1990 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - First Edition Library FEL Facsimile

John Steinbeck

Published by The First Edition Library, 1990

Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck. Shelton, Connecticut: The First Edition Library, 1990. First Edition FACSIMILE. 186 p, pictorial slip-case measures 8 x 5", 8vo. In very good condition. Slip-case normally scuffed at edges and corners; pictorial board remains bright and clean. Dust jacket normally scuffed at edges, but otherwise clean. Tan cloth boards clean. Text-block bright and clean. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. John Ernst Steinbeck (1902 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". Of Mice and Men describes the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, as they move from place to place in California, searching for jobs during the Great Depression. Attaining the greatest positive response of any of his works up to that time, Steinbeck's novella was chosen as a Book of the Month Club selection before it was published. First Editions Library (FEL) is a series of exact facsimile replicas of the first editions published by Collectors Reprint Inc. Founded in 1987 by Henry Reath, a former president and publisher of Doubleday; his wife, Mary; and Kemp Battle, who also worked at Doubleday, the company prided itself on publishing the best of American literature as it first appeared. FEL facsimiles have the same weight, size, typeface, art, dust jacket, finish and texture as well as points of issue as the originals. In many cases, the Reaths and Battle waded into debate amongst themselves about which editions were indeed the first. With the mission of duplicating the originals as closely as possible, the publisher hired engravers to reproduce typefaces that are no longer used. They dyed both sides of paper to create a shade of green no longer available for the dust jacket on Thornton Wilder s The Bridge of San Luis Rey. The sewn bindings, stamping and even the original price on the jacket flap of FEL facsimiles are all exact replicas. The heart of the FEL series is literary fiction of the 19th and 20th centuries, including modern classics like F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby, Mark Twain s Huckleberry Finn, Ernest Hemingway s A Farewell to Arms, and William Faulkner s Absalom Absalom. However, there are four categories of exception: James Bond series (14 titles), mystery series (13 titles), science fiction series (12 titles), and Published in Paris series (3 titles). In total, FEL produced 112 titles. Sometime in the 1990s, FEL stopped production and sold the rights for 49 of its facsimiles to Easton Press. However, the remaining 63 titles are out-of-print. First edition facsimile. Gift quality. RAREN1990ABCL 08/25 - BH168. Seller Inventory # RAREN1990ABCL

Bibliographic Details

Title: 1990 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - ...
Publisher: The First Edition Library
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good