[Rarebooks] FS: Author's Archive for THE WRATH OF JOHN STEINBECK including holograph manuscript & early Steinbeck letter

[Charles Agvent]

 From our new catalog, just posted on our website, containing 119 items 
including archives, juvenilia, letters, signed books, and scarce 
material by or about three American writers: Thomas Merton, John 
Steinbeck, and Thornton Wilder.  http://www.erols.com/agvent

  [STEINBECK, John] BENNETT, Robert. AUTHOR'S ARCHIVE for THE  WRATH
OF  JOHN STEINBECK: OR, ST. JOHN GOES TO CHURCH including  STEINBECK'S
ORIGINAL  LETTER.  Los  Angeles:  The   Albertson  Press  1939.  First
Edition.   Extensive  archive  of  the   first  published  book  about
Steinbeck,  written  by  a childhood friend. Included are  a  finished
copy  of the book, a folded sheet of the sole signature of the book, a
prospectus,  and several photocopied pages of material relating to the
author  and the origin of the book as well as Steinbeck's reaction  to
it.  More  importantly are three typed manuscripts of the  book,  with
pencil  corrections  throughout, one of which is SIGNED by Bennett  on
the  title  page,  as  well  as what is  likely  the  first  HOLOGRAPH
MANUSCRIPT  of  the  book written entirely in pencil  by  Bennett with
numerous  corrections.  Finally,  and perhaps most importantly, is the
original  copy  of the typed letter sent by the 19-year-old  Steinbeck
to  Bennett  that is quoted extensively in the published piece. It  is
dated  20 April 1921 and is signed IN TYPE as "John E. Steinbeck, Jr."
In  small part: "Just now I am collecting rejection slips from various
magazines.  I  suppose that is part of the trail which one who  wishes
to  write,  must  travel. I am conceited enough to think  that  I  can
write,  or  will be able to some day and I'm going to stick  to  it. I
have  been  working  on  a ranch down  the  country  and  incidentally
arguing  socialism  with  the  laborers."  Much  more.  An  early  and
certainly  one  of the finest Steinbeck letters in existence.  All  in
all a fine and important archive. Very Good to Near Fine      $4500.00

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