Centennial, James Michener
First edition, first printing of one of Michener's most critically acclaimed novels, telling he story of Colorado, the Centennial State, from its geologic origins up to the 1976 Bicentennial. Signed by Michener to the half-title.
New York: Random House, 1974. Publisher's original burgundy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; pp. (xvi), 909. A very good copy in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Biding remains sturdy and square, traces of rubbing and discoloration to boards, minor shelfwear. Owner's name to front endpaper, else internally clean. Jacket shows light general shelfwear, minor crease to back panel. A presentable copy, protected in archival mylar.