John steinbeck novel (22 resultados)

Trade Paperback. First Edition. 55 pages. 6-3/4 by 10-1/2 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in stapled wrappers (paperback).

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 30 pages. 10.80x8.10x0.10 inches. In Stock.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condición: Aceptable. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Aceptable. Retold bu Martin Winks. Illustrations by Gay John Galsworthy. Novel (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Unstated. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Graded "Near Fine" due slight bumping spine ends and corners. Dust Jacket (not facsimile) graded "Very Good" due rubbing, small closed tear with no loss of paper. Edition not stated with preface by Lewis Gannett dated 1936. Copyrights: 1929 McBride and 1936 Steinbeck. 296 pages.…

Original Pressbook for the 1957 film, based on John Steinbeck's 1947 novel. 13 x 16.5 inches. 16 pages, saddle stapled. About Near Fine. Horizontal fold as issued, with some light soil.

Vintage double weight satin finish reference photograph from the 1942 film, showing actor Spencer Tracy. Printed mimeo snipe and 1942 advertising council stamp on the verso. Based on John Steinbeck's 1935 novel, about a poor Mexican American who unexpectedly inherits two homes in California, leading to tension among his impoverished friends. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Script Format, reprint. Condición: As New. / 1991 DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS /.

Second Draft script for the 1973 television movie, originally aired on March 18, 1973, on NBC. Working copy belonging to screenwriter Ron Bishop, with an annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page, noting "Bishop only," and 18 manuscript revision pages in Bishop's hand laid in. Based on the 1937 novella by John Steinbeck, filmed once before by Lewis Milestone in 1949. Winner of two Primetime Emmy awards and nominated for seven more. Shot on location in Sonora, California. Beige generic agency wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as Second Draft, with credits for screenwriter Ron Bishop and novelist John Steinbeck. 126 leaves, with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with 18 undated manuscript revision pages laid in. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.…

Small archive of material from the 1982 film, including a Master Stencil Final Revised Draft screenplay with studio secretarial annotations throughout, a press kit with eight studio still photographs and six gatherings of promotional material, and a complete set of eight lobby cards. Based on John Steinbeck's novels "Cannery Row" (1945) and "Sweet Thursday" (1954). David S. Ward's directorial debut. In 1940s Monterey, a self employed marine biologist and former baseball star befriends a drifter working at the local bordello. Set and shot on location in Monterey and San Diego, California. Screenplay: Self wrappers. Title page present, dated October 24, 1980, noted as FINAL REVISED DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter David S. Ward and novelist John Steinbeck. 140 leaves, with last page of text numbered 136. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 11/17/80 and 2/17/81. Pages Near Fine, unbound. Lobby cards 14 x 11 inches. About Fine. Press folder, photographs, and promotional photographs Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film, showing actors James Dean and Richard Davalos. Stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious, emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history, for James Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas, California. 8 x 10 inches, with wide top and bottom margins. Very Good plus, with a small splash on the right edge and faint toning on the edges. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…

Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1942 film. Snipe typed to the verso of one image. John Garfield plays a Mexican-American named Danny whose grandfather leaves him two houses as inheritance. Unfortunately Danny's friends quickly move in to Danny's newfound homes, and Danny must struggle to find employment and get the girl. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Set in Northern California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning to the versos. On the verso of one image are extensive inscriptions in red manuscript ink, as well as a newspaper cartoon cutout. The inscriptions, which are in Spanish, appear to be rough advertising notes.…

dj. First Edition. Octavo (21cm); silver cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in purple, yellow, and black on spine and front cover; lavender and teal pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; 158pp; black and white photographic (halftone) illustrations, with colorful illustrations throughout. Light rubbing to board edges, with trace residue to title page; Very Good. Dustwrapper, designed by Bill English, unclipped (with light rubbing and residue to front flap), chips to spine ends, with creases and tiny tears to extremities; Very Good. Based on John Steinbeck's Street Thursday. The play Pipe Dream was first presented by Rodgers and Hamerstein at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York in November 1955. [84684].…

Two vintage reference photograph from the 1942 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos, and one with a MGM stamp to same. Based on John Steinbeck's 1935 novel, about a poor Mexican American who unexpectedly inherits two homes in California, leading to tension and resentment among his impoverished friends. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph of James Dean talking with Julie Harris on the set of the 1955 film, while actors Raymond Massey, Lois Smith, and Richard Davalos look on. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious, emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history, for James Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas, California. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…

Two vintage keybook photographs from the 1955 film, one showing director Elia Kazan behind the camera, the other showing actors James Dean and Nick Dennis goofing around behind the scenes with dialogue director Guy Thomajan. Typed annotations identifying the subjects on the versos. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for Dean's lead performance. Images 4.5 x 3.5 inches, on 11 x 8 inch sheets with two hole punches to the left edge as called for. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…

Vintage studio still photograph showing actor James Dean posing his then-lover, Italian actress Pier Angeli, in preparation for a photograph. Warner stamps on the verso. Angeli and Dean enjoyed a passionate romantic relationship after having met on the Warner Brothers film lots in 1954, while Dean was filming "East of Eden" and Angeli was filming "The Silver Chalice." Although Angeli's mother would force her to break up with Dean on the grounds that he was not Catholic, Angeli would later say that Dean was "the only man I ever loved deeply as a woman should love a man," and rumors persisted that the couple were secretly in a relationship until Dean's death in September, 1955. 8 x 10 inches. Corners slightly creased, else about Near Fine.…

Striking vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film, showing James Dean, Raymond Massey, and Julie Harris in a mournful moment. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious, emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history, for James Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas, California. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…

Two vintage reference photograph from the 1942 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Based on John Steinbeck's 1935 novel, about a poor Mexican American who unexpectedly inherits two homes in California, leading to tension and resentment among his impoverished friends. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.…

Four vintage reference photographs from the 1955 film, together depicting a fight sequence involving James Dean and Julie Harris. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious, emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas, California. 10 x 8 inches. Slightly faded, else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…

Vintage reference photograph of actors James Dean and Julie Harris examining a small scale model of a farm on the set of the 1955 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations identifying Harris and Dean to the verso. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious, emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas, California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…

First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue, one of 500 copies. Octavo (19cm); original pictorial wrappers, priced $2.50 on front flap; vi,[7-8],9-316,[4]pp, with black & white illustrations throughout by Ruth Gannett. Hint of sunning to spine, pinpoint wear to heel, with a tiny tear to lower rear joint; a bright, fresh, very Near Fine copy, housed in a custom half-morocco clamshell case. Steinbeck's third novel, set among a small band of paisanos in Monterey, California in the aftermath of World War I. "The story of Danny and his paisano friends in Monterery is a satire on the Arthurian knights of the round table. On a deeper level, it is a tragedy, a defense of the non-conformist personality, and a statement that what does not change will surely die, applies to societies as well as individuals" (Baird 2341). The novel was Steinbeck's first critical and commercial success, basis for Victor Fleming's 1942 film adaptation, starring Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, and John Garfield. Goldstone & Payne A4a; Morrow 28. 8578.…

First German Edition. Thick octavo (20.75cm); beige cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in dark green on spine and front cover; green topstain; [6],7-675,[1]pp. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his German language translator on the copyright page: "For Klaus Lambrecht / with hearty regards and thanks / John Steinbeck / New York 1956." Spine ends and corners worn, sunning to spine and extremities, with two marginal tape-mended tears on pp.7-10; seven gatherings in the middle are from a different issue, with the top edge stained dark blue; hinges sound; Very Good, lacking the pictorial dustjacket. Association copy of Steinbeck's most enduring novel, narrating the long and enduring struggle of the Joad family to find some measure of happiness, and some thread of human dignity, during their move west from Oklahoma to California. "A naturalistic and detailed picture of California in the depths of the Depression of the 1930's" (Baird 2333). Basis for John Ford's Oscar-winning film adaptation (1940), starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, and John Carradine.Goldstone & Payne D187.…