STEINBECK, JOHN and EDWARD F. RICKETTS. Sea of Cortez. New York, 1941. 4to, original green cloth; in proof of dust jacket, slightly worn. ADVANCE SALESMAN'S DUMMY COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, consisting of the prelimary leaves, the first 12 pages of the text and several pages from the appendix. Not noted in Goldstone & Payne.

Details

STEINBECK, JOHN and EDWARD F. RICKETTS. Sea of Cortez. New York, 1941. 4to, original green cloth; in proof of dust jacket, slightly worn. ADVANCE SALESMAN'S DUMMY COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, consisting of the prelimary leaves, the first 12 pages of the text and several pages from the appendix. Not noted in Goldstone & Payne.

Provenance

The Joanthan Goodwin Harry Valentine copy, see Goodwin sale (part two) at Sotheby Parke Bernet, 25 October 1977, lot 565.

Lot Essay

This dummy copy has a binding which differs from the final published edition, as well as variations in titlepage design and layout of the text. The copyright page has been left blank, and following the titlepage is a statement regarding the illustrations: "There will be numerous half-tone illustrations in black and 15 in full color." This dummy copy has a dust jacket which has both the spine and front cover similar to the final published dust jacket, but leaves the rear panel and flaps unprinted. Preserved in quarter morocco slipcase.

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