Typed Manuscript with annotations in various hands, 46 pp, 4to, n.p., [1945], being the original draft of "The Pearl of the World" as published in Woman's Home Companion, — STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

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Estimate: $8,000–$12,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books & Manuscripts, New York · 10 October 2012
Record ID: TB-2026-2267643
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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Typed Manuscript with annotations in various hands, 46 pp, 4to, n.p., [1945], being the original draft of "The Pearl of the World" as published in Woman's Home Companion,. Bonhams, 10 Oct 2012, lot 2293. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2267643.

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Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968., Typed Manuscript with annotations in various hands, 46 pp, 4to, n.p., [1945], being the original draft of "The Pearl of the World" as published in Woman's Home Companion,. Bonhams, 10 Oct 2012, lot 2293. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2267643.

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