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Bidding is now open for our Rare Books, Americana, Silver & Advertising auction, Day 3 of our three-day December sale, featuring first edition books, sterling flatware and hollowware, stoneware, lighting, and vintage advertising signs and thermometers. Highlights include a 1925 first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," a signed original "Lady and the Tramp" cel and a 146 piece Reed & Barton "Francis I" sterling service, alongside pieces by Charles Dickens, Arthur Rackham, Tiffany & Co. and Georg Jensen, and more. Auction is Thursday, December 3rd at 1 PM CST. Local pickup is December 7th, 8th and 9th from 1 to 5 PM at 5263 Edina Industrial Blvd, Edina, MN. Shipping is available on all lots.
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Lot 625

John Steinbeck, “The Grapes of Wrath”, 1st Ed, 1939 Book

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$250 $25
$1,000 $50
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$4,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000

Author: John Steinbeck

Title: The Grapes of Wrath

Publisher: The Viking Press, New York City

Date: 1939

Edition: 1st Edition

 

Dimensions: 5 1/2" Wide x 8 1/4" Tall x 1 1/2" Deep

 

Condition: Good. Binding and spine are intact. Toning throughout the pages. Minor foxing throughout, primarily in the front and back. Wear and aging visible to the cover, including a discoloration to inside front cover. Inscription in ink at top of front cover page. Book has a protective plastic sleeve protecting jacket. Jacket in overall good condition with some cracking at spine and minor tears and loss at bottom. Price present, but inked over at top of inside of jacket.

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