The books in my life
by Miller, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very gentle bumping to corners, light sunning and fading to spine, faint soiling to boards, DJ spine head clipped to almost 2 an/poor
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: New Directions, 1969. Hardcover. Very gentle bumping to corners, light sunning and fading to spine, faint soiling to boards, DJ spine head clipped to almost 2 and half inches, almost one inch tear to DJ spine foot, front DJ- rear edge clipped to one and half inches, one and half inch closed tear to front DJ-rear edge, little more than half inch clipped tear to rear DJ-top edge, one and half inch closed tear to rear DJ, about one and half inch clipped tear to rear DJ, price sticker and half inch clipped tear to rear DJ-rear edge, else very good(+) in acceptable DJ./poor. Octavo in yellow illus DJ, 323 pages, b&w illustrations, 21 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Series: A New Directions book. Contents: They were alive and spoke to me -- Early reading -- Blaise Cendrars -- Rider Haggard -- Jean Giono -- Influences -- Living books -- The days of my life -- Krishnamurti -- The plains of Abraham -- The story of my heart -- Letter to Pierre Lesdain -- Reading in the toilet -- The theatre -- Appendix : The hundred books ; Books I still intend to read ; Friends who supplied me with books. Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92518
- Title
- The books in my life
- Author
- Miller, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very gentle bumping to corners, light sunning and fading to spine, faint soiling to boards, DJ spine head clipped to almost 2 an
- Jacket Condition
- poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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