The John Day Company; New York, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good copy in original red cloth covered boards with black stamped lettering on the spine. INSCRIBED and dated on the front free endpaper by Henry Miller to his personal friend Pierre Sicari. Pierre's personal bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Moderate rubbing on the board edges and corners. No Jacket.

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Bookseller: Bookbid Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1409040
Title: My Friend Henry Miller
Author: Perles, Alfred
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: The John Day Company; New York
Date Published: 1956

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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