Burning Bright
by Steinbeck, John
Burning Bright is a 1950 novella by John Steinbeck written as an experiment with producing a play in novel format. Rather than providing only the dialogue and brief stage directions as would be expected in a play, Steinbeck fleshes out the scenes with details of both the characters and the environment. The intention was to allow the play to be read by the non-theatrical reader while still allowing the dialogue to be lifted and performed with little adaptation by acting companies.
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Burning Bright.
by Steinbeck, John.
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Concord, California, USA
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NY, Viking, 1950, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Third and last of his play/novelette experiments and easily the least accomplished and least understood, Steinbeck provides his own introduction to this play in story form, Goldstone & Payne A29a, Morrow 206. Fine in a very nearly fine jacket. Item Price
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Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
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- 1950
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Centreville, Virginia, USA
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New York:: The Viking Press,, 1950. First edition. A fine hardcover copy in a bright, unclipped NF dust jacket. Dust jacket has slight color loss on one spot on the back (about the size of an eraser head). DJ has very light wear on tips and spine. Item Price
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Burning Bright.
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Concord, California, USA
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London, Heinemann, 1951, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Jacket designed by Biro, Steinbeck provides his own foreword to this third of his play/novelette experiments, Goldstone & Payne A29b, Morrow 207. A rather cheaply produced book, thus nearly fine in a clipped jacket with some wear at extremities and some tape reinforcements to the verso. Item Price
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Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
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- Used - Good+
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- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
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- 1950
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Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Burning Bright - John Steinbeck (First Edition 1st Printing 1950 Hardcover w/ Original DJ) Novel Play
Subtitle: "A Play in Story Form."
Copyright 1950, published by The Viking Press (NY). 159 pages. Goldstone & Payne, A29a. Stated 'First published by The Viking Press in November 1950' on the copyright page with no subsequent printings listed. Original dust jacket has $2.50 on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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BURNING BRIGHT
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - About fine in near fine jacket.
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- First edition
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- 1950
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. First edition. About fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of Steinbeck's experimental work, an amalgam of play and novel similar to OF MICE AND MEN. Expanding on the idea first developed in OF MICE AND MEN - adapting aspects of the theater into the structure of a novel - Steinbeck wrote this… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
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- 1950
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Southampton, New York, USA
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A$5,814.36
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Viking, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Published by Viking, 1950. Octavo. Tan cloth boards stamped in red with red topstain. Signed and inscribed by John Steinbeck on title page in red ink ("For Sal - John Steinbeck"). Book is like new with some light wear to spine top end. Sharp… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form
by STEINBECK, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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A$465.15
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New York: Viking, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Longish gift inscription else about fine in near fine dustwrapper with a slight scrape and tiny tear on the spine. Item Price
A$465.15
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BURNING BRIGHT: A Play in Story Form
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Very good in very good jacket.
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- 1950
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. First edition. Very good in very good jacket.. First printing of Steinbeck's experimental work, an amalgam of play and novel similar to OF MICE AND MEN. Expanding on the idea first developed in OF MICE AND MEN - adapting aspects of the theater into the structure of a novel - Steinbeck wrote this… Read more about this item Item Price
A$124.04
Burning Bright
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in an about Near Fine, unclipped ($2.50), faded at the spine, rubbed at the edges, soiled at the surface. Beige buckram with red ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board, bumped at the head of the spine. Square and firmly bound with a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form
by STEINBECK, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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A$775.25
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New York: Viking, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with typical sunning to the orange portion of the spine and touch of wear at the crown. Item Price
A$775.25
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Burning Bright
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Near fine
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- near fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Some slight browning to FFEP, light soiling to DJ, small stain heel of DJ, small 1/2" closed tear rear panel, slight fading to spine of DJ; otherwise colors bright. Item Price
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Burning Bright
by STEINBECK, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition.
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Auckland, NZL
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A$62.02
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London: Heinemann, 1951 Red cloth titled in gilt on spine. Tight and square, light foxing in edges and prelims. Dust jacket is unclipped, light edge wear, light foxing, 2 small price stickers at foot of spine, unfaded, protected in a removable clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Item Price
A$62.02
Burning Bright: A Play In Story Form
by STEINBECK, John
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- First Edition
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- 1950
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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A$232.58
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; rough gray cloth, with titles printed in red on spine and front panel; orange topstain; dustjacket; 159pp. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, unclipped, evenly dust-soiled, with edgewear, a few tears, and a touch of sunning to the spine. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A29a. Item Price
A$232.58
Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Steinbeck, Mr John
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Burning Bright ----REVIEW COPY----
by Steinbeck, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition / First Printing
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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dallas, Texas, USA
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A$155.05
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New York: Viking, 1950. First Edition / First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4 by 5 inch Viking review slip laid in. (Slip has a vertical crease.) Very attractive copy, just no issues to comment on.
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Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, USA
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A$193.81
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London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Very Clean, First British Edition, 1951, Very clean John Steinbeck play in story form. Book is near Fine, brick red publisher's cloth with bright gilt title to spine, tad of wear to bottom edges, very clean, binding tight and square, interior is Fine, NO previous owner name or bookplate.… Read more about this item Item Price
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BURNING BRIGHT: A Play in Story Form
by Steinbeck, John
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- 1950
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Middletown, Maryland, USA
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A$387.62
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. First edition. A "play-novelette" which Steinbeck describes as "a play that is easy to read or a short novel that can be played simply by lifting out the dialogue." Fine in bright near fine dust jacket with spine slightly toned and touch of creasing to head of spine. Item Price
A$387.62
Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
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- Used - Near fine
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- very good
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Pleasanton, California, USA
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A$465.15
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New York: The Viking Press, 1950. 159 pp. Approximately 5 x 7 1/2". First edition, first printing. Dust jacket is very good with minor chips and wear and does have the $2.50 price on flap, small closed tear on front top edge of cover. Original tan cloth over boards, red lettering on cover and spine, orange dye on top edges,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burning Bright: A Play In Story Form
by STEINBECK, John
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- First Edition
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- 1950
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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A$46.52
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; rough gray cloth, with titles printed in red on spine and front panel; orange topstain; 159pp. Slight fade to top-stain, mild rubbing to board edges; Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. GOLDSTONE & PAYNE A29a. Item Price
A$46.52
Burning Bright
by John Steinbeck
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- Used - Good
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- 1962
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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A$10.57
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Bantam Press, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. 130 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Item Price
A$10.57
