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The Henry Miller Reader
by MILLER, Henry. (Lawrence Durrell)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[New York: New Directions, 1959. Unbound. Near Fine. Edited with an introduction by Lawrence Durrell. Galley proofs of Durrell's Introduction, and Miller's Author's Preface. Two folio leaves, each folded to make 8 pages. From the library of former New Directions publicity director Edwin V. Erbe. Scarce, possibly unique.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 321492
- Title
- The Henry Miller Reader
- Author
- MILLER, Henry. (Lawrence Durrell)
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- [New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- AmerLit20thCent, AdvanceCopy, UncorrectedProof
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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