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Lot 106

JEFFERS, ROBINSON. 1887-1962.
5 volumes, one a presentation to Mary Steinbeck:

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JEFFERS, ROBINSON. 1887-1962.

5 volumes, one a presentation to Mary Steinbeck:
1. Flagons and Apples. Los Angeles: Grafton Publishing Company, 1912. Publisher's beige cloth over boards, printed paper label to upper cover and to spine. Bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper, light spots to endpapers, spine label toned.
FIRST EDITION of Jeffers' first book, printed in an edition of 500 copies at his own expense.
2. Poems. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1928. Photographic frontispiece by Ansel Adams. Publisher's blue-green cloth, printed paper label to spine, slipcase. Spine somewhat faded, else fine.
LIMITED EDITION, one of 315 copies, SIGNED by Jeffers and Adams.
3. Dear Judas. New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. Publisher's half vellum over boards, slipcase with silver printed label. Spotting to vellum, small area of dampstain to lower cover.
LIMITED EDITION, no 212 of 375 copies, SIGNED by Jeffers.
4. Medea. New York: Random House, [1946]. Publisher's black cloth over boards, dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Jeffers to John Steinbeck's sister Mary on front free endpaper.
5. JEFFERS, UNA. Visits to Ireland. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1954. Wood engravings by Paul Landacre. Publisher's black cloth over marbled boards, printed paper label to spine, slipcase.
LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 copies.

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