Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: The Viking Press, 1962. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition, One of 3,000 copies printed by Steinbeck's publisher, The Viking Press on receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature. Citation "To John Steinbeck, United States, for his at one and the same time realistic and imaginative writings, distinguished as they are by a sympathetic humour and a social perception" At least Very Good Plus to near Fine, soft cover with red titles to front panel, light toning on tan wrappers and a little nick at head of spine else Fine. No previous owner bookplate or writing, binding as new, 8. 75 inches in height by 5.75 inches in width. 10 pages plus listing of Steinbeck's books, great black and white portrait of Steinbeck on frontis. Very clean and most presentable edition at a value price. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002451
- Title
- Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Fine
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