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The Colossus of Maroussi
by Miller, Henry
- Used
- 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
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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