The Long Valley by John Steinbeck 1st Edition 1st Printing 1938, Rare Book

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE This is a true first edition because the copyright page states, “Viking Press, New York 1938, First Published September 1938”, and it is one of 8,000 copies. There are no additional printings listed. Book condition is very good. It is an exceptional copy of this collection of stories by one of the great authors of the 20th Century. This copy is in very good condition with a square, tight binding, bright orange spine lettering over beige and orange boards, and clean, crisp pages throughout. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy. Not remaindered, not price-clipped ($2.50 intact), and not ex-library. The book does show light browning to the hinges and pastedowns. Please see all 14 photos. The Long Valley is a collection of short fiction, which includes the titles: "The Chrysanthemums," "The White Quail," "Flight," "The Snake," "Breakfast," "The Raid," "The Harness," "The Vigilante," "Johnny Bear," "The Murder," "St. Katy the Virgin," "The Leader of the People," and acclaimed novella The Red Pony. The Red Pony is an episodic novella composed of three short stories, "The Gift," "The Great Mountains," and "The Promise." The Red Pony tells the story of Jody Tiflin, an adolescent who lives on his father's California ranch and collides with some painful realities of life. Steinbeck's short story, "The Murder," was his first work to win a national award, winning the O. Henry Prize in 1934. The Viking Publisher’s dust jacket has $2.50 retail price on front flap, text promoting Erskine Caldwell on rear panel, faint shelfware rubbing to spine, and shallow chipping at top edge of front cover. The colors are bright and the illustrator is Elmer Hader. We will begin listing items from a 50-year period of unique collections of 1st edition books, vinyl LPs of choir music, primarily boys’ choirs, comics, and high-end English porcelain. The owners have been avid purchasers of these items, which have been stored carefully. We are not experts in grading, but we give detailed verbal descriptions to the best of our knowledge and include multiple photo descriptions. We invite you to contact us regarding questions and we will happily provide you with more photos if requested. Over the next several weeks we will begin listing multiple items from our collections. You may want to follow our Lorman 120 store to view new listings when we start introducing them. From a pet-free, smoke-free, scent-free and mildew-free home. Please review all photos as they are part of the item description and email us with any questions before buying as there are no returns and sales are final. We combine shipping when multiple items are purchased. Thank you for looking!

Price: 1150 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

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