Steinbeck A Life in Letters de Steinbeck, John - 1975

New York: Viking Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good, Price Clipped. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 906. Edited by Elaine Steinbeck and Robert Wallsten. Blue printed dust jacket, black cloth covered boards with a facsimile of Steinbeck's signature on the top board. The letters cover Steinbeck's entire writing career. They create a path to follow the development of his style, and growth as an author. They also highlight his willingness to experiment. This was a review copy. Laid in is a 5" x 3 1/2" yellow card with information of the Canadian distributor. The price-clipped jacket has light edge wear.

Penguin Books , pp. 928 . Papeback. New.

Viking Press, , new York (1975), 1975. Viking Press, , New York, Book Club Edition 1975. Black cloth over boards, gold and silver lettering. Near Mint/Near Mint in Mylar. For John Steinbeck, who hated the telephone, letter-writing was a preparation for work and a natural way for him to communicate his thoughts on people he liked and hated; on marriage, women, and children; on the condition of the world; and on his progress in learning his craft. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with a 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York, Steinbeck: A Life in Letters reveals the inner thoughts and rough character of this American author as nothing else has and as nothing else ever will. (good Reads) " In my sixty years I've left a lot of tracks" John Steinberg wrote in 1962, this is a record of some f those tracks' Very Interesting book. Viking Press, , New York, Book Club Edition 1975. Very Good++, clean bright, solid, no markings. Black cloth over… Leer más

New York:: The Viking Press, 1978. A handsome copy of the Boxed Limited Edition of 1000, this being number 387. Bright, clean, square, and tight. 6.5" wide by 9.5" tall. In the original blue cloth binding, housed in grayish blue paper-covered slipcase, without Dust Jacket as issued. NOT faded. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. The slipcase would be FINE but for slight shelf wear. Endpaper color matches the slipcase. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Steinbeck and several handwritten letter facsimiles. The editors, Elaine Steinbeck (his wife) and Robert Wallsten, have added notes and biographical details when needed for clarity. A chronological appendix identifies over 860 Steinbeck letters with the recipient's name, point of origin, date, and provenance. Index. From the publisher: "The first major collection of Steinbeck's letters, most of which have never been published anywhere,… Leer más

New York:: The Viking Press, 1978. A handsome copy of the Boxed Limited Edition of 1000, this being number 666. Bright, clean, square, and tight. 6.5" wide by 9.5" tall. In the original blue cloth binding, housed in grayish blue paper-covered slipcase, without Dust Jacket as issued. NOT faded. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. The slipcase would be FINE but for slight shelf wear. Endpaper color matches the slipcase. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Steinbeck and several handwritten letter facsimiles. The editors, Elaine Steinbeck (his wife) and Robert Wallsten, have added notes and biographical details when needed for clarity. A chronological appendix identifies over 860 Steinbeck letters with the recipient's name, point of origin, date, and provenance. Index. From the publisher: "The first major collection of Steinbeck's letters, most of which have never been published anywhere,… Leer más