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RED PONY
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Covici Friede, 1937. Near fine.. Signed limited first edition, this the scarce "lettered" issue meant for private distribution to friends. In addition to being lettered instead of numbered, this issue is printed on Marais handmade paper (watermarked) while the numbered copies are on La Garde paper. The limited edition originally sold for $10.00 - a large sum for the time, but sold out. The story features young Jody Tiflin and his life on his father's northern California ranch. The first edition has no illustrations; an illustrated expanded edition came out in 1945. This lettered limited edition is quite scarce. 10'' x 7''. Original tan pictorial limp cloth. No glassine, spine and rear edge faded, mark at finger slot level corresponding with the finger hole cut out on slipcase for book removal, owner bookplate tipped onto free endpaper purportedly belonging to a Covici Friede associate. Housed in the publisher's slip case with the limitation letter on the spine of the case. Slight marginal sunning to cloth. Edge of case faintly stained in two areas, else tight.
Synopsis
"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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39023
- Title
- RED PONY
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Covici Friede
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Limited Edition,Gift Idea,Nobel
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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