Facing East / I. Text by James A. Michener ; Original Lithographs and Woodcuts by Jack Levine ; II. Sketchbook by Jack Levine with(54 watercolors, gouaches and drawings printed by phototypie and pochoir on Ingres paper)Maecenas Press / Random House, New York, 1970. Folio (48 x 31 cm). Two volumes. Loose sheets and bifolia, laid into cloth and leatherette folders, both enclosed in folding cloth base with vinyl strap. Outer case faintly   smudged, with small sticker residue in corner of upper panel, internally fine. First edition. One of 2500 numbered copies for sale, from an edition of 2516, plus hors commerce sets. Signed by the author and the artist on the justification leaf, and with facsimile signatures inside the upper lid of the case. Michener's text accompanies Levine's artwork and reproductions from his sketchbook (54 watercolors, gouaches and drawings printed by phototypie and pochoir on Ingres paper). Additionally, there are four original lithographs, signed in the stone, printed on Rives, original woodcuts printed on Arches, and a special woodcut, hors-text, printed on Kawanka Japanese vellum.pages are 17 x 12.  LOCAL PICK UP AND INSPECTION FOR THE 54 LITHOS AND THE 4 ORIGINAL LITHOS SIGNED BY JACK LEVINE