The Pastures Of Heaven

Brewer Warren Putnam, 1932 First Edition, First Printing. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with seldom seen in this nice condition. This ORIGINAL unsophisticated First Issue dustjacket has light wear to the spine and edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the panel and edges.… Read more

NY, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. With a first issue dust jacket, his second book, Goldstone & Payne A2a, Morrow 14, this first edition is one of only 1,650 copies actually bound (from a print-run of 2,500 sets of sheets), only a paltry 650 copies were actually sold, this was his first book with… Read more

Brewer, Warren and Putnam, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. NY, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932, 1932. NY, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. His second book, Goldstone & Payne A2a, Morrow 14, this first edition is one of only 1,650 copies actually bound (from a print-run of 2,500 sets of sheets), only 650… Read more

Brewer, Warren & Putnam, New York, 1932 First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with minor wear to the front panel and edges. This First Issue dustjacket has all the first issue points present. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are… Read more

First Edition, First Printing. This original dustjacket has some chipping to the spine. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean, with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this true first edition, in collector's condition. Includes a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.… Read more

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam / Robert O. Ballou, 1932. First edition. second issue. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. One of perhaps only a handful of copies of the rare first edition, second issue. In more than twenty years of collecting, I have not seen another. According to Phil Ralls' Steinbect Firsts catalogue (see John Steinbeck :… Read more

Robert O. Ballou, 1932. First edition. third issue. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on the pastdown "For Keith Baker / John Steinbeck 1935" This copy formerly appeared in Peter Howard's Serendipity Books catalogue #50, which noted the scarcity of such early signatures: "Valentine did not have an inscribed copy of this title." According to Howard, the original owner of… Read more

NY: Brewer, Warren & Putnam. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt. First edition of the author's second book. Cloth faded at spine and extremities, and gilt rubbed at front panel, rubbed off at spine. Cloth is rubbed through at bottom points, though only slightly. Points are essentially… Read more

New York: Brewer, Warren and Putnam, 1932. First edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition, first issue. Original green cloth, spine faded. Former owner bookplate to pastedown endpaper, with offsetting to opposite page. Dust jacket with expertly closed tear to lower rear joint, previous mark from tape repair shows on verso only. In the… Read more

NY, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. His second book, Goldstone & Payne A2a, Morrow 14, this first edition is one of only 1,650 copies actually bound (from a print-run of 2,500 sets of sheets), only a paltry 650 copies were actually sold, this was his first book with what could be called the Steinbeck… Read more

Covici Friede, 1932 (but 1935). First edition, fourth issue. Binding darkened a shade, more so to spine, minor fraying to spine and corners just showing, overall very good in darkened dust jacket, once again, more so to spine and with some random spotting and shallow chipping, in mylar cover. Tan cloth titled in red and with red horizontal… Read more

Covici Friede, 1935. First Edition, 4th issue. Beige cloth binding, dark red titles, light green topstain. Book very good plus with unobtrusive date stamp to dedication page at binding edge. DJ, with price of $2.50 intact, very good with sunning to spine, one tiny (1/8") closed tear. Very rare with DJ. 294 pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing; one of 650 copies of the first issue. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with slight lean and fading to spine. Remnants of dust jacket tipped in and partially removed at front paste down;… Read more

Robert O. Ballou, New York, 1932 FIRST EDITION, third issue bound in the ORIGINAL unbound sheets printed by Brewer, Warren & Putnam and purchased by Ballou publisher. The book is in great shape without the ubiquitous fading to the spine with light wear to the boards. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp.… Read more

New York: Covici Friede, 1935. First Edition, Fourth Issue. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, fourth issue. Publisher's tan cloth binding stamped in maroon, with title page tipped in. Very Good with toning to pages, and to cloth at spine and edges. In a Very Good dust jacket with price intact, toning to spine and edges, several small stains… Read more

New York:: Covici, Friede,, 1935. . A Very Good plus copy with some light foxing to the boards in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with chipping to the head & foot of the spine, a small damp spot near bottom of spine and a closed tear. Previous owner name on front jacket flap. A very uncommon copy… Read more

NY: Covici Friede Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth titled in red. First edition, fourth issue. The green topstain has mostly faded, the boards have a faint trace of darkening. A sound, square, unmarked copy, about fine. The DJ in mylar with $2.50 flap price intact is toned at… Read more

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Probably a former private lending library copy with label on rear pastedown, and paper remnant of front pastedown, else very good lacking the dustwrapper.

Robert O. Ballou, New York, 1932 FIRST EDITION published by Ballou publisher. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's green cloth with minor wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, third issue with Robert Ballou imprint on spine and title page, which is a cancel. Very Good, with spine heavily faded and covers faded along edges, gilt stamping is oxidized. Pages toned. A solid copy, lacking the scarce dust jacket.

London: Philip Allan, 1933. Book. Near Fine. Quarter-Leather Bound. First British Edition.. Goldstone & Payne, A-2d. Published in May of 1933, before Cup of Gold was issued in Great Britain in 1937, thus being the first of Steinbeck's works to appear in England. Very rare. Edges untrimmed and unstained. The page ends and the edges are browning as is usually… Read more

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. First Edition, First Issue. 8vo., 294pp.; G-/no DJ; bound in green cloth, spine has faded lettering, 'MAY / C.O.' written in white paint on tail of spine, covering publishers information; lacking dust jacket; Ex Library, bookplate for The May Company on front pastedown, cancelled stamp on front pastedown; rear panel on the… Read more

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. First edition, first issue of Steinbeck's rare second book (only 1650 were bound, only 650 copies sold). First edition. Original green cloth stamped in gilt, in a fine copy of the exact facsimile first issue jacket (spine faded with… Read more

with matching dates on title and copyright page. Green cloth, brightly stamped in gilt on front cover, rubbed away on spine, though lettering is visible. Slight spine lean, sunning to spine and to bottom of front cover, tiny tear-drop sized water stain to spine crown, tanning to front flyleaf from some affixed item, mostly removed. The binding is tightly bound,… Read more

VG/--. In lt. brown, linen cloth. Slight cocking to spine. No DJ, Without DJ California novel Covici/ Friede Publishers New York (1932) [1935] 1ST EDITION 4th issue 7 3/4 x 5 1/4", 294 pp., With Covici-Friede title page. Nice, clean copy. Bright. Scarce second novel.

first British edition. London, Philip Allan, 1933, first British edition, first printing. Author's second book, lacking its dust jacket, Goldstone & Payne A2d, not recorded by Morrow, this was the first of his books published in Great Britain, very scarce. Ink name, spine panel color faded, else a very good copy of a poorly made book.

World Publishing. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Stated First Printing by World Publishing. Green cloth cover is irubbed at corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name neatly written in very tiny letters on… Read more

New York: Viking, 1963. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First reset edition. The jacket is lightly worn at spine-ends but is otherwise clean and very attractive. The price has been blacked-out with a felt pen.

The spine is a bit dirty or faded,but otherwise the book is in very good condition, NO DJ See Photos

NY: THE VIKING PRESS, 1963. 1963 NEW EDITION, SMALL CHIP & CLOSED TEAR TO THE UNCLIPPED DJ, HAS A SMALL SPOT TO THE ARTHUR HAWKINS DJ., OWNER'S NAME TO FFEP.. HARDCOVER. VG/VG.

first edition. n.p., Solar Productions, n.d.(c.1954), first edition. This "made" film, presented here in the old Beta format, presents three stories from Steinbeck's second book of the same title, they are the Junius Maltby story, the Pat Humbert story, and the "Shark" Wicks story, each had been produced as part of the old "Omnibus" television series in the early… Read more

New York: Bantam, 1951. First Edition - Thus. Paperbound. Review copy with the publisher’s dated review slip laid in. Very good plus copy with some minor foxing to the inside covers and a faint hint of edge wear in printed wrappers. The front cover is illustrated with a color painting of a lovely woman leaning against a building in… Read more

Iran: Unknown, 1932 In Persian/Farsi. Date unknown, refers to the 1932 copyright. Printed in Iran (does not say "Persia"). Pages: clean, tan, tight; a.e. substantially tanned. Cover: lt green w/ deer and lake on front (the back cover for English-readers), red titles/text all surfaces. A few sm creases, spine crinkled and tiny chips heel. Steinbeck charts the gradual disintegration of… Read more

Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

London: Quality Press Publishers, Ltd., 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In Goldstone & Payne, A-2m, a scarce British edition. Dj has wear and chips, is clipped, and there is an inscription by the previous owner on the ffe..

Armed Services Edition Inc ASE, 1945. #703. This is better than average condition for this publisher. Nice and clean. No major creases on front cover. Light wear and minor rubs. This was issued during WW 2 to soldiers overseas. It would be difficult to find a nicer copy. Steinbeck's second book, a short story collection, Goldstone & Payne A2k,… Read more

New York: Modern Age books. Scarce Modern Age Books trade softcover WITH the ultra scarce dustjacket,1939, A Seal Book, unabridged, 154 pages, Book is near Fine. publisher's stiff cardstock printed in red, gray and white, black printed titles to front boards and spine, spine near flawless except for a tiny chip to head, very light edge wear, Jacket is near… Read more

Armed Services Edition Inc ASE #703. Light wear. lno major creases. Spine lightly faded. Nice condition for this publisher (usually found with heavy creasing and wear). This paperback was issued during WW 2 to soldiers overseas.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good to Near Fine.

Armed Services Edition Small rectangular paperback format, for World War II servicemen, 256 pages in double-column format, no date. Very tiny scratch at bottom front, very tiny nick at spine top right, back somewhat discolored--mottled. Fine.. Soft Cover. Fine.

first edition thus. NY, Penguin Books, July 1942, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 509, a very scarce vintage paperback, Goldstone & Payne A2j, not recorded by Morrow. Very good.

New York: Modern Age Books, 1938. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G&P A-2i. Included are the pieces of the DJ. No other marks or imprints. The Cover states A Seal Book, Unabridged Edition..

New York, Council on Books in Wartime, ca. 1943., 1943. Armed Services edition, no. 703. Oblong 16mo. Original printed color pictorial wrappers (minor rubbing at edges; no creases). Very good. No foxing. 256 pages + original wrappers. No signatures or bookplates.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

first edition thus. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 703 in this important series, Steinbeck's second book, a short story collection that some consider his best book, Goldstone & Payne A2k, Morrow 18, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI.… Read more

Tower Books, 1946. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth-effect boards. Text block typically tanned, otherwise essentially as issued. Color illus. dust jacket shows 1" closed tear along top front edge, a few small nicks, mild tanning, now in mylar. 1st ptg. thus (1946). 192 pp. … Read more

New York: Modern Age Books, 1938. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G&P A-2i. Browning pages and spine. No other marks or imprints..

New York: Modern Age Books, 1938. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Small octavo. Perfectbound in wrappers. About very good with toned pages with a few chips, scrap and light edgewear.

Tower:world. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Stated first Tower printing Feb, 1946. First thus ed. Book and priced (049) DJ are in fair condition. EX-Library copy with usual indiactions to book and jacket. Excised front endpaper. Lable on spine. Browned pages are chipped and torn. An as is reading copy. (THIS BOOK… Read more

Armed Services Editions. N.D.. Softcover. VG+, minor edge wear only; No. 703 in the ASE (Armed Services Edition) series. Very nice copy. These were published between 1943 and 1947.; Softcover; Oblong 12mo; No DJ .

NY: Armed Services Edition. Very Good+. 1932. First Edition. Softcover. Oblong format softcover. Reading crease and mild rubbing to cover. Armed services #703. States 1932 but these were published 1943-1947. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall .