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New York: Covici Friede, 1937. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing, first issue with "pendula" on page 9, and a bullet between the two 8's of the page number on page 88. Signed by John Steinbeck on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. 186 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth stamped in orange and black. Near Fine with slight lean to binding, contents lightly tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine, minor edge wear with several short closed tears. Small strip of offsetting to verso at spine from a previous dust jacket protector. A scarce signed edition of John Steinbeck's Western novella about the struggles of two itinerant farm workers, George and Lennie, in California during the Great Depression. One of only 2,500 copies printed in the first issue.

Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California.

Stated first edition, or number line with '1' or presence of certain typos known to exist in first printings prior to correction.