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Description:
Michener, James A. (1907-1997) Five Signed First Editions in Leather. Including: The Bridge at Andau, New York: Random House, [1957], stated first printing, signed on the title page, bound in half green morocco and cloth boards, gilt spine, t.e.g.; Hawaii, New York: Random House, [1959], stated first printing, signed on title, bound in half tan morocco and cloth boards, gilt spine, t.e.g.; Report of the County Chairman, New York: Random House, 1961, stated first printing, signed on title page, in half blue morocco, cloth boards, gilt spine, t.e.g.; Caravans, New York: Random House, 1963, stated first printing, signed by Michener on title, half red morocco and cloth boards, gilt spine, t.e.g.; and The Source, New York: Random House, 1965, stated first edition, signed on half title, half dark blue morocco and cloth boards, gilt spine, t.e.g. (5)
Provenance: the Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts.
Estimate $200-300
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