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sword
Fragment of
Of Mice and Men
Original Manuscript Sold for $13,000, Steinbeck's Sword for $3,500
October 30, 2023
A fragment of John Steinbeck’s original handwritten draft of Of Mice and Men, which was eaten/destroyed by his dog Toby in 1936, has sold for $13,000, more than six times it
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Beasley Books
1533 West Oakdale, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 472-4528
Modern First Editions, Jazz and Blues, Labor History, African American Studies,
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Mountain Gull Trading Company
PO Box 670
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
(973) 879-2210
Mountain Gull Trading Company has been in business for over 20 years. We stock many
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Kuenzig Books
P.O. Box 452
Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-4053
Kuenzig Books deals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, early
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Sage Rare & Collectible Books
(734) 469-4228
Vintage and antiquarian books in every genre and all subject matter; signed and
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