STEINBECK, J. EIGHT WORKS

To a God Unknown. New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, original pale green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, DUST-JACKET, binding with very slight area of fading at head and foot of spine, jacket with some loss at head and foot of spine and a few other nicks elsewhere; Cup of Gold. A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, buccaneer. New York: Covici Friede, [1936], 8vo, SECOND EDITION [939 copies], original blue cloth (second state), uncut, DUST-JACKET (second state, without publisher's name blocked out at foot of spine), jacket slightly worn;  To a God Unknown. New York: Covici Friede, [1935], 8vo, FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE [c.900 copies], original grey cloth, lettered and lined in green, DUST-JACKET, binding with very minor spotting to covers, jacket spine slightly discoloured; In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici, Friede, 1936;  FIRST EDITION, original yellow-orange cloth decorated with red lines and lettered in black, top edge red, dust-jacket, jacket restored at spine and edges; Of Mice and Men, a play in three acts. New York: Covici Friede, [1937], 8vo, FIRST EDITION, original beige cloth printed in black and red, DUST-JACKET (later issue, with reviews "Unanimous Praise for..." on the rear panel), upper joint of cover slightly browned, spine of dust-jacket slightly discoloured with very slight loss at head, slight fraying elsewhere; The Long Valley. New York: Viking Press, 1938, FIRST EDITION, original beige linen-backed rust-coloured cloth, DUST-JACKET, spine of dust-jacket slightly discoloured; The Moon is Down, a novel. New York: Viking Press, 1942, ADVANCE COPY, ONE OF SEVEN HUNDRED COPIES "bound in paper for distribution exclusively to booksellers", original pictorial wrappers; Cannery Row. New York: Viking Press, 1945, 8vo, ADVANCE COPY, original blue printed wrappers, very slight nick at head of backstrip; 8vo (8)

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