cover. 184 pp. John Steinbeck, the Errant Knight: An Intimate Biography of His California Years is a 1975 biographical book by California newspaper reporter Nelson Valjean. The book focuses on Steinbeck's formative years in the Salinas Valley, exploring his youth, struggles, and early career before he achieved massive fame.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. An intimate biography of his California years. Dustjacket has light rubbing to the corners and spine ends. Bound in blue cloth with silver lettering,191 pages, indexed. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1975, Assumed First Edition though not stated, clean, free of owner marks or writing, price intact, corners sharp, binding tight, dj has a little wear and a couple of tiny tears, covered in mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 184 pages; A comprehensive biography, impressively photo illustrated. Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 --Homes and haunts--California. Novelists, American--Homes and haunts--California. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 184 pages; Description: 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 --Homes and haunts --California. Novelists, American --Homes and haunts --California. California --Intellectual life --20th century. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket in clean and bright in brodart. Silver-stamped blue cloth; some wear to board edges; otherwise a clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, 1975. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth boards with silver title.191pages with index. Dust jacket spine is faded but not torn or priceclipped.…

Hard Cover. First edition. 184pp. plus index. 'An Intimate Biography of His California Years'. Very good. DJ is very good. Includes unusual early photos of Steinbeck and friends, by a friend. (loc x18/2+2).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 184 pages; A comprehensive biography, impressively photo illustrated. Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 --Homes and haunts--California. Novelists, American--Homes and haunts--California. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 184 pages; Description: 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 --Homes and haunts --California. Novelists, American --Homes and haunts --California. California --Intellectual life --20th century. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Book is like new under a bright jacket with a facsimile spine, original $8.95 price.

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 355, #5; (November/1962; Popular Publications;) Photo Front Cover: Richard Hewett; 150 pages including covers; Writers: Brett Halliday.; Donald Hamilton; Nelson Valjean; Dick Hewett; Dick Adler; Pete Kuhlhoff; Carl L. Biemiller; Paul Ditzel; Truman R. Temple; Lawrence A. Bundy; T. R. Fehrenbach; Richard X. Fielding; Richard B. Weeghman; Gil Paust; Joe Christy; Gil Paust.; Joseph Scholnick.; Martin Deutsch.; Interior Artists: John Huehnergarth; Lou Glanzman; Jack Dumas; Contents; BOOK BONUS - ** "Never Kill a Client" by Brett Halliday.; ARTICLES - ** "An Argosy Crime Report: Who Murdered Henry Marshall?" by Donald Hamilton. The Estes probe's skull was smashed, his lungs were loaded with carbon monoxide. There were five bullet holes through his chest - and they called it suicide!; ** "Send for Dr. Voodoo!" by Nelson Valjean. Bothered by 'Jinkey vibrations?' Short of Do-as-you-please perfume? Fresh out of mummy dust?; ** "How to Break a Camel" by Dick Hewett. You need the muscles of a wrestler, the courage of a lion tamer and the skill of a top rodeo cowboy to tame these snarling, kicking denizens of the desert.; ** "The Bandit who Wouldn't Stay Dead" by Dick Adler. Salvatore Guiliano lay in a pool of blood, his body riddled by police bullets after the mafia forced him into a trap. But the spirit of this modern robin hood refused to die, even when the black hand killed again to wipe out his memory.; ** "Scopes for Varmints" by Pete Kuhlhoff. Take a new handgun designed for a special cartridge, add a telescopic sight, and the result is a winning combination.; ** "Positively the World's Greatest Athlete" by Carl L. Biemiller, art by John Huehnergarth. Stop all those barroom arguments! Cease those family feuds! Here at last is the definitive dope on the amazing man.; ** "Dispatch 'Heavy You'" by Paul Ditzel. Heavy utility 27 could pull down a brick wall or poke its steel snort through eight inches of hard concrete - but what could it do for six men trapped in a gas filled dixty-foot hopper?; ** "The Myth of the German 88" by Truman R. Temple. Was it really the 'superweapon' that some GIs claimed? Could it do everything but deliver the mail?; ** "King of the Klondike" by Lawrence A. Bundy, art by Lou Glanzman. Who else could set up a telegraph office when there were no wires within five hundred miles? Who else could swindle and fast-talk himself into a position as top dog in the wild world of the gold rush? Who else but Soapy Smith.; FICTION - ** "Operation Bug-Out" by T.R. Fehrenbach, art by Jack Dumas. 'Don't turn your back on me, Sergeant Barker - just don't turn you back!'.; PICTURE STORY - ** "The Raciest Girls in the World" by Richard X. Fielding. Once they drop the starting flag at Le Mans, the real race is on in the infield - and a girl has got to move fast to stay in the running.; SPECIAL FLYING SECTION - ** "But Can I Afford It?" by Richard B. Weeghman. It's not as cheap as taking the bus, maybe, but flying your own plane doesn't mean you have to be rolling in oil stocks.; ** "What? Me Fly My Own Plane?" by Gil Paust. Given the dexterity and brains you need to keep up with today's highway traffic, experts agree that flying your own plane is safer than piloting the family car.; ** "They Fly Strictly for Fun" by Joe Christy.; ** "Just How Safe is Private Flying?" by Gil Paust.; FEATURES - ** "The Best of Spirits" by Joseph Scholnick.; ** "Travel Trials" by Martin Deutsch.; *** Book Order # ADV147; Condition= G = (2.0) GOOD; (Used Reading Copy); Tape residue to right edge of front cover cover creasing Price=US$15.00); Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Photo Front Cover: Richard Hewett;Interior Artists: John Huehnergarth; Lou Glanzman; Jack Dumas; (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. cloth hard cover.tall 8Vo.illustrated.183 pages.very good copy in very good Dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 355, #5; (November/1962; Popular Publications;) Photo Front Cover: Richard Hewett; 150 pages including covers; Writers: Brett Halliday.; Donald Hamilton; Nelson Valjean; Dick Hewett; Dick Adler; Pete Kuhlhoff; Carl L. Biemiller; Paul Ditzel; Truman R. Temple; Lawrence A. Bundy; T. R. Fehrenbach; Richard X. Fielding; Richard B. Weeghman; Gil Paust; Joe Christy; Gil Paust.; Joseph Scholnick.; Martin Deutsch.; Interior Artists: John Huehnergarth; Lou Glanzman; Jack Dumas; Contents; BOOK BONUS - ** "Never Kill a Client" by Brett Halliday.; ARTICLES - ** "An Argosy Crime Report: Who Murdered Henry Marshall?" by Donald Hamilton. The Estes probe's skull was smashed, his lungs were loaded with carbon monoxide. There were five bullet holes through his chest - and they called it suicide!; ** "Send for Dr. Voodoo!" by Nelson Valjean. Bothered by 'Jinkey vibrations?' Short of Do-as-you-please perfume? Fresh out of mummy dust?; ** "How to Break a Camel" by Dick Hewett. You need the muscles of a wrestler, the courage of a lion tamer and the skill of a top rodeo cowboy to tame these snarling, kicking denizens of the desert.; ** "The Bandit who Wouldn't Stay Dead" by Dick Adler. Salvatore Guiliano lay in a pool of blood, his body riddled by police bullets after the mafia forced him into a trap. But the spirit of this modern robin hood refused to die, even when the black hand killed again to wipe out his memory.; ** "Scopes for Varmints" by Pete Kuhlhoff. Take a new handgun designed for a special cartridge, add a telescopic sight, and the result is a winning combination.; ** "Positively the World's Greatest Athlete" by Carl L. Biemiller, art by John Huehnergarth. Stop all those barroom arguments! Cease those family feuds! Here at last is the definitive dope on the amazing man.; ** "Dispatch 'Heavy You'" by Paul Ditzel. Heavy utility 27 could pull down a brick wall or poke its steel snort through eight inches of hard concrete - but what could it do for six men trapped in a gas filled dixty-foot hopper?; ** "The Myth of the German 88" by Truman R. Temple. Was it really the 'superweapon' that some GIs claimed? Could it do everything but deliver the mail?; ** "King of the Klondike" by Lawrence A. Bundy, art by Lou Glanzman. Who else could set up a telegraph office when there were no wires within five hundred miles? Who else could swindle and fast-talk himself into a position as top dog in the wild world of the gold rush? Who else but Soapy Smith.; FICTION - ** "Operation Bug-Out" by T.R. Fehrenbach, art by Jack Dumas. 'Don't turn your back on me, Sergeant Barker - just don't turn you back!'.; PICTURE STORY - ** "The Raciest Girls in the World" by Richard X. Fielding. Once they drop the starting flag at Le Mans, the real race is on in the infield - and a girl has got to move fast to stay in the running.; SPECIAL FLYING SECTION - ** "But Can I Afford It?" by Richard B. Weeghman. It's not as cheap as taking the bus, maybe, but flying your own plane doesn't mean you have to be rolling in oil stocks.; ** "What? Me Fly My Own Plane?" by Gil Paust. Given the dexterity and brains you need to keep up with today's highway traffic, experts agree that flying your own plane is safer than piloting the family car.; ** "They Fly Strictly for Fun" by Joe Christy.; ** "Just How Safe is Private Flying?" by Gil Paust.; FEATURES - ** "The Best of Spirits" by Joseph Scholnick.; ** "Travel Trials" by Martin Deutsch.; *** Book Order # ADV147-2 >>Cover scuffing; & creasing. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Photo Front Cover: Richard Hewett;Interior Artists: John Huehnergarth; Lou Glanzman; Jack Dumas; (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Cloth. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-87701-061-7.

HARDCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD+. USA: CHRONICLE BOOKS, 1975. VERY GOOD+/GOOD+. USA: CHRONICLE BOOKS, 1975. VERY GOOD+/GOOD+. USA: CHRONICLE BOOKS, 1975. VERY GOOD+/GOOD+. USA: CHRONICLE BOOKS, 1975. VERY GOOD+/GOOD+. Chronicle Books, USA, 1975, hardcover, probable 1st edition, VG+ book, Good+ cover, not remaindered, bookclub or library, unmarked, unclipped jacket ($8.95).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition blue cloth boards with a silver front cover illustration and silver spine lettering contained in a very good condition price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Author's Note; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Epilogue and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates and a black-and-white photographic plate frontispiece. Also includes a tipped-in February 24, 2002 neatly cut out newspaper article entitled "Author Honored in Town Than Shunned Him" by Kim Curtis, Associated Press Writer. "This personal biography of Steinbeck the man is written from personal recollection and years of research by the friend and writer Steinbeck knew would one day be his biographer. So, rather than another critical treatise on Steinbeck's work, this is a kaleidoscopic view of the flesh and blood Steinbeck. The book emphasizes Steinbeck's formative years: his Tom Sawyer boyhood in Salinas; his experiences as farmhand, seaman, road-gang flunkie, hod carrier and dam builder; his rip-roaring pursuit of the traditional wine, women and song. These California years, which shaped the life and work of the Nobel prize winning author, come to life in this book which follows Steinbeck's career through his most productive period and the years of his finest work." - from the rear outer jacket. "LIke the heroes of the Arthurian legends he loved from childhood, John Steinbeck's life was a quest: for truth, for love and, most of all, to right wrongs. In the process he became a legendary figure himself, a folk hero many of whose exploits were exaggerated or simply invented. This was due, in part, to his desire for privacy; in part to his occasionally indulged mischievous impulses to give reporters "a good story." Perhaps these are the reasons why there have been numerous critiques of Steinbeck's work but, up to now, no intimate study of the man himself. Nelson Valjean - a friend of John Steinbeck, his family and limited circle of intimate friends from the earliest days in Salinas, California - is one of the few writers able to compile a definitive Steinbeck biography. From his personal recollections emerges the story of John Steinbeck's formative and mosts productive period: the California years. It is filled with revealing anecdotes of escapades in Salinas during an idyllic small-town, Tom Sawyer boyhood; inconclusive college days at Stanford; his search for himself through years of drifting as farmhand, seaman, mill-worker, construction worker; and always his insuppressible need to communicate the secret, private portion of his being through writing. Many of the characters, places and experiences presented so factually and graphically in this book appear in Steinbeck's books and plays; the pony he loved, the hills he roamed, the paisanos he drank with and, of course, Ed Ricketts, the biologist-philosopher of Cannery Row. Unlike Nelson Valjean, few of us were privileged to be an intimate of the most human of Nobel prize winners. Yet, through Valjean's vivid portrait (enhanced by photographs from the Steinbeck family and friends) we can share an appreciation of a man as lusty and warm-blooded as any of the unforgettable characters - Lennie, the Joads, "Doc" - who will live forever in Steinbeck's works." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. …

San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1975, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. "An intimate biography of his California years," with several photographic illustrations, frontispiece photo of Steinbeck by Phillippe Halsman, Morrow 634. Fine in a very good plus dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 184pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Foxing on the top page edge thus very good in a very good dust jacket with rubbing, tears, and creasing.

Condition: Very GOod. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn and faded dustjacket. 8vo pp. 184, b/w photographs. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 191 pages, with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Blue cloth covers with silver titles, top and base of spine, corners are lighly worn, some light spotting to base of front cover near spine, endpapers and page edges are lightly yellowed, text is clean, binding is stong, Very Good. Book.…