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Steinbeck, John

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Steinbeck, John
<Our item number 83727><B>Steinbeck, John.</B> &#40;1902-1968&#41; American writer of social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labor; winner of 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>John</I>,&#34; 4 pp. in blue ink on 12½&#34;x8&#34; yellow, ruled paper, Sag Harbor, New York, 1960 May 24. To William Benton, who was chairman and publisher of Enclopaedia Britannica Inc., a former Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Steinbeck launches an attack against President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon and expresses his hope that Adlai Stevenson will run again in the 1960 presidential race. He mentions Henry Luce, publisher of Time Magazine: &#34;<I>I hate the son of a bitch</I>.&#34; Eisenhower, he claims, &#34;<I>has taken more payola and plugola than a thousand Dick Clarks</I>,&#34; and continues in some detail. About Nixon, he says, &#34;<I>A psycho-analyst in New York goes three times a week to Washington to put Dickie on the couch….It is pleasant to know that Poor Richard is not happy</I>.&#34;<BR><BR>He then relays his preparations for a trip throughout the country that would be the basis of <I>Travels With Charley</I>, his final full-length book, published in 1962. His plan was to buy &#34;<I>a truck with a coach on it, kind of like the cabin of a small boat - bunk, stove, ice box, desk, typewriter….I&#39;ll be self contained and I&#39;m going alone</I>. [He took his dog Charley]…<I>I want to hear speech, taste and smell and feel and listen…I will not be known…I plan to take about three months to do this. And when I get back I should have some sense of what the country is like, what it wants and how it has changed…I&#39;m staying out here at Sag Harbor working on a book which I hope to have done in August</I>….&#34; The book was The Winter of Our Discontent; it was finished in mid July and published in 1961. Much more excellent content. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;6,000-8,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 83727< BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/083727.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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