Herman Wouk — The Caine Mutiny

New York, Doubleday & Company, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second impression, of Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize winning historical novel set during the Second World War. The first edition, second impression of this work; without 'First Edition' to the copyright page, and with 'City Boy' rather than 'The City Boy' to the rear flyleaf and rear wrap of the dustwrapper.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper.Herman Wouk's important novel set in the turbulent days of the Second World War, a novel which won Wouk the Pulitzer Prize in 1951.The novel was based on Wouk's personal experiences during the war, being aboard two destroyer-minesweepers in the Pacific Theatre during the war. The mutiny stated in the title is a legalistic one that takes places during the Typhoon Cobra in December 1944.'The Caine Mutiny' spent a total of one-hundred and twenty-two weeks on the New York Times best seller list.Written by Herman Wouk, a historical fiction novelist best known for this novel and 'The Winds of War&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Light spots to the fore edge. Dustwrapper with some edgewear, resulting in a few small closed tears or small chips, including a chip to the fold of the front flyleaf. Small tidemark to the rear wrap, with light marks and discolouration to the wraps. Mark to the head of the front wrap to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of light spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.