A lot estimated at $700,000 worth of unique and very personal items will be sold at a live Bonhams auction in New York. The collection of over 100 items were passed down from Steinbeck's sister Mary to her daughter and son-in-law.
The tiny piece of paper features writing from the famous 1937 novel s first chapter, where Steinbeck was introducing his central characters, George Milton and Lennie Small.