F I N E B O O K S & M A N U S C R I P T S
“A MOMENTOUS EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN WRITING” 59. Tropic Of Cancer Preface by Anais Nin MILLER, Henry The Obelisk Press, 1934. First edition. Original publisher’s wrappers with design by Maurice Kahane. A near fine copy, clean and crisp with minor and discrete repairs to the spine ends. A very well preserved copy of a book seldom seen in nice condition. Printer’s prospectus laid in. All housed in a chemise and slipcase. [41793] £25,000 One of 1000 copies of the first edition of Miller’s masterpiece, published by the Obelisk Press in Paris and banned in America due to its perceived obscenity. The literary reception was less cen- sorious. Samuel Beckett hailed it as “a momentous event in the history of modern writing”, and Orwell, reviewing it in New English Weekly, described it as “a remarkable book” recommended to “anyone who can get hold of a copy”. The book’s fragile construction and tumultuous early history mean that few copies survive in their original wrappers and those that do are usually damaged or rebound. Copies as well pre- served as this are very rare indeed.
67
Made with FlippingBook Online newsletter maker