Tales of the South Pacific

by James Michener

$2,200 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books · No longer available

First edition · Signed

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. 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 ? , these stories are sent to a friend -- and a fine one, too. signed Jim Michener. Bound in publisher's beige-orange

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