STEINBECK, JOHN. The First Watch. [New York: Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn], 1947. 12mo, original printed buff wrappers, stitched; original mailing envelope; cloth folding case, worn. FIRST EDITION, number 13 of only sixty copies printed. Goldstone & Payne A26a.

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STEINBECK, JOHN. The First Watch. [New York: Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn], 1947. 12mo, original printed buff wrappers, stitched; original mailing envelope; cloth folding case, worn. FIRST EDITION, number 13 of only sixty copies printed. Goldstone & Payne A26a.

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Of the total edition of 60 copies of this rare Christmas keepsake, 10 were reserved for the author and 50 were for presentation to friends of the Cohns at Christmas 1947. Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press.

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