Marjorie Morningstar.

WOUK, Herman.

Item Number: 5768

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1955.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his physician in the year of publication, “For Dr. Lampert, again with admiration- Herman Wouk 24.X.55.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear.

Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. This unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of Herman Wouk's most beloved creations. Basis for the film starring Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly.