Flight. By John Steinbeck. Signed by Wallace Stegner and Karin Wikstrom. Signed Limited Edition. Yolla Bolly Press. Covelo, 1984.

John Steinbeck is a titan of American literature. His career saw dozens of book-length publications, dozens of bestsellers, a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize. His prose is known for its careful eye, his everyman characters, and attention to American landscapes. In this volume, the Yolla Bolly Press offers one of his greatest short stories: Flight. First published in his story collection titled The Long Valley, it tells a tragic story about a poor California family and the eldest son who becomes the target of a posse chasing him into the hillsides. This version of the text pairs it with fine color illustrations by Karin Wikstrom. It also contains an afterword by Wallace Stegner. It is an exceptional fine press edition highlighting one of Steinbeck’s greatest short stories.

This signed limited edition is signed by Stegner and Wikstrom on the colophon. It is one of only 250 copies. It is in fine condition. In the original cloth, fine. Text block fine. All of Wikstrom’s tipped in plates present. In the original slipcase, about-fine with only fading, rubbing, and soiling. With the publisher’s original pamphlet laid in.

A fine signed limited edition of this scarce Steinbeck text.