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  First edition of John Kenneth Galbraith's A View From the Stands; inscribed by him to Elaine Steinbeck

  GALBRAITH, John Kenneth.

  A View From the Stands of People, Politics, Military Power and the Arts.

  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986.

  First edition of Galbraith's retrospective collection. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to Elaine Steinbeck, "For Elaine with love... John G - 1986." From the library of Elaine Steinbeck. Galbraith and John Steinbeck met in the early 1950s while on a holiday on St. John in the Virgin Islands. They enjoyed talking and both liked to have a drink at the end of the day, which Steinbeck referred to as “Milking Time” and Galbraith called “The Liberal Hour.” While the content of this book has nothing to do with alcohol consumption, this is clearly where he received inspiration for its title. Steinbeck and Galbraith continued to be friends after their initial meeting, occasionally seeing each other in person and writing letters (Steinbeck has been called one of the last great letter writers). Although known for being an economist, Galbraith had a background in agriculture, majoring in animal husbandry and received his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in agricultural economics from the University of California, Berkeley, so he was well acquainted with the issues that were brought to light in Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath. He and Steinbeck were both passionate about ...

  Price: $650.00     Item Number: 128099

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