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A letter from John Steinbeck to his editor about "The short reign of Pippin IV" / ... John Steinbeck.

Accession number
PML 187149
Creator
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Published
[New York : The Viking Press, 1957]
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Notes
Caption title.
First line of text: Dear Pat: I suppose you will be asked why I wrote The Short Reign of Pippin IV. ...
Library's copy housed in green cloth portfolio.
Mimeographed broadside in the form of a humorous typed letter on Viking Press letterhead from John Steinbeck addressed to his editor "Pat" (i.e. Pascal Covici) concerning his forthcoming book The Short Reign of Pippin IV; evidently a promotional item issued by the publisher to magazine and book dealers to encourage interest in and sales of the upcoming publication.
Signed with the author's autograph "John" in facsimile above his typed name provided in full.
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 28 cm
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Binding
Unbound single sheet.
Classification
Department