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JOURNAL OF A NOVEL: The East of Eden Letters
by Steinbeck, John
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- first
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, (1969). First edition. One of 600 copies. Published the year following Steinbeck's death. Text comprised of letters written to Pascal Covici, his old friend and editor, while working on EAST OF EDEN. 4to silver-stamped half blue cloth and blue paper boards; 182 pages. Illustrated with seven folding-plate facsimiles of pages from the original manuscript and a frontispiece photo of the box Steinbeck carved to house the original manuscript of EAST OF EDEN that he presented to Covici. Small, light stain on title page otherwise fine in original glassine dust jacket, which is a little darkened at spine; housed in a fine example of the publisher's slipcase.
Synopsis
Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game." Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the test of East of Eden . They touched on many subjects—story arguments, trial flights of worknamship, concern for his sons. Part autobiography, part writer's workshop, these letters offer an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck's creative process, and a fascinating glimpse of Steinbeck, the private man.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52356
- Title
- JOURNAL OF A NOVEL: The East of Eden Letters
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1969)
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