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Sayonara
by Michener, James A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1954. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Bound in publisher's half black cloth over brown paper-covered boards, silver lettering on cover and spine, tan endpapers.. Head of spine has very slight shelf-wear, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is very slightly sunned on the spine, else fine. FINE/ NEAR FINE.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 243 pp .
Synopsis
James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home . Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19824
- Title
- Sayonara
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Stated First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Literature;, Fiction;, 1st edition;, James A. Michener;, First Editions;
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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