Autograph Manuscript of an unpublished short story "π√" [Pi Root], 34 pp, legal folio, n.p, [1956], — STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

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Estimate: $35,000–$45,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, Pasadena, Sheraton Pasadena Hotel · 14 February 2016
Record ID: TB-2026-1752581
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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Autograph Manuscript of an unpublished short story "π√" [Pi Root], 34 pp, legal folio, n.p, [1956],. Bonhams, 14 Feb 2016, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1752581.

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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Autograph Manuscript of an unpublished short story "π√" [Pi Root], 34 pp, legal folio, n.p, [1956],. Bonhams, 14 Feb 2016, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1752581.

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