Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
by John Steinbeck
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- Good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters by Steinbeck, HC w/o DJ, 1969, Good
Pages: 182
Publisher: The Viking Press
Published Date: 1969
Condition: Good
Blue cloth hardcover with dark blue spine. Some fading to cover. Missing the dust jacket. Endpapers are images of Steinbeck's journal. Price sticker from previous bookstore on front endpaper. Previous owner's name written on front endpaper and bottom book edge (see images). There are no other markings or annotations in the work. The binding and pages are tight. Marked as "First published in 1969 in a limited edition of 1000 copies…" on the copyright page (see image).
Synopsis
Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game." Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the test of East of Eden . They touched on many subjects—story arguments, trial flights of worknamship, concern for his sons. Part autobiography, part writer's workshop, these letters offer an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck's creative process, and a fascinating glimpse of Steinbeck, the private man.
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- Bookseller
- Veni Vidi Amavi Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- VVA-184
- Title
- Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth hardcover with dark blue spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First, Limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 182
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Steinbeck, John Steinbeck, East of Eden, Letters, Historical Writing, Writing
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