Grapes Wrath by Steinbeck John, Signed (26 results)

Trade Paperback. First Edition. 30 pages. Also includes: Did Shakespeare translate The Decameron by Carter Meredith and Mr. Grahame; Mr. Roosevelt, and I by A. A. Milne. Typed letter signed by George Macy, on The Limited Editions Club letterhead, dated April 23, 1940, addressed to Mr. William A. P. White. Letter informs White of the booklet publication and offers him subscriptions to The Wind in the Willows, The Decameron and The grapes of Wrath, with details re each book. About 275 words. A near fine copy in orange wrappers of booklet. With subscription form. William A. P. White (1911-1968) may be better known by his pseudonym Anthony Boucher.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Offprint. Small quarto. [1], 352-362pp. Stapled printed wrappers. Tiny number inked on front cover, very light wear, and staple a bit oxidized, near fine. Briefly Inscribed by the author to psychologist L. B. Hoisington on the front cover and signed "MSS.". First published in *American Literature*, Volume 15, No. 4, January 1944. *The Grapes of Wrath* won both the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize, and this essay was collected in at least two collections of critical studies of the book. *OCLC* locates a single copy, at the University of Tulsa.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Thomas Hart Benton (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is the first Heritage Press printing with the "Heritage Club Sandglass" paper insert #7D. This copy is signed by Thomas Hart Benton just below his name on the title page--no inscriptions. From an auction of Homer and William Goldstone. A very good copy with moderate fading to the spine and moderate edgewear to the bottom of the spine--otherwise a clean and unmarked copy. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Condition: Fair. SIGNED! New York: The Heritage Press, 1940. Heritage Press Edition. Sm 4to. Full leather. xxii,559pp. Illus. Signed by lithographer Thomas Hart Benton on half title page. Poor book or binding copy. Spine cover missing. Boards detached. In polypropylene bag. (novels, Thomas Hart Benton) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Original cloth. First Edition, Limited to 50 copies. SIGNED by the author. Designed and handmade by Adrienne Hooker, Assistant Professor of Art, Louisiana Tech University and several of her students. The selected visuals for this graphic novel were done by students of various schools in Louisiana. A fine copy. This graphic novel was created under a National Endowment for the Arts BIG READ Grant 2009. 8th graders from 21 Louisiana parishes created graphic novels based on John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath." The program "From Tragedy to Triumph, The Great Depression and New Deal in North Louisiana" was designed to encourage students to ".honor those who lived through this transformative period and to demonstrate how the landscape of our country was quite literally changed by the recovery efforts, both public and private.".

A signed copy of the Czech translation of "The Grapes of Wrath"; the signature is on the half-title (see a photo). The second edition (the first, censored edition was published in 1941). John Steinbeck visited Czechoslovakia in 1946. /// Paperback.573 pp., 8° (13.5 x 21 cm), deckle edges, cover worn, yellowed and slightly chipped, front cover almost detached, spine cracked (almost split into two halves), edges and several pages yellowed, rare pencil marking, condition: good Book Language/s: Czech.

Hardcover. Two volume set in slipcase. 26.5 x 19 cm. 559pp. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in rawhide leather spine with "grass cloth" covers. Illustrated with lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton. Limited to 1146 sets of which is is set # 1058 signed by Benton in volume 2. Illustrated endpapers. Laid in is a page "About the Binding of this book". The rawhide portion of the spine is partially discolored to white. Slipcase with a bit of edgewear. Very Good in Very Good slipcase.

Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the British release of the classic John Ford directed film starring Henry Fonda. Signed by actor Darryl Hickman on the title page with his full name and that of the character he plays in the film ÒWinfield Joad.Ó Additionally, accompanying the book are two 8Ó by 11Ó black & white photographs from the film, each signed by Hickman. One shows the entire Joad family and the other is a close-up photograph of Henry Fonda and Hickman in their roles. Bookplate. The book is near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small tears and tiny chipping. The front panel of the dust jacket is a horseshoe-shaped collage of photographs of Fonda and the cast of the film. Scarce.

First Edition. THE GRAPES OF WRATH, Limited Editions Club, 1940, first edition thus, 2 volumes, multi hued rawhide spines, very fine in near fine publishers cardboard slipcase with some wear to the head of the box above the spine of the book. Laid in is a single sheet from the publisher entitled "About the Binding of this Book." 1/1,146 copies, SIGNED by the illustrator, Thomas Hart Benton.

First edition with âFirst Published in April 1939â on copyright page of the author's classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. "The Grapes of Wrath is the kind of art thatâs poured out of a crucible in which are mingled pity and indignation. Its power and importance do not lie in its political insight but in its intense humanity. [It] is the American novel of the season, probably the year, possibly the decade" (Clifton Fadiman). It is the basis for the 1940 John Ford directed film, bearing the same name starring Henry Fonda. It is widely considered one of the greatest American films of all time. In 1989, the film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century.

Brief (1 S. gr. 4° mit gedrucktem Namen und Anschrift am Kopf, gefaltet) mit Ort, Datum, eigenhändiger Unterschrift in Tinte signiert New York, 16.XII.1952 In dem Schreiben an den Musikproduzenten Mort Lewis (1926-2016, vor allem als Manager von Simon & Garfunkel bekannt), entschuldigt sich Steinbeck für sein Nichterscheinen zu einem Treffen am 8. Dezember ?As a matter of fact, I am not very good at going to any meetings. I seem to shy away from them, but in this particular case I couldn?t have gone, even if I did not shy away from them.?.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. SIGNED COPY; 1st edition (1957); signed by John Steinbeck on the ffep; inscription reads, "To [.] my friend" 10/28/63; text is in Russian; GOOD conditon; boards have rubbing to extremes, slight staining to panels; binding is cracked at front hinge, but still holding; pages are discolored from age; no internal markings. Very scarce signed edition; printing of 1st edition was 225,000 copies. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore.

Hardcover. Second Czech Edition. Dustwrapper designed by Jaroslav váb. Uncommon edition of this winner of the Pulitzer Prize. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Steinbeck on the last page of text located at the foot of the translator's notes in which the translator, Vladimír Procházka, includes an excerpt from a positive review of the translation: ".in reading this translation we forget that it's a translation. How many translations can we say that about?" The inscription is under Procházka's printed name and is to him: "For Vladimir Prochazka/Thank you/John Steinbeck." Procházka, a lawyer and communist, was forced to withdraw from his political activities during the Nazi occupation and translated THE GRAPES OF WRATH, along with works by James Joyce and Bernard Shaw. In 1946, he was elected to parliament as a communist and helped draft the new Czechoslovak constitution. Steinbeck most likely inscribed this on one of his two trips to communist Czechoslovakia, or possibly in the U. S. when Procházka was serving as the Czechoslovak ambassador to the United States. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper.

Reprint edition. Hinges cracked; a very good copy in dust jacket; in a custom clamshell box. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to William Faulkner's sister-in-law, "For Mrs. John Faulkner, John Steinbeck." All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. John Steinbeck THE GRAPES OF WRATH - True First Edition, 1939. First Edition DJ. with SIGNED HANDWRITTEN ENVELOPE. Obtained through RR Auction. Condition: book is in very good condition. Clean. Jacket is in very good condition with some slight professional restoration done. Envelope is in good condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 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.

Pictorial Beige Cloth HC. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Seventh Printing June 1939 Stated. cover board and spine soiling and shelving worn; slight spine lean; x-lib; red music sheet end papers featuring Battle Hymn of the Republic; first published in April 1939; from the private collection of the seller; please contact for pictures; cannot authenticate signature. Signed by Author(s).

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 our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O8-69).

hardcover. Condition: near fine. fifth. Fifth edition, published one month after the first edition, as stated on copyright page May 1939. One of ten leatherbound presentation copies, signed by Steinbeck on a laid-in slip inscribed to Elyse. Book near fine. Housed in a custom-made fold-out case.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page. A second printing before publication. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Book has slightly tanned spine and a small (less than an inch) tear in the spine cloth near the front panel. Jacket has reviews on the front flap and is from a later printing. Bottom corner of the front flap is clipped, where it would have said what printing it is. We will provide a certificate of authenticity. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated Edition. Inscribed illustrated edition. Inscribed by John Steinbeck on the title page to Mr. and Mrs. O'Quinn. Thomas Hart Benton (illustrator). 559 pgs, 7 7/8" wide x 10 1/4" tall. Illustrated endpapers. Dark tan cloth with silver lettering . All external page edges have been tinted a light yellow by the publisher. The book spine is slightly sunned. Comes in publisher's slipcase, edges worn and top edge on one side split. The book itself is internally unmarked, clean, tightly bound and in fine condition. All housed in a custom-made slipcase. The story of The O'Quinns: In 1955, John Steinbeck came to Austin, Texas, to visit his nephew, Jon Atkinson. Jon was highschool friends with Kerry O'Quinn. During Steinbeck's visit, Kerry went to Jon's house and took his parent's Heritage Club copy of The Grapes of Wrath which Steinbeck signed with the wonderful inscription: "For Mr. & Mrs. Quinn, from John Steinbeck who isn't angry at anybody". FYI: When Jon and Kerry graduated highschool in 1956, their parents gave them a two week trip to New York City. John and Elaine Steinbeck were away at Sag Harbor for the summer but offered them the use of his 5-story townhouse on East 72nd Street, complete with housekeeper and cook. Elaine helped them to get orchestra seats for all the big Broadway musicals including My Fair Lady which was sold out.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st Edition copy of what is arguably the preeminent literary work of the Great Depression era, signed and inscribed by Steinbeck on a bookplate on the first front flyleaf. Publisher's pictorial linen. 619pp., featuring illustrated endpapers with the sheet music for "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Original, unclipped dust jacket depicting at the top inner flap a price of $2.75, and at the bottom of the flap "First Edition." Colophon page with "First Published in April 1939" Square tight binding. Clean interior. Steinbeck's inscription reads in three lines - "To Danny With luck John Steinbeck". Binding lightly soiled with mild wear. Interior clean and bright. Dust jacket soiled with edge wear, including a large chip at top of spine affecting title and author name, as well as a one-inch closed tear along upper front panel edge. Other mild wear at corners and along edges. Front panel and flap separated from spine. Presents handsomely in an archival mylar sleeve. The signature and inscription have been professionally authenticated, with documentation included. Overall a handsome piece, and a cornerstone addition to any fine Literary collection.

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 expressed an interest in meeting Steinbeck in 1944 and, accordingly, Sheean invited Steinbeck and Hemingway to dine with him at Tim Costello's Irish pub on Third Avenue, New York. John O'Hara, the short story writer, was also present and had with him an antique walking cane which he had received as a gift from Steinbeck. Hemingway in a drunken and boarish manner bet O'Hara 50 dollars that he could break the cane over his head. The bet was accepted and O'Hara lost both his cane and the money. Steinbeck was disgusted and rather bemused at Hemingway's gratuitous cruelty. Hemingway promised to replace the cane, but never did. Steinbeck would later send O'Hara a replacement. The fine jacket design is by the children's book author and illustrator Elmer Hader (1889-1973), 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 cover for The Grapes of Wrath. Elmer later designed the jackets of Steinbeck's East of Eden (1952) and The Winter of Our Discontent (1961). Goldstone & Payne A12. Stephen K. George & Barbara A. Heavilin, John Steinbeck and his Contemporaries, 2007. Octavo. Original buff cloth, lettering to spine in brown, pictorial design to spine and covers in brown, endpapers decorated with the sheet music for "Battle Hymn of the Republic", top edge yellow. With supplied dust jacket. Housed in custom blue cloth solander box. book label to rear pastedown. Extremities worn, spine toned, minor split to front joint, repair to inner front hinge, edges of pp. 91-92 worn, lacking corners of pp. 181-82, and pp. 231-32, occasional short tears; a clean and good copy. Dust jacket lightly soiled with extremities worn and browning to edges; a good copy of an unclipped jacket.

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 general mild toning, light wear to ends and corners, small chip at head affecting part of title, small split just starting at head of front joint fold: a very good copy in like jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. John Steinbeck (1939) 'The Grapes of Wrath', US first edition, first printing, published by Viking. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For Joseph Dunninger, John Steinbeck." Houed in a blue solander case protecting the book. Provenance: Joseph Dunninger (1892-1975), aka 'The Amazing Dunninger,' was a prominent magician and mentalist who pioneered the performance of magic on radio and television. He was friends of Harry Houdini and other contemporary magicians. An interesting association of one of the most desirable 20th century American landmark novels. Condition: a near fine book with just a hint of shelf wear and faint ageing spots to page block. The original dust jacket is NOT price clipped, clean with a professional repair of a tear. A striking specimen. The Grapes of Wrath was an immediate bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award. It was adapted into the famous John Ford Hollywood film (1940) starring Henry Fonda. Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize in Literature for which this work contributed greatly. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).