STEINBECK, JOHN. The Pearl. New York: Viking Press, 1947. 8vo, original pictorial brown cloth (light rubbing at ends of spine and fore-corners), dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, First state of dust jacket (with Steinbeck looking to his left in photo), illustrations by Jose Clemente Orizco, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For Dorothy with the hope that she will find one [a pearl] a little smaller and more negotiable, John Steinbeck" (followed by his characteristic "pigasus" logo-- a small drawing of a winged pig flying). Pencilled name of the probable recipient "Dorothy [Owening?]" on front free endpaper. Goldstone & Payne A25a. A very good copy.