John Steinbeck: The Collection of  Preston Beyer: Donated to the Princeton University Library   
 By His Daughters:  Barbara A. Rice,  Marilyn S. Shuffler,  Lynne B. Sagalyn.
 Annotated Catalogue of the Collection
 
THE SHORT REIGN OF PIPPIN IV:  A FABRICATION
 
UNREVISED PROOFS. New York: Viking Press, 1957. Publication date "March" crossed out and "April" inserted. Inscribed by author to Gertrude Lieberman. Spiral bound by publisher. [Beyer - BY - 342]
The Short Reign of Pippin IV. New York: Viking Press, 1957. First edition. Printed by American Book - Stratford Press. Strawberry cloth, yellow cloth spine, top edges red. Dustjacket. Dustjacket reads "A Book-of-the-Month Club" but this copy is not BOMC edition.  [Beyer - BY - 343]
New York: Viking Press, 1957. Book Of the Month Club selection edition. Printed by Kingsport Press. Dot on rear cover near spine at bottom. Strawberry cloth, yellow cloth spine. Dustjacket. [Beyer - BY - 344]
London: Heinemann, 1957. Blue cloth. Dustjacket. [Beyer - BY - 345]
New York: Books Abridged Inc., 1957. Contains The Short Reign of Pippin IV (pp. 7-78) and three other novels. Designed boards. Dustjacket. [Beyer - BY - 346]
New York: Bantam Books, 1958. No. A1753. Wrappers. [Beyer - BY - 347]
London: Pan Books, 1959. No. G252. Wrappers. [Beyer - BY - 348]
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