Search Results: Titles starting with J from James M. Dourgarian, Bookman

NY, Holiday, July 1954, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Pages 44-45, 89-90, Goldstone & Payne C101, Morrow 393. Fine.

Garden City, Doubleday, 1974, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Photo-illustrated, includes material on John Steinbeck and Dean's role in his first film, East of Eden, derived from Steinbeck's novel, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Ink name, near fine in a very good plus jacket.

NY, Dell, 1975, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. Illustrated with more than 100 photos, it discusses his work in the film version of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, his first film role, pages 173, 179, 182-184, 197, 207, not recorded by Morrow. Near fine.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. D-102 in this important series, a novel of Salem, MA, with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is one of the important and scarce D-Day ASE issues. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1199 in this important series, a biography of this fur-trapper/Indian fighter/frontiersman, note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Solid very good.

NY, Saturday Review, January 14, 1956, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Pages 17, text from "John O'London's Weekly," Goldstone & Payne C131, not recorded by Morrow. Near fine.

NY, The Century Co., 1913, first edition, first printing.. Lacking the very scarce dust jacket, illustrated by H. T. Dunn, with one blank leaf at the end, ink Christmas gift inscription in an unknown hand. Very good, a very pleasing copy.

n.p. (NY), A Harvest/HBJ Book, 1977, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Part of an illustrated history of the movies series, it discusses John Steinbeck and the film version of his Tortilla Flat in which Garfield starred, pages 77, 84-87, plus two photos from the film, not recorded by Morrow. Previous owner's sticker, else fine.

London, Heinemann, 1939, first British edition, wrappers. Softcover.. The first critical study of Steinbeck, Goldstone & Payne F7, Morrow 570. Covers with some soiling and age-darkening, internally fine.

NY, Viking, 1939, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Second issue with the erroneous frontispiece attribution (to Stjernstrom) blacked out and with Bo Beskov substituted, Goldstone & Payne F3, Morrow 567. Very good plus.

Bradenton, Opuscula Press, 1987, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Frontispiece illustration of Steinbeck by Cochrane, with an order form and prospectus from the publisher laid in loosley, this is No. 15 of 200 numbered copies, DeMott who was then head of the Steinbeck Research Center at San Jose State University covers both primary and secondary works. Fine.

Hyderabad, American Studies Centre, 1977, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. This copy issued in pink wrappers, there was another issue in green wrappers, includes an index and selected bibliography by this Indian Steinbeck scholar in addition to his lengthy essays, not recorded by Morrow. Although publications out of India tend to be cheaply produced (and this is no exception), the book remains fine, scarce thus.

London, Heinemann, 1939, first British edition, wrappers. Softcover.. The first critical study of Steinbeck, Goldstone & Payne F7, Morrow 570. Cover crease, else fine.

Aptos, Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs, 1970, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. One of only 150 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press, text is by James D. Hart with a letter from Steinbeck used as frontispiece, it also includes Steinbeck's "translation" of a poem from the Ukranian into a language he created, Goldstone & Payne A45a, Morrow 279, this copy with the creamy white wrappers, this is a presentation copy from James D. Hart inscribed in the year of publicatiion ("And another little/pamphlet for Jim Shipper/from Jim Hart 10/9/70"), very scarce thus. Fine.

St. Austell, Cornwall, Primestyle, Ltd., 1970, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Third in the Formative Films series, photo-illustrated, Goldstone & Payne F65, Morrow 614. Corner bump, fine.

Austin, University of Texas Press, 1974, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. This is the Bible of Steinbeck bibliographies, it is a very scarce and collectible book in its own right, one of just 1,200 copies, frontispiece photo of Steinbeck, indispensable. Fine, especially scarce in this condition when both book and jacket are fine.

San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1975, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. An intimate biography of his California years," with several photographic illustrations, frontispiece photo of Steinbeck by Phillippe Halsman, Morrow 634. Fine in a rubbed (as usual) jacket.

Yellow Springs, The Antioch Review, Summer 1942, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. His piece runs right before a differing view by Stanley Edgar Hyman entitled Some Notes on John Steinbeck, pages 172-184 and 185-200, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Library stamp, soiling to rear cover, else very good.

Bradenton, Opuscula Press, 1987, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Frontispiece illustration of Steinbeck by Cochrane, this is a Publisher's Presentation Copy, Inscribed by Robert Hanson, publisher of Opuscula Press, one of 200 numbered copies, DeMott who was then head of the Steinbeck Research Center at San Jose State University covers both primary and secondary works. Fine.

Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1971, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 94 in the University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers series, with a bibliography in the rear, Goldstone & Payne F69, Morrow 620, Review Copy with review slip, very scarce thus. Fine.