STEINBECK, JOHN. The Pastures of Heaven. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. 8vo, original green cloth, slight fading on spine; little browning touching inscription near hinges; dust jacket, little wear at edges, slightly rubbed, with a few small chips; quarter morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Steinbeck on the front free endpaper: "Again for Paul Jordan Smith John Steinbeck on afternoon in Los Gatos." With a portait photograph of Steinbeck laid in. Goldstone & Payne A2a.
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STEINBECK, JOHN. The Pastures of Heaven. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. 8vo, original green cloth, slight fading on spine; little browning touching inscription near hinges; dust jacket, little wear at edges, slightly rubbed, with a few small chips; quarter morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Steinbeck on the front free endpaper: "Again for Paul Jordan Smith John Steinbeck on afternoon in Los Gatos." With a portait photograph of Steinbeck laid in. Goldstone & Payne A2a.
Provenance
Paul Jordan-Smith, bookplate.
Lot Essay
Paul Jordan-Smith was a LA Times book critic and collector.
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