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Paris: Olympia Press. The New Traveller's Companion Series, Number 41. Reissue "completely redone" (2008). 428pp. VG clean copy, slight creasing to spine . Very Good. Soft cover. 2008.

Grove Press. Very Good. 1961. Paperback. Both Mass Market Paperbacks are in Very Good+ condition. Squaredm bith are tightly bound with clean & unmarked pages. A small black number to both spines. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 348 pages; Box 4 .

New York: Ballantine Books , 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No DJ. First Ballantine Printings, 1973, #23408 And 23409. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine, Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. Books Are Fine, No Wear Or Marks Or Creases.

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Grove Press Inc.. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Books as new. Tropic of Cancer and Black Spring are unread. 1961-1963 Copyright. Black boards. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.

New York: Grove Press, 1961. Miller's two most famous scatalogical works. These are Fine copies of a Later Printing of this First Authorized American Edition. Introduction by Karl Shapiro; Preface by Anais Nin. This printing has a tan binding with a black spine; lettering in gilt and red. In Fine condition, lacking the dustjackets. An excellent set of reading copies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

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Greenleaf Classics. San Diego: Greenleaf Classics, Inc. , 1966 first edition . GC-210 very good complete and unedited from the french paperback,

New York: Grove Press Inc.. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. Two book set. "Tropic of Cancer", tape ghost and removal damage inside covers. Dust jacket with edge wear, handling, small tears. "Tropic of Capricorn", signed by previous owner. Dust jacket missing small chips. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.

Grove Press, N.Y, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Ships quickly. 3 books, 1963 edition.: all black cloth covers with author name and book title embossed on front and spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Some light foxing on page edges. Covers have shelf wear, and bottom of spines are faded. Mild to moderate shelf/reading wear. No expedited or international shipping. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

Set of 3 Black cloth with beige boards. No Dust Jackets. 1. Tropic of Capricorn 1961 - Cover Near Fine, a scratch on the black. Inside Like New/Tight Binding. 2. Tropic of Cancer 1961 - Book Creaks when opened. Cover Near Fine, bottom of spine dented & spine bends outward slightly in the middle, edges of spine rubbed along front, front tips of corners very slightly rubbed. Small red penciel mark on exterior pages of book at bottom (not a remainder). 3. Black Spring 1963 Inside Fine, some page tips got bent on the bottom. Cover Fine, Front & back edges of spine worn. Has a dedication to Anais Nin. Pub. by Grove Press.

Grove Press, N.Y.. Used - Very Good. NY: Grove Press. 3 vol set, 1st thus in this set. Spring is 1963 stated 3rd printing, Cancer is 1961 6th printing, Capricorn is 1961 3rd printing. Hardcovers 8vo 243, 318 and 348 pgs. Near fine in a very good slipcase. Black spine with grey-green marbled paper covered boards, navy spine with blue marbled boards and green spine with green marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spines. Top edges dyed to match. Spine heels on 2 vols are lightly bumped. Contents clean and bindings sound. Slipcase nice with slight wear and sunning, has spine label with Miller photo. (Erotic Fiction, Autobiographical Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

Grove Press, 1961. 1st Printing to 3rd Printing (1961.) 1st of Tropic of Capricorn, 2nd Printing of Black Spring and 3rd Printing of Tropic of Cancer. Three hardcovers with dust jackets housed in a slipcase. 8vo's with total of 909 pages. The books are in very good condition with slight shelf wear. Small previous owner's stamp on the bottom of each page block. Interiors are clean and tight. The dust jackets are in fair condition with some wear to edges and some rubbing. Tropic of Cancer has been price clipped. The slipcase is in fair condition it has wear to edges and rubbing. "in the era in which it was written and for its historical significance paving the way for freedom to write openly after a Supreme Court decision in 1964.... acknowledging Miller’s work as literature in what became one of the most celebrated victories of the sexual revolution....some insightful and gifted words." Blue-Purple-Gold spines/Black text. #033520. 1st Printing. Hardcovers. Very Good/Fair in… Read More

The Obelisk Press Books. Used - Good. Two volume set [2 Volume Set]. Tropic of Cancer AND Tropic of Capricorn. No publication date stated. Both voluimes are half-bound in dark brown leather with simple black stamped lettering and raised bands on spines; Some rubbing and wear to the leather. Beige textured paper covered boards with slight soiling and wear. Top edges tinted green. Pages and endpapers are clean.

Paris: Obelisk Press, 1950. Vintage Copy. Softcover. Good, bound in original wraps. A few tears and minor wear to wraps, paper toned and somewhat brittle. Spine bowed. Previous owner sticker inside rear panel of Capricorn, and to second rear end page of Cancer. No markings to interior. 12mo, 7"h x 4 1/2"w. Rear panel of both volumes states: "MUST NOT BE IMPORTED INTO ENGLAND OR U.S.A.

London: John Calder, 1963-64. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first U.K. editions of Henry Miller's two autobiographical novels, controversial works which were banned in the U.S. The first U.K. editions, first impressions.In the original unclipped dust wrappers.All three of these works had first been published by the Obelisk Press in the 1930s, due to the obscenity laws in the States at the time, which resulted in the works being banned in the country. These are the first U.K. editions published, after copies of the Obelisk Press edition had been smuggled in to the country. In the 1960s Scotland Yard debated banning the publication of the book, however they decided to publish, as eminent literary figures were publicly defending the book. Among the works defenders was T. S. Eliot.'Tropic of Cancer' is a novel regarded now as an important work in twentieth century literature, notorious for its candid sexuality. 'Tropic of Capricorn' is likewise a… Read More

London: John Calder, 1963-1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. Two first UK editions of these important 20th century works of literature by Henry Miller, known for their candid depictions of sexuality. Tropic of Cancer, published in 1963 is the first UK edition, later issue without the errata tipped in to the Emerson quote. Tropic of Capricorn, published in 1964 is the first edition, first impression, with no further impressions stated. Two important works of twentieth-century literature, Tropic of Cancer (1963) and Tropic of Capricorn (1964). Written by American author Henry Miller, these two works are semi-autobiographical and narrate the author's early writing career, but also include fictive and free-form elements.  These two works of literature were extremely controversial when first published in the United States in the 1930s, due to their candid depictions and descriptions of sex and sexuality. The United States Justice Department banned the original… Read More

Obelisk Press/Éditions du Chêne, 1958. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes. Obelisk Press editions, circa 1958. Custom bindings. Half-bound in brown leather and red cloth with gold gilt lettering on spines. Raised bands on spines. Custom end pages. Light shelf wear to boards. Bindings square and tight. No loose pages. Pages yellowing with age. More photos available on request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1961-63. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first U.S. editions of three important works by Henry Miller, all previously banned for being obscene in the States. The first U.S. editions, first impressions, of these work.All three of these works had first been published by the Obelisk Press in the 1930s, due to the obscenity laws in the States at the time, which resulted in the works being banned in the country. These are the first U.S. editions published after a 1961 Justice Department ruling that their contents were not obscene.'Tropic of Cancer' is a novel regarded now as an important work in twentieth century literature, notorious for its candid sexuality. 'Black Spring' is a short story collection comprising of ten tales, and 'Tropic of Capricorn' if a semi-autobiographical novel.By Arthur Miller, an American author who was known for breaking with the literary forms of the day and developing anew type of semi-autobiographical novel. In… Read More

London: Calder, 1963-4. Both first edition, first printings published by Calder between 1963-64. Both volumes are very good+ (Capricorn with moderate foxing to the prelims and edges). Both signed on the ffep by the Author and dated and located (London 1969). A bright pair and exceptionally rare to find Miller's masterpiece signed, especially in first edition form.