Description
First English edition of The Short Reign of Pippin IV, A Fabrication by John Steinbeck.
Small octavo, [vi], 164pp, [1]. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated “First published 1957” on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. In the publisher’s first issue dust jacket, 12s 6d price on front flap. Sunning to spine and edges of front panel, a near fine example. Jacket design by Osbert Lancaster. (Goldstone + Payne A36b)
Issued in both blue and red cloth, no priority established.
The first edition of The Short Reign of Pippin IV was published by The Viking Press in New York, in April of 1957.
