Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
Herman Wouk – Dedications on Books, a Biography and a Letter
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Collection of items with dedications and signatures handwritten by the Jewish-American writer and playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner, Herman Wouk (1915-2019). English.
1. The Caine Mutiny, a Novel of World War II, with Paintings by Lawrence Beall Smith. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1952. First illustrated edition.
Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A copy inscribed by Wouk, signed by him in English and Hebrew (1959).
XIV, [1], 494 pp, 23 cm. Without dustjacket. Good condition. A few stains. A small tear to first leaf.
2. This Is My God, The Jewish Way of Life. New York: Pocket Books, 1974.
Inscribed by Wouk on the first page, in English, with the words "Kol Tuv" ("All the best) in Hebrew. (1982).
XVII, 317 pp, 18 cm. Good condition.
3. A Biographical Sketch. A short biography of Wouk, signed by him on the first page.
4 pp.
4. A typewritten letter, signed by Wouk (1982). The letter was enclosed with the abovementioned copy of his book This Is My God.
Enclosed: a letter by Wouk's secretary; the original envelopes.
Size and condition vary.
Letters and Autographs
Letters and Autographs