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Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since April 17, 1997
Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. Good copy of this paperback in original jacket (jacket darkened with some chipping; upper corners of text bumped). One of 1150 copies. Miller's musings on art and the artists who influenced him. B/w Illustrations. Seller Inventory # 005505425
Title: Semblance of a Devoted Past
Publisher: Bern Porter
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Trade Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: BMV Bookstores, Toronto, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. soft cover with clear plastic protective dust jacket. scuffing along edges and corners. page edges are darkened due to exposure. Seller Inventory # Box-S9
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by The Author (illustrator). First Edition. DJ spine has tearing to the front edge, chipping to the ends, and tape remnants. Rear of DJ has a patch of slight staining and a scuff from tape removal. DJ has light wear to the upper edges and smudging. Slight bump to lower outer corners. ; Approx. 9" wide by 12 1/8". Signed by Bern Porter above the copyright, dated 1991. ; 63 pages. Seller Inventory # 336627
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Daedalus Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Lightly soiled jacket. A nice, solid copy. ; Color Plates; 4to ; 117 pages. Seller Inventory # 323894
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
61 [1] pp. Illustrated with a cover drawing and collotype reproductions of water colors by the author. Folio, original printed wrappers. First edition; one of 1150 copies. A few tiny chips and some very light dust-soiling to wrappers. Seller Inventory # 48284
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. [iv], 61 pages of text. Original paperback binding is moderately browned, with minor shelfwear including tiny creases and rubbing to the extremities, and the rear cover has a large amount of specks that appear to be printed but are not likely intended to be a part of the original publication; protected in custom-fitted stiff archival Mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. Limited to 1150 copies printed. First edition. Size: Quarto (4to). Book. Seller Inventory # 019452
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. A limited edition (1 of 1050). Original paper dust jacket surrounds the book. A one inch tear at the joint of the front cover at the spine. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper and a bookplate. Not exlibrary. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a VERY GOOD brodart protected dust jacket. Photos available upon request. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Paperback. Seller Inventory # 021393
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Berkeley CA: Bern Porter 1944. Large 4to. Orig. brown illust. wrappers edges and spine rubbed. 64pp. With 10 illusts. by Henry Miller. Collotypes from watercolours. A limited edition of 1150 copies. This work covers the letters from Paris March 30-Corfu Greece Sept. 1939. See Shifreen & Jackson A40. Seller Inventory # 237602
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Used - Very Good. 1944. Orig. wraps. 4to. First edition. Some sunning to wraps. Seller Inventory # SQ00178
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback Quarto. wraps, 61 pp, spine chipped on top edge, cpvers lightly soiled Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy order. Seller Inventory # 86899
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: poor man's rare books (mrbooks) IOBA NJB, Vineland, NJ, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Henry Miller Et Al (illustrator). First Edition. B&W Illustrations; Limited to 1150 copies, probably not all printed. Letters from Miller to his friend Emil Schnellock. Apr 9" X 15". Card covers with exterior wraps toned and shallowly chipped edges. Contents Fine. Critical Broadside laid in, toned. 14011. Seller Inventory # 35477
Quantity: 1 available