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STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.
The First Watch. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press for Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn, 1947.

5 December 2019, 10:00 EST
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STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

The First Watch. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press for Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn, 1947. 12mo. Publisher's printed buff wrappers, hand ties, original publisher's plain cream envelope, numbered "5" in the corner, envelope lightly soiled.

A FINE COPY FROM THE FIRST 10 FOR STEINBECK, WITH ORIGINAL ENVELOPE, number 5 of 60 copies printed for Steinbeck and for Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn for presentation, Christmas 1947, the first 10 reserved for Steinbeck. A charming letter from Steinbeck to Arnold Gingrich, and extended thank you for a watch, couched in a story of Steinbeck's unfulfilled expectation of a watch for his successive graduations in junior high, high school, and finally from Stanford (from which he never graduated). Goldstone & Payne A26a.

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