Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

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James A. Michener | Tales of the South Pacific, 1947

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July 20, 02:26 PM GMT

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700 - 900 GBP

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Michener, James A.


Tales of the South Pacific. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947


8vo, FIRST EDITION, first printing, original orange-brown cloth, spine stamped in blue, DUST-JACKET, previous ownership signature on front free endpaper, light browning, jacket worn with chipping and some loss around spine


Michener's first book which was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the source for Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.

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