The Fortunate Pilgrim

First Edition is stated on the copyright page. Boards are maroon with brown cloth spine and gold lettering and orange top stain. Endpapers are pea-green and author's name is blindstamped on front. The illustrator, John O'Hara Cosgrave II, also designed the dust jacket for James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific.

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Picture of the 1965 first edition dust jacket for The Fortunate Pilgrim.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Fortunate Pilgrim.

Picture of dust jacket where original $5.75 price is found for The Fortunate Pilgrim.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Fortunate Pilgrim.

Picture of the first edition Atheneum boards for The Fortunate Pilgrim.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Fortunate Pilgrim.

Picture of the first edition title page for The Fortunate Pilgrim.

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