Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, 1951. Early printing of the First Edition of
the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good with $3.95 price intact on the front flap and some edge wear. Octavo, original blue cloth
with titles to the spine in silver. Signed by Herman Wouk on the title
page.The Caine Mutiny was
published in March, 1951 and word of mouth quickly spread and a second
printing was issued in April 1951, and four more printings in June
alone. By September 1951, The Caine Mutiny had become the best-selling
novel in the country. The book remained on the best-seller list for two
and a half years, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1952. The Caine Mutiny
was both a Broadway play and a Hollywood film starring Humphrey Bogart
in an unforgettable performance as Captain Queeg.