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1935355490713503Paris: Obelisk 1935. This is the Reprint from September 1935 the book was first published in September 1934. A softcover issued in plain wrappers without a D/W. A VG copy. Second Printing of Miller's first and most famous novel. This printing consisted of 500 copies; with most of the first printing confiscated by the censors. Precedes all American first editions. Shifreen & Jackson A9B. Uncommon Obelisk paperback
1956355490718754Paris 1956. Paris The Olympia Press 1956. First Edition second state with matt photographs as opposed to glossy. Softcover. 29 photogravure illustrations recto and verso by Brassai of which two double page as called for. Publisher's original striking stiff card wraps with integral self-wrappers designed by T. Tajiri and printed in colourful black grey and yellow. Stated 'First and original printing' on the title-page as called for. A spine lean a common fault with this title but otherwise an unusually attractive near fine copy with strong hinges with some scattered insignificant foxing to thepage block edges and which appears to be un-read with no cracks to the spine and bright and clean contents. Photographs/scans available upon request. paperback
1966023392Tucson AZ: Loujon Press 1966. First Edition Limited. Octavo. This is the black oasis/signature edition limited to only 11 copies. The present copy is letter "M". This edition was not described in the original advertising prospectus nor identified in the colophon but appears to have been published at the same time as the other issues. The signature page reads in red: "M"/ diagonal rule / Henry Miller/ 9/5/66. The letter "M" was taken from Henry Miller's name This issue was to have only a postcard from Miller to Jon Webb but this particular copy has a two paged letter with the original envelope following the signature page. The two page ALS of Henry Miller is dated 9/11/1967 to Loujon Press Tucson with mailing envelope. "Dear Jo .OK about slow delivery to me of Cork editions do you mean you have to have enuf to take care of re-orders.Will be delighted if you send Mme Reichel corrected copy and some extras "gratis" for her to give to friends. Yes I believe I inscribed the last 3 pages you asked for. Anyway my best Henry. P.S. Are you incorporating news of the awards in your circulars and broadsides If so send one to Grove Press NY and New Directions NY ." The introduction is by Lawrence Durrell. Background: Once the Webbs relocated to Tucson they continued their tradition of fine printing with their Loujon Press. Henry Miller gave them a fine hand press and offered them the rights of the book free of charge "Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel". Though the book took them over a year to complete once completed it received top awards from the New York Type Directors Club for typography design and use of color. A disastrous flood occurred in 1968 that left many copies of their work in ruins including copies of Order and Chaos along with paintings by Miller and Bukowski. Both Indiana University and Henry Miller came to their aid. Miller sent a check for $300 and he wrote: "Don't know how you manage to keep going.I'd have copped out long ago.' Tucson Daily Citizen August 12 1968. The book is printed in blue red and black on various paper throughout original black and white portrait photograph of Miller is bound in after page 11 and illustrated with numerous reproductions of Reichel's work. Bound by the Schuberth Bookbindery of San Francisco in original gray textured cloth backed in black morocco spine lettered in gilt fore-edges uncut in publisher's printed pictorial dust jacket in black gray and mauve with two small chips along spine in original publisher's slipcase with orange-stained cork mounted to both sides printed in black with small tear to paper at foot of opening and housed within the original cardboard insert for shipping box which is not present. A fine production and quite scarce. Shifreen and Jackson-A157e. Loujon Press unknown
1934355490714078Paris: Obelisk 1934. First Edition. Paris: Obelisk Press 1934. First Edition. Rebound in near contemporary red cloth with no lettering to indicate the title of the book. Ownership name in ink to both the front and rear end-papers. Original printed front and rear wrappers featuring a giant crab holding a naked woman in its pincers designed by Maurice J. Kahan bound in wrappers torn and relaid with the inner flaps pasted down. The original spine of the book is missing. Now hailed as an American classic the author's masterpiece was banned as obscene in the United States for 27 years. One of only a 1000 copies and genuinely rare. This is the true First Edition of this title with First Published September 1934 on the copyright page Obelisk hardcover
19613554907115061961. First Edition. Love and How It Gets That Way Note: written expressly for Miriam Cendrars Pacific Palisades November 1 1961. A 29 page type-script WITH 21 INK CORRECTIONS IN MILLERS HAND. Some browning to first and last pages and edges some creasing and closed tears to title page and final page. This type-script came from Millers Danish publisherHans Reitzel. A typical Miller esay discussing the sexes particularly his view on women. His revealing insights into womens psychology are equally revealing as fas as Millers own character is concerned: But women dont want to hear things to the bitter end; they want results immediate results not judicial dispensations/ Above all they wants acts proofs of affection. Proofs! underlined The moment I hear the word I am lost defenseless. It is simply not in my nature to give proofs whether of affection of any other kind. For me all is clear and demonstrable or else hopelesly inexplicable. I behave as if to give proof constituted an admission of guilt. I am never GUILTY. Provenance: Miriam Cendrars correspondent of Miller and daughter of Blaise Cendrars who was a friend of Henry Millers in Paris. As good as these things get.
