Sayonara
Random House, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good / Good. Item #00508045
Signed and dated by Michener on froont endpaper to a prominent talk show host '1983 to ... All the best - Sayonara James A. Michener'; with Michener's 'JAM' rubberstamp or 'chop' in red ink. True first edition of the familiar 'Japanese-Amer ican love story' (jacket upper cover) between an Air Force major and an act ress; 'First Printing' on title page verso and '1/54' on jacket front flyle af. Basis of the 1957 motion picture, starring Marlon Brando, Miyoshi Umeki and Red Buttons. Cloth has minor shelfwear; foredge of text has some staining; price-clipped jacket has some delamination and wear. [8],243,[2] pages. b/w dec title page.
Price: $395.00