The Folding Cliffs: A Narrative
- SIGNED Paperback
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good. SIGNED. 331pp. Octavo [23 cm] Pictorial wraps, with moderate shelfwear to the wraps. From the publisher-
"An enthralling epic narrative of nineteenth-century Hawaii from one of our major poets- the story of an attempt by the American government to seize and constrain possible victims of leprosy, and one small Hawaiian family's determination not to be taken. Merwin follows the family through the perils and glories of their flight into the wilds of the island of Kauai."
Signed by the author on the half title.
"An enthralling epic narrative of nineteenth-century Hawaii from one of our major poets- the story of an attempt by the American government to seize and constrain possible victims of leprosy, and one small Hawaiian family's determination not to be taken. Merwin follows the family through the perils and glories of their flight into the wilds of the island of Kauai."
Signed by the author on the half title.