first edition Pamphlet
1962 · New York
by Steinbeck, John
New York: Viking. Fine+. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. A stunning Special Limited edition of 3,200 copies/first printing in Very Fine condition; Steinbeck's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature on Dec. 10, 1962 in Stockholm in which he chastizes Mankind for his assumption of God-like power, warns of the responsibilities thereof, and praises literature as the mode of communication best suited for peaceful solutions ; 8vo . (Inventory #: 14344)