STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). Cannery Row. New York: Viking Press, 1945. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE of Steinbeck?s novel set in Monterey, California on a street lined with sardine canneries. There was not enough of the buff cloth to complete the run, so a canary-yellow cloth was selected to bind the remainder. Goldstone & Payne A22.a. [With:] the first edition, second state binding of this title, also in dust jacket.