Of - By - and About Henry Miller.
Stock Code 106932
Yonkers, NY, Alicat Bookshop Press, 1947
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Inscribed by the author. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the first leaf, 'For Hans Reitzel Henry Miller 6/16/57'.
The recipient was the Danish publisher by whom Miller was published from 1956 (Sexus). Reitzel would soon campaign on Miller's behalf when the Norwegian government banned publication of his works after that country's version of Sexus came out in 1957. Almost precisely at the time of Miller inscribed this copy. Laid in is the 4pp typescript (1 page is holograph of Amile Kerne's essay on Miller entitled, La lecture heureuse.
1000 copies printed.
First edition, sole printing, inscribed by the author; 4to; single quire, wire stitched into yellow wrappers printed in black and red, overlapping edges a little creased, but a near-fine copy.
The recipient was the Danish publisher by whom Miller was published from 1956 (Sexus). Reitzel would soon campaign on Miller's behalf when the Norwegian government banned publication of his works after that country's version of Sexus came out in 1957. Almost precisely at the time of Miller inscribed this copy. Laid in is the 4pp typescript (1 page is holograph of Amile Kerne's essay on Miller entitled, La lecture heureuse.
1000 copies printed.
First edition, sole printing, inscribed by the author; 4to; single quire, wire stitched into yellow wrappers printed in black and red, overlapping edges a little creased, but a near-fine copy.
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