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STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). Of Mice and Men. A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici-Friede Publishers, [1937].
8vo. Original tan cloth, front board and spine stamped in brown and black (spine toned, some rubbing to binding, endleaves toned and offset, upper corner of text lightly creased throughout); original dust jacket (spine toned, jacket with some light edgewear, a few short marginal tears).
FIRST EDITION. Not only the basis of the 1937 Broadway play directed by George S. Kaufman, but also the basis of the 1939 film starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as Lennie, and Burgess Meredith as George (directed by Lewis Milestone). A later version of this film (1992) starred John Malkovich as Lennie, and Gary Sinise as George (Sinise also directed). Goldstone & Payne A8.a.