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Mimeographed Manuscript, 85 pp, legal folio, [Los Angeles, 1949], being the cutting continuity script of The Red Pony,

Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968.

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Bonhams — Property from Serendipity Books, Los Angeles · 12 February 2012
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TB-2026-2238534
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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Mimeographed Manuscript, 85 pp, legal folio, [Los Angeles, 1949], being the cutting continuity script of The Red Pony,. Bonhams, 12 Feb 2012, lot 1222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2238534.

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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Mimeographed Manuscript, 85 pp, legal folio, [Los Angeles, 1949], being the cutting continuity script of The Red Pony,. Bonhams, 12 Feb 2012, lot 1222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2238534.

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