The Modern Library, August 1978. Hardcover. 12mo. {4 & 3/4' x 7 & 1/2'} In dustjacket on tan paper with black lettering & brown Fujita style torchbearer colophon. Front flap is clipped. Brown paper covered boards with matching Torchbearer colophon blindstamped upper right corner of front panel. Gold lettering on..... More
Random House, December 1983. Book Club. Cloth. Octavo. In dustjacket with heavy glue residue on verso & recto of DJ flap. Jacket and book have all indications of a true First, including original price on front flap and stated 'First Edition' on copyright page and the appropriate number line for..... More
Random House, October 1989. Hardcover. "A grand epic." THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER Master storyteller James A. Michener sweeps us off to the Caribbean, with a magnificent novel that captures the eternal allure of that glittering string of islands and their tumultuous history. Beginning in 1310 and continuing through Columbus's arrival..... More
Random House, September 1980. Book Club. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy yellow cloth boards w/ gilt at front and spine; Previous owner inscription present at front paste-down; Text free of markings; Dust jacket VG w/ mild edge wear present. More
Random House, January 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing; Solid binding; Clean, sturdy yellow cloth boards w/ immaculate gilt lettering/design at front and spine; Text free of markings; Unclipped dust jacket VG w/ the slightest bit of edge-wear present; Jacket housed in protective mylar; An exceptional copy. More
Random House (NY), October 1992. Hardcover. "Astounding...Fast-moving, Intriguing...James Michener is back in huge, familiar form with MEXICO." LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS Here is the story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in..... More
Random House (NY), September 1985. Hardcover. "A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, Anglos and Hispanics, frontier and settlement, money and power...James Michener is something rare and valuable: an honorable craftsman doing honorable work....He manages to make history vivid and palatable to the reader." THE BOSTON GLOBE Texas..... More
Random House, June 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. First edition/first printing, with this number line: '98765432'. For RH titles of this period this indicates 'first printing' unlike most other imprints. Or RH titles before and after this time period. In dustjacket with some rubbing and mild edgewear. One-third binding: black..... More
Random House Value Publishing, December 1988. Hardcover. {8 & 3/4' x 10 & 3/4'} In clean dustjacket. Front flap is not clipped. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering and black faux-leather boards with blind stamped lettering. Tight binding. [342 pp.]. More
Random House, January 1957. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. In edgewor dustjacket with slight darkening. Front flap is not clipped. Beige cloth covered boards with black title plates on spine with gold horizontal bars separating these three black rectangles of text in beige coloring of backgound. End pages feature map of..... More
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Random House, January 1978. Cloth. Octavo. Navy blue cloth covered boards with fading silver lettering along the spine and silver illustration of tall grasses likewise faded at blade tips. Some tiny scattered white spots scattered lightly across boards. Random House colophon stamped in red bottom textblock edge. Nice maps in..... More
Random House, January 1965. First Edition. Cloth. First U.S. edition. Octavo. In mildly edgeworn DJ with slight darkening to edges. Front flap is not clipped. Turquoise cloth covered boards with navy blue wavy horizontal bars on spine and front panel. Gold tooled illustration and gold lettering on spine. Map of..... More
Random House (NY), November 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. From America's best-loved storyteller comes his greatest story yet: the story of his life. Michener tells of surviving three plane crashes, taking part in a mutiny, barely escaping death in Saigon, and much more. The book will be released in time for..... More
University of Texas Press, January 1989. Hardcover. In today's fast-changing world, Cuba will be next on center stage.--James A. Michener. Michener's impressions of Castro's Havana open a unique window on a country and a people so close yet so inaccessible. 160 color prints. More
Random House, October 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. America's bestselling author transports readers to magical Seville, Spain, at Easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, exciting bullfights, deep piety--and miracles. An American journalist, sent to Seville on assignment to cover the efforts of a rancher to revive his once proud line..... More
State House Press, July 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. A seventy-year collection of poetry from the pen of one of America's greatest storytellers. His final book, published in celebration of his 90th birthday, contains approximately one hundred of Michener's charming sonnets. Seventy-years worth of poetry, published 'in celebration of James A...... More
Book Stops Here, September 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto {8 & 1/2 x 11'}. First printing, 'first edition limited to 800 copies for sale.' Quarto in DJ with slight curl to edges. Some small scuff marks and mild edgewear. Quarter bound: crimson cloth covered spine with gold lettering and cream..... More
Random House (NY), October 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Deteriorating race relations, a growing disparity between rich and poor, the decline of education and a growing anti-intellectualism, inadequate health care - these are among the fracture points that Mr. Michener believes threaten America's vitality and its future. As a scholar of..... More
Random House./Reader's Digest Press, March 1973. First Edition. Cloth. First/first. {5 & 1/2' x 8 & 1/2'} -- Octavo. In dustjacket with very mild edgewear and one tiny chip/tear (one-eighth-inch) top edge of rear jacket panel. Front flap not clipped. Black cloth covered boards with magenta stamped J.A.M. intitials on..... More
Girard Bank, January 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Green paper covered boards with reproduction of a James B. Wyeth painting on small plate affixed to front panel. Black lettering on spine and front. In cardstock green paper wrapped slipcase. Sound binding. Clean, unmarked interiors. Very Good plus overall. [85 pp.]. More
Random House, March 1969. First Edition. Cloth. In mildly edgeworn dustjacket with some toning. Front flap not clipped. Black cloth covered boards with silver and gold lettering along spine & silver author's initials stamped front panel. Sound binding. Previous owner's initial inked FFEP. Else interior text unmarked. [240 pp.]. More
The Modern Library, January 1957. First Edition. Cloth. First Modern Library Edition. In edgeworn dustjacket. Flap not clipped. Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering in black rectangular field. Kent end pages in grey ink. Grey tinted top edge. Sound binding. Clean, unmarked interior pages. [435 pp plus eight pages..... More
