The Colossus of Maroussi
by Miller, Henry
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- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Norfolk, Conn: New Directions, 1946. Second American Edition. Second American edition. Signed by Henry Miller on the front free endpaper, warmly inscribed to his friend and caregiver Bill Pickerill, dated March 7, 1977. Pickerill would be with Miller when he died a little more than three years later. [2], 244 pp. Publisher's black cloth with spine decorated in gilt. Near Fine with age-toning and offsetting to endpapers. In a Good+ edge-chipped dust jacket.. An impressionist travelogue. Shifreen & Jackson A26g.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942827
- Title
- The Colossus of Maroussi
- Author
- Miller, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second American Edition
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- Norfolk, Conn
- Date Published
- 1946
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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