Tales of the South Pacific
by Michener, James A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Macmillan, 1947. A very good first edition in a good dust jacket. First Printing stated on the copyright page and 1947 on the title page, original price of $3 still on the front flap of the jacket. Sticker attached to front paste-down (donated by professor). Book has some foxing to front and rear paste-down and endpaper. Some repairs done to dust jacket from inside (see photo).
Synopsis
Tales of the South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize winning collection of sequentially related short stories about World War II, written by James A. Michener in 1946. The stories were based on observations and anecdotes he collected while stationed as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy on the island of Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands (now known as Vanuatu). The skipper of PT-105 met Michener while stationed at the PT boat base on Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1412620
- Title
- Tales of the South Pacific
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1947
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
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Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Paste-down
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- Copyright page
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...