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Miller, Henry. INSOMNIA. Or the Devil At Large. Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, New York, 1974.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This work by Henry Miller, one of the great storytellers of all time, is the true story of how he fell passionately in love at the age of 75 with a lovely and talented 25 year old singer,Hoki Tokuda, from Japan. From his pursuit of her for a year and the frustration of his sleepless night, he has fashioned a deeply moving, revealing romantic story. His sleepless nights yielded 12 watercolors which are reproduced in this book. This HARDCOVER copy is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page, and is clean and solid.
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. Insomnia or The Devil at Large. Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1974.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 4to, unpaginated. Photographs, illustrations throughout. Handwritten text in facsimile. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Miller to his friend, Dr. Robert Macy and dated in 1976 on the half title. Black cloth lettered in gilt in jacket. A nearly fine copy with some toning to endpapers in very good jacket with a few edge tears and light chipping
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Henry Miller at title page. Large 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" design. Fine black full cloth boards, gilt cover signature and spine titles. Pages fine. Night blue endpapers. Black dj, lt. wear, chip; unclipped 10.95, in clear protective sleeve. Very attractive. Several photos throughout. Henry's watercolors adorn a several pages assuaging the insomnia. A handwritten story of Henry's love affair and quandry w/a Japanese woman piano bar player; and the whims, fancies, and tragedies in life - all leading to a night in bed w/o sleep. Rare, uniquely personal. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
MILLER, Henry.. Insomnia or The Devil at Large.. NY: Gemini Smith/Doubleday (1974)., 1974.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Small 4to. [72 pp]. Fine in full black leather stamped in gilt on the spine and front panel. Near fine publisher's cloth-covered slipcase that is lightly sunned at the opening. One of 100 (of 150) copies with an original lithograph numbered and SIGNED and dated by Miller. Shifreen & Jackson A175j. Third edition, deluxe numbered & signed issue.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. Insomnia or the Devil at Large. Doubleday, New York, 1974.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 33 text pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. Limited edition, copy 74 of 150, with a limited edition lithograph signed and dated by Henry Miller -- copy #3 9/6/66 with signature and date in orange, printed on hand-made Japanese paper with a tissue guard. Special edition designed by Bradley Smith of Gemini Smith, Inc. Full black morocco, Japanese style endpapers colored thistle. Fine in fine black cloth slipcase
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.