Tales Of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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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Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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First Edition
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1947
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing stated. Signed by James Michener, and inscribed to a former owner in the year of publication, reading "21 February 1947 / Dear Gates / Would that this had been pulled from the production line of the 30th printing. Live the poems of [?],… Read more about this item
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TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

by MICHENER, James

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Used - Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper and very scarce as such
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First Edition
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1947
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Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper and very scarce as such. Michener's first book and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This copy with the typical browning to the paper though not as bad as usually found. The endpapers and pastedowns at front and rear have some foxing that… Read more about this item
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TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC (BOOK CLUB EDITION)
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by James Michener

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LATER
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iS STATED FIRST EDITION, BUT THE BOTM STATED BELOW IT. iT WAS SUSPOSE TO BE A REPULICA OF THE FIRST EDITION BUT NO PRICE ON DJ, AND THE COVER HAS DESIGNS ON THE FRONT COVER THAT DID NOT APPEAR TILL LATER. tHE BOOK IS A NICE ADDED EDITION TO ANY COLLECTION AS THIS ONE IS BUT AVAILABLE FOR SINGLE PURCHASE.
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Fourteenth Printing
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1952
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NY: The Macmillan Company, 1952. Signed by author on ffep and dated "Honolulu, 1955" above his signature; The ink-stamped name and Denver address of the book's previous owner, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral A.F. Bonnalie, USNR is on the on ffep; Old scotch-tape stains on front and rear end papers; The binding is clean and lightly edge worn, but has been… Read more about this item
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TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

by MICHENER, James

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Used - Some light spotting to the cloth. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper, with a great inscription
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First Edition
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1949
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Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Some light spotting to the cloth. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper, with a great inscription. Tenth printing of Michener's first book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to the actor who created the role of Capt. George Brackett in the original Rodgers and Hammerstein… Read more about this item
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TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

by MICHENER, James

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Used - The brittleness of the cheap paper, found in every copy we have seen, is much in evidence with a very short tear at the top marg
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First Edition
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1947
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Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. The brittleness of the cheap paper, found in every copy we have seen, is much in evidence with a very short tear at the top margin running through nearly every page of the book. The covers also have short tears near the spine at the top and bottom. The upper… Read more about this item
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Tales of the South Pacific

Tales of the South Pacific

by MICHENER, James

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Used - VG++
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VG++
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Later Printing
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1974
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Hardcover
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Taiwan: Taiwan Piracy, 1974. Bound in black patterned boards, stamped in silver. This is a pure Taiwan priracy edition in dustwrapper. It was copied from the Fawcett paperback edition -- but it has a nice dust jacket (with illustration from the front and back panels of the paperback edition. A very scarce Michener collectible -- downright rare… Read more about this item
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Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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1st Edition
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1947
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Hardcover
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Macmillan, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition in a very good first issue dust jacket, with the original price of $3.00 printed vertically on the front flap. First Printing stated on copyright page and 1947 on title page. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Half inch deep chip on top of spine of… Read more about this item
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TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

by James Michener

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Used - Good
Edition
seventh printing
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1949
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Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan, 1949. seventh printing. Hardcover. Good. v, 326 pgs. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Gray cloth boards with blue landscape on cover, lettering on spine. Condition of book is GOOD ; corners and edges quite worn, spots and light discoloration to boards, ends of spine worn with small holes, front hinge loose but sound. Pastedowns… Read more about this item
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Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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Used
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First Edition
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1947
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First Edition. First Printing Very good+ in yellow-orange cloth covered boards with blue text and rules on the spine. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 3/8 inches with light soiling at the ends of the front board, minor foxing to the end sheets as a result of the… Read more about this item
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Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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Used - Acceptable
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1947
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Mass Market Paperback
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Fawcett Crest, 1947. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Tales of the South Pacific

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Used - Good
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1947
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Mass Market Paperback
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Fawcett Crest, 1947. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by Michener, James

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Used - Very Good
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1st Thus
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1957
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Paperback
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Pocket Books, 1957. Tom Dunn cover art.. 1st Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Cardinal C-226.
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Tales of the South Pacific

by MICHENER, James

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Used - Very Good +
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First Edition
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1947
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Hardcover
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NY: Macmillan & Co., 1947. Bound in orange cloth, stamped in dark green in a later state, price clipped dust jacket that shows some sizable chips to extremes. Still, the true first edition of the author's first book (stated on copyright page). 326 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good Only.… Read more about this item
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Tales of the South Pacific

Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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Used
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Franklin Library Edition
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1986
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Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1986. Franklin Library Edition. Fine in dark blue leather covered boards with gilt text and decorations stamped between four raised bands on the spine. With gilt tool work on both boards and marbled paper end sheets. The edges of the text block are in gilt and there is a silk placement ribbon… Read more about this item
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Tales of the South Pacific

by James Michener

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Used - Good
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Poor
Edition
First edition
Published
1947
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Hardcover in jacket
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I have available a first edition/first printing copy of James Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Tales of the South Pacific. This book was published in 1947 by Macmillon and bears the words "first edition " on the copyright page. The dust jacket bears the correct price of $3.00 in the correct first state position (vertically towards the top of the… Read more about this item
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Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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Used - near fine
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good
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first
Published
1947
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Hardcover
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MacMillan, 1947. first. hardcover. near fine/good. First printing, as stated on copyright page. Book near fine, former owner's bookplate and name on front paste-down, name also at bottom of title page. Dust jacket good, some pieces missing, tear to upper front hinge to spine and also to upper part of right to front panel, some wear.
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Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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1973
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Paperback
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Fawcett Crest, 1973. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Fawcett Crest X2757. Owner's name, date written on inside front cover, otherwise unmarked..
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Tales of the South Pacific (Signed) (Large Print)

by Michener, James

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Used - Very Good
Published
1947T
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Unknown_binding
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Simi Valley, California, USA
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Macmillan, 1947T. unknown_binding. Very Good. .
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Tales of the South Pacific

by Michener, James

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Used - Very Good
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No Dust-jacket
Edition
Ninth Printing
Published
1949
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Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1949. Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust-jacket. Ninth Printing. Grey-Brown Cloth Covers with Black Lettering to Spine and Black Decoration to front cover; Covers are lightly souled and spine is darkened from age; corners and spine ends have light rubbing; White Endpapers have darkened somewhat with age but are clean; lower fixed rear… Read more about this item
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