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Miller (Henry) The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, first edition, 1945; and others, modern literature

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Miller (Henry) The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, first edition, 1945; and others, modern literature

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NO RESERVE Miller (Henry) The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, photographic plates, first 30pp. with small damp-stain to fore-edge, cloth rubbed and soiled, spine sunned, 1945 § Lawrence (D. H.) England, My England, occasional light spotting, endpapers toned, cloth rubbed and faded at extremities, spine ends chipped, 1924 § Durrell (Lawrence) Bitter Lemons, dust-jacket, lightly rubbed, some chipping to extremities, spine with internal chip to centre and small loss to ends, 1957, first or first English editions, all but first with ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, original cloth; and others modern literature, many first editions, 8vo (c.90)

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Miller (Henry) The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, first edition, 1945; and others, modern literature

Name: Miller (Henry) The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, first edition, 1945; and others, modern literature
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