Sold for:
$1,000
$1,000
East of Eden. New York: Viking, 1952. First, Limited edition. One of 1500 copies signed by Steinbeck on the limitation page. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt lettering on front, all edges red; the publisher's woodgrained slipcase is rubbed, worn and splitting at one joint. [ Goldstone & Payne A32a; Morrow 217]. Many of these copies were given to booksellers at the annual booksellers convention in lieu of another kind of advance reading copy.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2017-05-04
