• 45 • “TIMSHEL!”: EAST OF EDEN,SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION 45 STEINBECK, John. East of Eden. New York, 1952. Octavo, original green cloth. $5800 Signed limited first edition, one of 1500 copies signed by Steinbeck. Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden, his classic retelling of the story of Cain and Abel, that it “has everything in it I have been able to learn about my art or craft or profession in all these years… I think everything else I have written has been, in a sense, practice for this” (Salinas Public Library, 45). As a contemporary reviewer put it, “Steinbeck is never dull and, even if you miss his message, you’ll not be bored. There is only one Steinbeck and no one writes about ‘his people’ as well” (W. Max Gordon). Without scarce original acetate or slipcase. Goldstone & Payne A32a. Fine condition.
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