Franklin Library leather edition of Michael Crichton's "Travels," a Limited edition, one of the SIGNED First Edition series, Personally signed by MICHAEL CRICHTON, published in 1988. Bound in royal blue leather, the book has marbled paper end leaves, Smyth-sewn leather, has marbled end leaves, acid-free paper, hubbed spine, satin book marker, gold gilding on three edge--in FINE condition. Crichton was a young achiever.  By age 30, he had graduated from HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, written two best-selling novels and successfully directed the movie WESTWOOD.  "Travels," his fourth work of nonfiction, is a personal journey of Crichton's astonishing adventures---swimming through sharks in the underwater depths off Tahiti, climbing to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, reaching a heightened awareness in the silence of a desert retreat.  The book is a portrait of a young, dynamic achiever suddenly facing a stagnation of his own life and setting out to confront new frontiers. Crichton quotes ancient Chinese philosopher LAO-TZU at the beginning of TRAVELS: "Existence is beyond the power of words to define." In "Travels," you will join him on the journeys of a lifetime.  377 pages.  I offer Combined shipping.