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Henry Miller. Semblance of a Devoted Past. Bern Porter, 1944.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: soft cover with clear plastic protective dust jacket. scuffing along edges and corners. page edges are darkened due to exposure.
Seller: BMV Bookstores, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. Semblance of a Devoted Past. Bern Porter, 1944.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
MILLER, Henry.. Semblance of a Devoted Past.. Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1944.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 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: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. Semblance of a Devoted Past (First Edition). Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1944.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. SEMBLANCE OF A DEVOTED PAST.. Bern Porter, Berkeley, CA, 1944.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [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 archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. Limited to 1150 copies printed. First edition.
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
MILLER Henry.. Semblance of a Devoted Past.. , 1944.
Price: US$132.34 + shipping
Description: 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: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Miller, Henry. Semblance of a Devoted Past. Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1944.
Price: US$137.03 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Miller, Henry. Semblance of a Devoted Past. Bern Porter Books, Berkeley, 1944.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition in tall bound card wrappers with illustrations by the author. Book comprises a series of letters to his friend Emil Schnellock. An edition of 1150 copies. Light cover wear. About very good condition.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. (Robert Grabhorn). SEMBLANCE OF A DEVOTED PAST. Bern Porter (1944), Berkeley, 1944.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Limited to 1150 copes. Selection of the letters from Miller to life-long friend Emil Schnellock. Illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of watercolors by Miller, including the frontis. Cover drawing by Miller. Quarto off-white paperwraps in stiff paper dust jacket printed in black. Near fine in good, age-toned dust jacket somewhat nicked and rubbed on edges and missing about 1/2" at base of unprinted spine. "From the Library of Robert Grabhorn 1900-1973 Printer" label affixed to upper corner front flap.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry.. Semblance of a Devoted Past.. Bern Porter Books., Berkeley, 1944.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. SIGNED by Henry Miller in green ink with "Big Sur California" on front end paper. Very good+ copy in folio wrappers with card pictorial jacket. (1/2"-inch chip at base of spine on jacket. Couple short edge tears at edges of jacket. Some pages un-cut. ) 1150 copies designated for production though reputedly far less were printed. Comprised of letters Miller wrote to artist Emil Schnellock along with b&w representations of Miller's art work. Uncommon signed by the writer. (B); Folio
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.