This work from America's foremost historical novelist reveals Michener's experiences and reflections on his life as a writer and on his work. With the same detail of his novels, Michener recalls his memories of encounters with some of his era's most famous and influential figures, including Hemingway and Capote.
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This work from America's foremost historical novelist reveals Michener's experiences and reflections on his life as a writer and on his work. With the same detail of his novels, Michener recalls his memories of encounters with some of his era's most famous and influential figures, including Hemingway and Capote.
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Like New in Very Good jacket. Octavo. In bright, clean dustjacket. Not clipped. Light grey cloth with black lettering along spine. Tightly bound. interiors without markings. This appears to be the first trade edition of 'about 5, 000 copies', so sayeth Ahearn's Author Price Guides--Vol. III (Quill & Brush, 2001), but it is difficult to be certain. According to the 'James A. Michener Special' issue of 'Firsts: Collecting Modern First Editions' (Volume Five, Number Four, April, 1995'), Literary Reflections: Michener on Michener, Hemingway, Capote and Others includes 'No statements of printings' to indicating a First Edition, but does not tell us if non-Firsts Do include such statements. [213 pp. ]
