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(Modern First Editions) 1 Vol. Steinbeck, John; Ricketts, Ed. Sea of Cortez. New York: Viking, 1941. First edition. 8vo, original silver-lettered blue-green cloth, top edge stained deep pink; top corners bumped, other very occasional minor wear, dust jacket (wear and small paper losses at corners of front and back cover panels, small chipping at tops of cover and spine panels and tops of flaps, occasional light wear at flap joints and bottom of spine panel, some creasing at edges of back flap, ink manuscript library call number towards bottom of spine panel and (faintly) at head of back flap). Color and black and white photo plates. Some minor small wear and minor small smudging to a few fore edge leaves. But a tight, bright copy. Book plate of James J. Waring on front pastedown. Payne & Goldstone A12a.