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John Steinbeck, The Long Valley, 1st Print 1938

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John Steinbeck, The Long Valley, 1st Print 1938

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"The Long Valley", by John Steinbeck, published by the Viking Press, New York in 1938, First Edition, First Printing with "Published in September 1938" without additional printing information (point of First Printing); printed by Little and Ives, New York.

The rarest printing of all Steinbeck's books. Only 8,000 copies of this First printing were issued.

It is the first book which Steinbeck published by the Viking Press:

CONTENTS:

The Chrysanthemums
The White Quail
Flight
The Snake
Breakfast
The Raid
The Harness
The Vigilante
Johnny Bear
The Murder
St. Katy the Virgin
Red Pony Trilogy
The Leader of the People

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ---- $14.50
Canada: Express (c 5-7 days) -- $42.50
World: Express (c 5-10 days) -- $64.50

Condition

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth with Viking Press colophon on the back-board (a little wear, darkened spine); 5.1/4 x 8.1/8", 303 pages, very good condition.

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John Steinbeck, The Long Valley, 1st Print 1938

Name: John Steinbeck, The Long Valley, 1st Print 1938
SKU: 63674170
Price: 190 USD
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