Steinbeck (John) - A Collection of Books and Manuscripts; Valentine (Harry) Collection (Catalogue Eight) : The Publisher's Archive, 1974-1980

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Title:: John Steinbeck; a collection of books and manuscripts, the Harry Valentine collection (catalogue eight): the publisher's archive,
Dates:: 1974-1980
Creators:: Morrow, Bradford, bookseller
Extent:: 2.25 linear ft.
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item] John Steinbeck; a collection of books and manuscripts, the Harry Valentine collection (catalogue eight): the publisher's archive, M0863, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and content:: The manuscript, printer's mock-up, galleys, art work, proofs, and file copies (hard and paper) of the catalogue issued by Morrow in September, 1980.
Biographical / historical:: When the Valentine Steinbeck collection became available for purchase it was a major event to Steinbeck collectors, dealers, librarians, and Scholars. There was material in it that had not previously been noted in the otherwise comprehensive Goldstone and Payne BIBLIOGRAPHY, a reference work based on forty years collecting activity by Adrian Goldstone and the University of Texas at Austin. Morrow's catalogue, because of its detail and the major collection it describes, became a necessary companion volume to the Goldstone/Payne bibliography. It was designed and printed by Patrick Keagh, the well-known West Coast printer, and was his first large-scale job.
Custodial history:: Gift of Bradford Morrow, 1996

Subjects:: American literature--20th century.
Book collecting.
Booksellers and bookselling.
Names:: Payne, John R.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Valentine, Harry, collector.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by C. Del Anderson
Date Prepared:: © 1998
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word.. Date of source: ca. 1996.

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Restrictions:: None.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item] John Steinbeck; a collection of books and manuscripts, the Harry Valentine collection (catalogue eight): the publisher's archive, M0863, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:: Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US