^Lot 691 John Steinbeck

Signed book: East of Eden. Later printing. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1953. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8, 525 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page, “For Ray, John Steinbeck.” In fine condition, with slight weakening to spine, and a partial separation of page to hinge. Dustjacket shows scattered light wear and creasing, with small areas of paper loss along top edges; jacket spine has a vertical crease and paper loss at top. A large and beautiful signature in one of Steinbeck’s finest, and most desired, works.