The History Buff, 17509 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 or Palm Beach, FL-Phone:953-0327 Herman Wouk His classic of all time THE CAINE MUTINY 1951 FIRST ILLUSDTRATED EDITION-SIGNED BY WOUK Would you like to purchase this product? Simply click BUY NOW to securely shop online with eHistoryBuff. 
Herman Wouk (1915-). The Caine Mutiny is one of the classic American novels and has been popularized by the fact that it was the basis for both a Broadway play and a superb movie starring Van Johnson, Humphrey Bogart and Fred MacMurray. The novel was in fact based on Wouk's experiences in the US Navy during WW II during which he served in the Pacific on a ship not unlike the Caine.This novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and it was written just as Wouk was about to abandon his literary career.This particular version of the book is characterized by the beautiful illustrations of the artist Lawrence Beall Smith one of which is illustrated and which shows captain Queeg on trial.
Book Description: NY: Doubleday (1951). First Edition.First Printing, although not stated, based on write up re Wouk on dust jacket that states City Boy not The City Boy as found on jacket of later printings. Signed by the author and not inscribed.. Book in good condition with minor edge wear and some scattered discoloration of hard cover. Binding tight. Dust jacket in mylar with price intact.Front of jacket has a few tiny chips at extremities but otherwise as illustrated. Rear of jacket has been repaired along top margin.There are multiple double page illustrations by the above mentioned art throughout the book. An American classic and a rare find as a First/First.
Price:$895.00
The History Buff, Inc.
17509 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 or
Palm Beach, Florida 33480eMail: TheHistBuff@aol.com Phone: 952-937-0325
