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Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (San Francisco, CA: The Colt Press, 1941). 1941). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial cream self-wraps. [8] pages. The top edge of the title page is slightly darkened & the bottom page corners are very lightly creased. Title illustration in black & cream & a black & cream vignette. Very good, in a stamped & postmarked Colt Press mailing envelope addressed to E. Harold Hugo of the Meriden Gravure Company. First issue of a newsletter intended to inform dealers, readers, collectors and librarians of the current and future plans of the press. Laid in are an order form and a card announcing the publication of Henry Miller's "The Colossus of Maroussi".
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Colossus of Maroussi. Colt Press, San Francisco, 1941.
Price: US$59.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 244 pages; San Francisco: Very Good. 1941. First Edition. 244 pages; Contents clean and secure in original blue cloth binding with printed title spine label; corners and spine ends rubbed, front board unevenly faded. Former owner's name and date on ffep - "David W. Lusher / Jan. 30, 1944 / Washington, D. C. " "The Colossus of Maroussi is an impressionist travelogue by American writer Henry Miller that was first published in 1941 by Colt Press of San Francisco. Set in pre-war Greece of 1939, it is ostensibly an exploration of the "Colossus" of the title, George Katsimbalis, a poet and raconteur. The work is frequently heralded as Miller's best. In 1939, American writer Henry Miller left Paris, his home of nine years, as the Nazis began to take action in Europe and the outbreak of the Second World War loomed. In need of rejuvenation, he traveled to Greece at the invitation of his friend, British writer Lawrence Durrell, who lived in Corfu. Miller had already published what are considered some of his best-known works, including Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, and Tropic of Capricorn. Miller drew his Colossus from events that occurred and landscapes he encountered while living for nine months in Greece. His portrayal of poet Katsimbalis and the country is tempered by the outbreak of the Second World War, which forced him to leave for the United States in December 1939.[2] Miller wrote the book in New York, and it reflects his resentment at having to return to America, as well as his feeling of isolation there. " .; Literature, Travel and Exploration, Most Recent Listing
Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Henry Miller. The Colossus of Maroussi. Colt Press, San Francisco, 1941.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: San Francisco: Colt Press, [1941]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue cloth, printed paper spine label; [8],244pp. Light scuffing at spine ends and corners, cloth a bit toned along margins, more so to spine, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy.
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Colossus of Maroussi. Colt Press; San Francisco; 1941/nd, 1941.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: ; 244 pp.; ; F-; The first trade edition in the first (blue) cloth binding. Sans the issued dust jacket. . O'Roark=A81 Shifreen/Jackson=A26.b. [kwA_ 1st Ed. ]
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Henry Miller. The Colossus of Maroussi. The Colt Press, San Franciso, 1941.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st Trade Edition of The Colossus of Maroussi. Blue cloth binding, lightly worn at the extremities with age.Paper label on the spine with title and author name. Pages are in very good condition with no foxing and clear and bright throughout. Dust Jacket is blue and white striped, color slightly dulled with age and covered in a plastic wrap, but overall in good condition.
Seller: Pleasant Street Books, woodstock, VT, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Colossus of Maroussi. Colt Press, 1941.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, limited to one of 100 signed. Oatmeal cloth and pictorial cover. Spine label is dulled. Some wear and rubbing along edges. Clean interior except for tears on pages 4 and 6. Jackson A 26A
Seller: Route 3 Books, Sandstone, MN, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry.. The Colossus of Maroussi.. San Francisco: Colt Press, [1941]., 1941.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. [4], 244 pp. Quarter heavy-weave linen cloth over aqua floral-decorated boards, printed paper spine label. Spine label faded and spotted, light dampstains on front and back boards, never extending to text. Donor's inscription on front free endpaper. A good, tight copy Though unstated, this is one of 100 copies, signed by the author on the third blank leaf. Issued without dust wrapper.
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Colossus of Maroussi. Colt Press, 1941.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First trade edition of one of Miller's better written books. Wear and darkening to cloth and spine. Label is dulled. Inscribed and dated by Miller in 1942. Interior is clean, Jacket and spine are darkened. Chips and tears at edges and corners with large chunk missing from top of spine and a smaller strip from bottom of spine. See pictures. Early signature. Jackson A 26B
Seller: Route 3 Books, Sandstone, MN, U.S.A.
Henry Miller. The Colossus of Maroussi. The Colt Press, San Francisco, 1941.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good or slightly better copy of the first edition, in an unclipped very good jacket that shows some chipping and sunning. Book shows toning to cloth and page edges as well as ffep where there is a small previous owner name plate. Possibly Miller's most highly acclaimed work. Octavo, 244 pages, blue cloth, pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Miller, Henry. The Colossus of Maroussi. Colt Press, San Francisco, 1941.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Uncommon first edition/first printing (ref. A26b of Shifreen & Jackson biblio) of what is generally considered Miller's best book; inscribed by the author (Miller) in ink on the front free end page and dated 12/4/41 in N.Y.C - just 3 days before Pearl Harbor and America's entry into WWII. The book recounts Miller's pre-war travel in Greece in 1939. Blue cloth hardcover boards with beige label on the spine with black lettering. Boards with heavy wear and age toning; edges frayed; pages with light age toning; binding generally sound and complete. Photos available upon request.
Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry.. The Colossus of Maroussi.. New Directions, Norfolk, 1941.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First New Directions edition, after the Colt Press first printing. INSCRIBED by Henry Miller to longtime friend Kenny Du Main on first blank. Near fine in black cloth with some age darkening to rear end paper & paste down & small damp spot at top edge, in very good dust jacket with front panel neatly separated at edge of spine. Light traces of soiling & couple tiny chips. One of Miller's most engaging works. ; 8" x 9"; 244 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry.. The Colossus of Maroussi.. Colt Press, San Francisco, 1941.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: True first edition. (Precedes the New Directions printing) Near fine in very good+ or better dust jacket. (244pp. ) (Clear tape mends on interior of dust jacket. Light shelf-wear at spine ends. ) Apart from his Paris books this is Miller's most evocative and insightful work. ; 6" x 9 1/2" ; 244 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Colossus of Maroussi.. Colt Press, New York, 1941.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: True first edition of the author's landmark travel book and frequently cited as one of his finest. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Tania and Jimmy, from their good friend, Henry Miller, N.Y., 12/3/41." The recipients were James and Tania Stern, close friends of the author. Very good in the rare original dust jacket, which is in very good condition with some rubbing and wear. Like the ancient colossus that stood over the harbor of Rhodes, Henry Millerâs The Colossus of Maroussi stands as a seminal classic in travel literature. It has preceded the footsteps of prominent travel writers such as Pico Iyer and Rolf Potts. The book Miller would later cite as his favorite began with a young womanâs seductive description of Greece. Miller headed out with his friend Lawrence Durrell to explore the Grecian countryside: a flock of sheep nearly tramples the two as they lie naked on a beach; the Greek poet Katsmbalis, the âcolossusâ of Millerâs book, stirs every rooster within earshot of the Acropolis with his own loud crowing; cold hard-boiled eggs are warmed in a villageâs single stove, and they stay in hotels that âhave seen better days, but which have an aroma of the past.â
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. This non-pornographic piece must have disappointed publishers anticipating something more lurid from Miller after his "Tropic of Cancer" because ten New York publishers rejected it before Colt Press accepted it with an advance of only 100 USD [Shifreen & Jackson A26b]. INSCRIBED -- "TO TAMAR, THE FLAMING MEDEA OF BIG SUR WHO IMPROVISES 'UNITS' AND ISLANDS OF FOG AND SEA ANEMONES. HENRY MILLER. 4/2/44." The recipient is, perhaps, Robinson Jeffers who, though not a friend of Miller's, was a fellow inhabitant of Big Sur and whose most famous poem is titled "Tamar." Or more likely, though a bit disturbingly, it is perhaps inscribed to Tamar Nais Hodel, who was named for the poem and was the young daughter of Miller's friend and fellow inhabitant of Big Sur, Dr. George Hill Hodel -- a suspect in the infamous 1947 "Black Dahlia" murder and mutilation of Elizabeth Short. Tamar Hodel would have been around 9 years old at the time of the inscription, a tender young age to receive an inscribed book from a friend of ones father. But this was a father who allowed Man Ray to take nude pictures of her when she was 11 years old and whom she accused at 14 of sexual molesting her beginning when she was 11. (He was acquitted and fled the country soon after.) Name at base of front endpaper, cloth at spine ends and corners slightly frayed, general light cover wear, front hinge repaired where previously loose otherwise good to very good, lacking original dust jacket but with facsimile provided. MYSTERIOUS INSCRIPTION
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.