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The Red Pony

The Red Pony

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The Red Pony

by Steinbeck, John

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Near Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item

The Viking Press, 1945. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First. One of 52 signed and lettered copies, in addition to a stated limitation of 699 signed and numbered copies, this is letter "FF" of the lettered issue, signed by Steinbeck. There were likely 52 lettered copies, since double lettered copies such as this have appeared on the market. 1937, 1937. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. STEINBECK, John. The Red Pony. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. Octavo, original pictorial beige cloth, uncut, original numbered cardboard slipcase. Housed in a custom clamshell box. The three interconnected stories in this volume (a fourth was added in the 1945 edition) "examine the nature of life and of death and the relationship of the individual to the whole" (Benson, 288). Without original glassine. Goldstone & Payne A9a. Salinas Public Library, 27. Valentine 78. Interior fine. Cloth with slightest toning. Original slipcase lightly worn, with a small piece of the top edge of the case detached but present. A lovely copy in very nearly fine condition.

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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Bookseller
Bookbid Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
108060
Title
The Red Pony
Author
Steinbeck, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Limited Edition
Publisher
The Viking Press
Date Published
1945

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About Bookbid Rare Books

Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Clamshell Box
A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
First Edition
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New
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