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Steinbeck, John
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Steinbeck, John
- Tortilla Flat...illustrated by Ruth Gannett. New York: Covici Friede, 1935
- paper
8vo (189 x 132mm.), FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HIS OLDER SISTER ("For my dear sister | Elizabeth without whom | I should never have | known of the people | about whom this | book is written. | John Steinbeck") on upper pastedown, Elizabeth [Steinbeck] Ainsworth's ownership signature in pencil on front endpaper, original beige cloth, dust-jacket (possibly supplied), collector's blue cloth chemise and quarter blue morocco slipcase, minor foxing, few minor stains to covers, some minor staining and sunning to jacket with a few small nicks
Provenance
Elizabeth Steinbeck [Ainsworth] (1894--1992), authorial presentation inscription; her daughter Elizabeth Ainsworth Wiltshile (1930--2005) (her sale, Bonhams New York, 18 February 2007, lot 307)
Literature
Goldstone & Payne A4b
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY PRESENTATION COPY, with Steinbeck acknowledging the debt he owes his older sister for the writing of this, his first commercial success. In their youth during their summers at the Pacific Grove house, his older sister had evidently introduced him to the paisanos culture of Monterey Bay.