THIS AUCTION IS FOR A FABULOUS AND VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND BOOK. "THE RED PONY" BY JOHN STEINBECK: NEW YORK MCMXXXVII COVICI FRIEDE, 1937 PUBLISHERS. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 699 COPIES SIGNED IN INK BY JOHN STEINBECK ON THE LIMITATION PAGE. PRINTED BY PYNSON PRINTERS ON HAND MADE LA GARDE PAPER. THE COVER IS ORIGINAL BEIGE CLOTH PRINTED WITH GREY RULES AND RED REARING PONY ON FRONT WITH ORIGINAL UNCOMMON GLASSINE DUSTJACKET IN TAN SLIPCASE. CLOTH BOOK IS FINE, GLASSINE DUSTJACKET HAS TEARS ON SPINE AND SLIPCASE IS WORN WITH RIPS ON TOP OF SLIPCASE. EVEN THOUGH THE BOOK WAS IN SLIPCASE THE FRONT COVER SLIGHTLY FADED ON TOP AND BOTTOM WHERE GLASSINE COVER DIDN'T QUITE COVER BOOK. THE NUMBER OF THE BOOK IS F.F. WHICH IS ALSO MATCHED ON THE SLIPCASE SPINE (I CAN USE SOME HELP AS TO WHAT F.F. STANDS FOR. THE BOOK WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED NEW BY MY FATHER, WHO WAS AN AVID BOOK COLLECTOR. WHEN HE PASSED IT WAS LEFT TO ME . I'VE SOLD NUMEROUS BOOKS OF MY FATHERS' ON EBAY SINCE 1999 BUT SOMEHOW THIS WAS MIXED WITH SOME OF MY OWN BOOKS AND WAS JUST FOUND WHEN CLEANING OUT OUR HOUSE DUE TO MOVING INTO SMALLER QUARTERS. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR THIS WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR LIBRARY AS STEINBECK IS ONE OF THE GREAT MODERN AMERICAN AUTHORS AND TO HAVE A GUARANTEED SIGNED BOOK BY HIM WOULD BE QUITE A COUP. DON'T LET THE BOOK DEALERS WIN THE AUCTION AND SELL IT FOR 2 TO 3 TIMES WHAT THEY PAY FOR IT. WILL MAKE A GREAT FATHERS DAY GIFT. I KNOW THE BOOK DEALERS ARE LOOKING AT THIS AUCTION. IF NOT SATISFIED YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME. PAYMENT INFO: I WILL ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS VIA PAYPAL, MONEY ORDERS AND CASHIERS CHECKS AND WILL SHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL ALSO ACCEPT PERSONAL CHECKS AND WILL SHIP WHEN CHECK CLEARS. SHIPPING, HANDLING AND POSTAGE WILL BE $9.00. THE INSURANCE WILL BE ON ME. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND GOD BLES AMERICA AND ALL OUR TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD.
On May-10-08 at 04:11:44 PDT, seller added the following information: I WILL SHIP TO CANADA, ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE BUT BUYER MUST PAY WITH PAYPAL AND PAY INCREASED SHIPPING CHARGES.
On May-10-08 at 12:08:33 PDT, seller added the following information:GO ON GOOGLE-CHECK OUT ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, SEARCH "THE RED PONY" AND SEE WHAT THIS BOOK IS SELLING FOR.
On May-11-08 at 03:32:33 PDT, seller added the following information:CHECK OUT "PINOCCHIO-THE STORY OF A PUPPET"--#180241388637 ALSO ON EBAY- ANOTHER GREAT ANTIQUARIAN COLLECTIBLE.
On May-11-08 at 16:45:40 PDT, seller added the following information:CHECK OUT ANSWER TO QUESTION ABOUT NUMBERED PAGE "F.F." BELOW. PHIL RALLS IS THE EDITOR OF THE STEINBECK COLLECTORS GAZETTE-THE NEWSLETTER OF THE STEINBECK COLLECTORS CLUB. MY COPY IS SIGNED BY JOHN STEINBECK IN BLACK 0N THE LIMITATION PAGE (UNNUMBERED PAGE 82-END OF BOOK) AND IS ONE OF THE UNKNOWN NUMBER OF LETTERED COPIES OF WHICH QQ IS THE HIGHEST REPORTED.
On May-12-08 at 05:47:11 PDT, seller added the following information:FROM SIMON FINCH RARE BOOKS WEBSITE. "First edition, unrecorded signed limited, copy QQ from an unspecified number of lettered copies, not in Goldstone and Payne. While it uses the same limitation statement, this lettered copy is printed on handmade Marais paper, whereas numbered copies are printed on La garde paper. We have not come across this limiation before, but harry Valentine had a copy lettered "H"; it is therefore probable that there may have been as many as 52 lettered copies issued." "Bradford Morrow John Steinbeck, 80." Catalogue Number 7517
I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON ANTIQUARIUM BOOKS, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THE LETTERED BOOKS ARE MORE DESIREABLE TO OWN.
On May-12-08 at 10:09:24 PDT, seller added the following information:IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS BOOK COLLECTOR, HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO PURCHASE AN ANTIQUARIAN BOOK WHOSE QUALITY IS RARELY SEEN ON EBAY. USUALLY THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET A BOOK LIKE THIS IS THROUGH AN EBAY STORE OR FROM A BOOKSELERS STORE. FOR SURE, IF THIS BOOK IS BOUGHT BY A BOOKSELLER HE OR SHE WILL DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE PRICE.
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