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New York: The Viking Press, 1957. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by John Steinbeck on verso of the front cover and warmly inscribed "Dear Jerry Mangini, I couldn't help this. It just came bailing out. I hope it amuses you." In publisher's original plastic comb binding with blue wrappers and paper title labels to upper cover. Very Good+ with yellowing and light soiling to plastic spine, light soiling and light creasing to covers with offsetting from glue to labels and lifting to corner of bottom label. Toning and light overall wear. Corrections made to publication date and price in contemporary hand. A later work in Steinbeck's oeuvre, scarce in this format.

A comic satire detailing the fictional story of Pippin IV of France and the political and romantic machinations of his reign.