Reflections on the Maurizius case (a humble appraisal of a great book)
by MILLER, HENRY
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. Edition limited to 275 numbered, hand-bound copies signed by Miller, thin 8vo, pp. 62-[63]; title-page printed in green and black; original white cloth titled in gilt on spine and front cover, to which is applied a b/w photograph of Miller, some very minor soiling to spine and upper back cover, else a fine, unread copy. Of Jacob Wassermann's 1929 novel, Miller writes that "it is not the greatest book I have ever read... [yet] it haunts me... for it does contain a secret in the form of a riddle" (p. 25). Shifreen and Jackson A52g.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20495
- Title
- Reflections on the Maurizius case (a humble appraisal of a great book)
- Author
- MILLER, HENRY
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Capra Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Henry Miller , Jacob Wassermann , German Literature , Literary Criticism
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