Tales of the South Pacific
by Michener, James A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight binding; DJ is not price clipped (vertical $3. 00) ; oran
- Seller
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Gainesville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
MacMillan. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight . binding; DJ is not price clipped (vertical $3. 00) ; orange cloth with . spine lettering, minor spine edge wear; bookplate on fep; DJ has corners . clipped but NOT price; edge wear and minor spine chipping, back top edge . has 1 inch horizontal chip;. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. NOT facsimile, not ex-library; stated first printing ; ; 326 pages .
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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- Bookseller
- The Book Chaser (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5397
- Title
- Tales of the South Pacific
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight binding; DJ is not price clipped (vertical $3. 00) ; oran
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Date Published
- 1947
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The Book Chaser
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Gainesville, Florida
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The Book Chaser is located in a store in Florida and specialized in Unique and Fine books with emphasis on Florida and the South, Natural Sciences, Children and Modern First Editions. Member of the FL Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc
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