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[COLT PRESS]. MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). The Colossus

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[COLT PRESS]. MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). The Colossus

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[COLT PRESS]. MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). The Colossus of Maroussi. San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1941.

8vo. (Light pencil markings to a few leaves.) Original publisher 's blue cloth, printed paper spine label (some light rubbing); original printed dust jacket (some spotting and light chipping, a few old repairs). Provenance: "Frederick Feikema Manfred (1912-1994), American author (signature, 1944) FIRST EDITION of Miller 's travel narrative describing his 9-month visit to Greece and the cities of Corfu, Athens, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Crete and Delphi. Frederick Feikema Manfred 's stories were often set in the American Midlands and prairies of the West.

Property from the Collection of Jack Belcher

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[COLT PRESS]. MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). The Colossus

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