STEINBECK, JOHN. To a God Unknown. New York: Robert O. Ballou [1933]. 8vo, original pale green cloth, pictorial dust jacket; cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (one of about 598 copies so bound and sold of 1498 printed), PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on the half-title: "John Steinbeck to Robert Rau gratefully." Rau was the designer of a number of Steinbeck's books, and possibly of this one. Covici-Friede took over the unsold edition and in 1935 published the second issue of the book, made up of the first issue sheets with a new title-page, binding, and dust jacket. Goldstone & Payne A3a. Steinbeck's third book (and novel) in rare fine condition.