The Red Pony (Signed) by John Steinbeck - 1937

New York: Covici Friede Publishers. Limited Edition, Number 423 of 699 copies, in matching publishers slipcase with 423 in red ink on spine, nice and tightly signed by John Steinbeck in black ink on colophon page.Set in monotype Italian Oldstyle and printed on hand ade La Garde paper by Pynson Printers of New York, under the supervision of Elmer Adler. Beautiful printing with untrimmed fore and bottom edges. 81pages. The publishers glassine sleeve is not present. The Red Pony consists of three related short stories, "The Gift", "The Great Mountains", and "The Promise". No previous owner bookplate or writing, preliminary pages are spotless. The book is near Fine, a trace of sunning to spine and some very light foxing on very clean cloth. Boards decorated in square box pattern with the Red Pony on front board with date in Roman numerals. The slipcase is near Fine with just a trace bit of to head and heel of spine. A superior signed Limited Edition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1937.