Autograph Manuscript of the unpublished short story "If This Be Treason", — STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

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Estimate: $10,000–$15,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, Pasadena, Sheraton Pasadena Hotel · 14 February 2016
Record ID: TB-2026-1752582
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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Autograph Manuscript of the unpublished short story "If This Be Treason",. Bonhams, 14 Feb 2016, lot 136. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1752582.

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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Autograph Manuscript of the unpublished short story "If This Be Treason",. Bonhams, 14 Feb 2016, lot 136. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1752582.

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