first edition Hardcover
1957 · New York
by LEE, C.Y.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine, slightly spine faded dustwrapper with smudges on the front panel. Basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical which was filmed with a predominantly Asian and Asian American cast including Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, and many others. A better than usual copy, the soft paper of the jacket easily absorbs staining and discoloration. (Inventory #: 96953)