FIRST PRINTING, Sayonara, James A. Michener, 1954

New York: Random House, New York, 1954. VG/VG. First Edition. Stated First Printing in the First State jacket with the "1/54" code at the bottom of the front flap. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and clean black cloth and brown boards. Faded top stain. Top corners slightly bumped and creases to spine ends. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Light toning to pages. The dust jacket is unclipped ($3.50) with fading to spine, chip to spine head, corner wear and light soiling to back panel (see photos). Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 243 pages. 5½ x 8¼" tall.

Classic early novel by Michener of a romance between an American officer and a Japanese actress. Basis for 1957 movie starring Marlon Brando, Miyoshi Umeki and Red Buttons.