Search Results: Titles starting with J from James M. Dourgarian, Bookman

NY, Holiday, July 1954, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Pages 44-45, 89-90, Goldstone & Payne C101, Morrow 393. Fine.

Garden City, Doubleday, 1974, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Photo-illustrated, includes material on John Steinbeck and Dean's role in his first film, East of Eden, derived from Steinbeck's novel, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Ink name, near fine in a very good plus jacket.

NY, Dell, 1975, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. Illustrated with more than 100 photos, it discusses his work in the film version of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, his first film role, pages 173, 179, 182-184, 197, 207, not recorded by Morrow. Near fine.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. D-102 in this important series, a novel of Salem, MA, with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is one of the important and scarce D-Day ASE issues. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1199 in this important series, a biography of this fur-trapper/Indian fighter/frontiersman, note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Solid very good.

NY, Saturday Review, January 14, 1956, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Pages 17, text from "John O'London's Weekly," Goldstone & Payne C131, not recorded by Morrow. Near fine.

NY, The Century Co., 1913, first edition, first printing.. Lacking the very scarce dust jacket, illustrated by H. T. Dunn, with one blank leaf at the end, ink Christmas gift inscription in an unknown hand. Very good, a very pleasing copy.

n.p. (NY), A Harvest/HBJ Book, 1977, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Part of an illustrated history of the movies series, it discusses John Steinbeck and the film version of his Tortilla Flat in which Garfield starred, pages 77, 84-87, plus two photos from the film, not recorded by Morrow. Previous owner's sticker, else fine.

Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1986, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. This copy Inscribed by the author. Foxing to top and fore edges, else fine.

NY, Viking, 1939, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Second issue with the erroneous frontispiece attribution (to Stjernstrom) blacked out and with Bo Beskov substituted, Goldstone & Payne F3, Morrow 567. Fine.

Aptos, Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs, 1970, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. One of only 150 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press, text is by James D. Hart with a letter from Steinbeck used as frontispiece, it also includes Steinbeck's "translation" of a poem from the Ukranian into a language he created, Goldstone & Payne A45a, Morrow 279, this copy with the very white wrappers. Fine.

London, Heinemann, 1994, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Photo illustrated, a dubious biography that pales in comparison to its predecessor, Jackson Benson's The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer, published 10 years earlier. Fine.

Hyderabad, American Studies Centre, 1977, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. This copy issued in green wrappers, there was another issue in pink wrappers, includes an index and selected bibliography by this Indian Steinbeck scholar in addition to his lengthy essays, not recorded by Morrow. Although publications out of India tend to be cheaply produced (and this is no exception), the book remains fine, scarce thus.

NY, The New York Times Book Review, March 8, 1942, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. A review of Steinbeck's novel, The Moon is Down, front cover and page 27, this is the lead review, with a giant cover photo of Steinbeck (unattributed, but by Sonja Noskowiak), it is quite a positive review, especially considering the controversy over the book, "a narrative of great dramatic intensity," not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow, scarce. Printed on cheap newsprint, water marked along the spine, else very good.

n.p. (Cary, NC), privately printed, 2013, first edition.. This excellent reference work is the result of 50+ years of collecting JohnSteinbeck/Steinbeckiana, plus five years in preparing the book itself, it is divided into 14 lettered sections featuring the books in their collections covering everything from primary first editions to first printings by subsequent publishers, anthologies, periodical appearances, translation, film and theatre memorabilia, book and periodical articles about Steinbeck, recordings, letters and manuscripts, and miscellaneous materials, included with the book is a DVD of Steinbeck Firsts as compiled by Phil Ralls, the combination of the Holmes catalogue, also found on the DVD, and the Ralls bibliographic update make this book a great follow up to the Goldstone & Payne Steinbeck bibliography. Fine.

Athens, University of Georgia Press, 1985, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. This is an extremely important study by a once-promising young native American scholar who, sadly, took his own life a few years ago, but who left the world of Steinbeck scholarship this landmark study and a number of other books, with this book Owens "examines how Steinbeck used this would-be Eden (California) to explore the moral bankruptcy of American society, to explore the corruption that lay beneath the beckoning surface of the American dream," this is a very scarce book that seldom comes on the market. Fine, with no fading along jacket spine as is so common with this book.

Bradenton, Opuscula Press, 1987, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Frontispiece illustration of Steinbeck by Cochrane, this is No. 28 of 200 numbered copies, DeMott who was then head of the Steinbeck Research Center at San Jose State University covers both primary and secondary works. Fine.

NY, Viking, 1939, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Second issue with the erroneous frontispiece attribution (to Stjernstrom) blacked out and with Bo Beskov substituted, Goldstone & Payne F3, Morrow 567. Fine.

Fredericton, York Press, 1985, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Issued as part of the York Press "Authoritative Studies in World Literature" with a prospectus for the series laid in loosely, this copy Signed by Ditsky. Fine.

NY, Penguin Books, 1990, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. This first trade edition (there was no trade hardcover) is illustrated with photos from the Broadway play production by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago which won the Tony Award for the best Broadway play. Fine.