SOUTH PACIFIC; BY James A. Michener (as Told by); Based on Rogers and Hammerstein
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Michael Hague. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Signed and illustrated in ink by Michael Hague with an original 6" bending palm on front free endpaper's verso; quarto (11 1/4" x 10 1/4"); blue 1/6th cloth with gold lettering on spine over blue boards with gilt title; illustrated with full-color plates drawn from Roger & Hammerstein's musical by artist Michael Hague; pictorial endpapers; [32] pages {includes 2-page "Storyteller's Note" by James Michener on the Rogers & Hammerstein}. Very Fine / Very Fine. Item #9069
Gift quality copy. One of Michener & Hague's Very Scarce titles thus illustrated with Hague's original illustration!
Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, The Hobbit; also wonderfully illustrated books on Irish folktales, fairy tales, several adorable books on bears, and--of course--this book condensing Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific.
Price: $145.00