East Eden by Steinbeck John, Signed (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Markus Lüpertz (illustrator). 1st. Wien Zsolnay Edition, 5 volumes in box (HEAVY); in German, a limited edition issue. #89 of 500 sets signed and numbered (In East of Eden volume) by Markus Lüpertz.Lüpertz designed the dust covers and endpapers. wooden box well preserved, with a few nicks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED By Artist.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First French Edition. In red jacket with black and white titling over ivory wraps with black titling and yellow upper cover border, 8vo 748pp. Signed and Inscribed By Author on blank preliminary page in blue ink: "For Jim A. Afrassemoff - With Pleasure - John Steinbeck". A wonderful presentation copy of Bonnardot's french translation of Steinbeck's classic East of Eden which became the basis of the 1955 Warner Bros. film, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring James Dean, Raymond Massey and Jo Van Fleet. (light shelfwear and rubbing to outer extremities, page edges and margins uniformly toned from age, light creasing to inner hinges). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed and Inscribed By Author. Book.

First Edition, Limited Edition. First edition, limited signed edition. Measuring approximately 9.25" x 6.25" with 602 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping and scuffing to spine. Moderate scuffing to both boards. Gilt lettering on front board still full and vivid. Heavy scuffing to all edges of textblock. Author's signature on limited edition page. Minor paper damage on half title page. Interior pages bright and clean. "East of Eden" is the story of two families, the Trask's and the Hamilton's, and their interwoven stories. The novel is regarded by many to be Steinbeck's most ambitious novel and by Steinbeck himself to be his magnum opus. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N8-76).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The coveted limited signed edition of East of Eden, limited to 1500 copies signed by Steinbeck. Very good plus to near fine minus condition. Turquoise color is still bright and clean on this copy. Light rubbing to spine lettering. A tiny bit of wear at head and heel of spine and corners. The original red stain to page edges has faded. Lacking the original sllipcase. Photos are the best description. These signed limited editions are the real deal- this is unquestionably Steinbeck's real signature. Very nice copy of a scarce signed limited edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. A beautiful copy SIGNED by John Steinbeck. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with slight wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The coveted limited signed edition of East of Eden, limited to 1500 copies signed by Steinbeck. A very bright, fine copy, Perhaps a tiny touch of wear at heel of spine, still fine- see photos. Includes the original slipcase which is in good condition with a few cracks, a repair or two, and general edgewear. The woodgrain paper covering the slipcase has turned red with age in pllaces. Also inlcuded is a custom slipcase which holds the book and its original slipcase- this slipcase is in fine condition. These signed limited editions are the real deal- this is unquestionably Steinbeck's real signature. Beautiful copy of a scarce signed limited edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing authentically SIGNED by John Steinbeck on a signature card laid into the book. A beautiful copy. This First Issue dustjacket with the author's photo printed on the back panel is rich in color with a hint of wear to the edges. The book is in great shape and is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's green cloth. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy SIGNED Steinbeck First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

1st edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (this is the signed, limited edition, of which there were 1500 copies) Fine book/very good slip case (the book is absolutely pristine; the slipcase is in solid shape, with some edgewear).

Signed Limited First Edition. First edition, one of a limited 1,500 copies signed by John Steinbeck on the limitation page, of which 750 were for private distribution. [viii], 602 pp. Bound in publisher's original green buckram stamped in gilt and crimson, all edges stained red, in publisher's faux-wood grain slipcase. A Fine copy with bright gilt in the original acetate sleeve, small chip to rear panel, uncommon thus. In a Good+ example of the slipcase, worn and rubbed with evidence of amateur repair. The deluxe signed limited edition of what many consider Steinbeck's best novel. Based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel, it was adapted into film in 1955, directed by Elia Kazan and starring James Dean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES. This copy is SIGNED by John Steinbeck on the limitation page. A magnificent copy bound in the publisher's cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean and the book appears unread. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy SIGNED by the author housed in the publisher's slipcase. We buy signed Steinbeck First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. First edition. A collection of unpublished letters with outstanding content and inscribed books establishing the close friendship John Steinbeck and his wife Elaine shared with theater director John Fearnley. The correspondence is lengthy, writerly, and warm, and the inscriptions humorous and joyful. The letters, largely undated, map primarily to their time in England from March through September 1959. The inscriptions were likely made in the mid-to-late 1950s - most of them post-dating their publications by years or even decades. The Books: In the first edition of East of Eden (1952) Steinbeck writes as if he simply pulled it off Fearnley's shelf: What joy to write in the copy of my book which belongs to my friend John Fearnley: I think this might be the reason I wanted to write it. John Steinbeck. In the third printing of The Red Pony (1937) Steinbeck leaves a cute poem in an inscription employing nicknames they gave each other on a trip in the 1950s: Dear Fearnley (Small Change) When you are old And cannot see, Put on your 'specs, And think of me. Your [ ] friend John (Inside Straight) Steinbeck And in the first edition of Travels with Charley (1962) - the only inscription that could be contemporaneous with publication - he wrote as if from himself and his dog Charley: "For Fido Fearnley / Bow Wow and F-F-F-T! From John and Charley Steinbeck." (Also from Fearnley's library, but unadorned by Steinbeck, are a jacketed pre-publication second printing of Cannery Row (1945), and a jacketless copy of Tortilla Flat (1935).) The Letters: Steinbeck met Elaine Anderson - then wife of actor Zachary Scott - in May 1949. They married in December 1950, after Elaine's divorce. It was Steinbeck's third and final marriage. Anderson knew Fearnley, casting director for Rodgers and Hammerstein from 1945-1955, from their shared theater production days. (Anderson's most high-profile credit we can trace is as assistant stage manager of "Oklahoma!" in the mid 1940s.) In one letter, Steinbeck writes to Fearnley, "Elaine protects you like a mother hen. .You are pretty much her property, you know." The three worked together on "Burning Bright" in October 1950, with Steinbeck as writer, Elaine as his assistant, and Fearnley as casting director, and again in 1955 when Fearnley cast Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway production of "Pipe Dream," a musical based on Steinbeck's Sweet Thursday which ran for 256 performances at the Schubert Theater. In some of these letters and inscriptions Steinbeck incorporates nicknames they devised on a New Year's trip to Trinidad and a holiday sail around the Windward and Leeward Islands during that "Pipe Dream" run: They "took Calypso names: Inside Straight (Steinbeck), Queen Radio (Elaine Steinbeck), and Small Change (Fearnley)" (Letters 519). In two of these letters Steinbeck writes at length on the many issues he had with that Rodgers and Hammerstein production, from script to direction, in the process revealing his thoughts and feelings about Sweet Thursday, of which he hopes that Fearnley might helm a new stage adaptation. Steinbeck adorns those letters, as well as the cover of the dust-jacket of The Red Pony, with his signature flying pig stamp and his handwritten phrase, "as astra per alia porci" - "to the stars on the wings of a pig," referencing the common lore that one of his early teachers had told him he'd only become a writer "when pigs fly." Elaine explained elsewhere in 1983, The Pigasus symbol came from my husband's fertile, joyful, and often wild imagination. After his signature on letters or inside his books, he would draw a fat little pig with wings, and lettered his name, "Pigasus." John would never have been so vain or presumptuous as to use the winged horse as his symbol; the little pig said that man must try to attain the heavens even though his equipment be meager. Man must aspire though he be earth-bound. At some point, he began to write "Pigasus" in Greek letters, and he added the motto, "Ad Astra Per Alia P.