Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn
originally published:
Paris : Obelisk
1939
We offered this copy, inscribed in the year of publication to French author Raymond Queneau, in our Catalog 82.
reference info
bio notes:
born: 12/26/1891
died: 6/7/1980
born as: Henry Valentine Miller
nationality: USA
American writer and perennial bohemian whose autobiographical novels had a liberating influence on mid-20th century literature. Because of their sexual frankness, his major works were banned as obscene in Britain and the United States until the 1960s, but they were widely known earlier from copies smuggled in from France. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
Collecting tips:
Miller was very prolific, and his bibliography is huge, and seemingly ever expanding. For us though, the apex of his work seems to boil down to Tropic of Cancer (Paris, 1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (Paris, 1939). Finding copies in really fine condition can be a chore, and expensive when finally accomplished. We think his additional work deserves attention, but there sure is a lot of it!Email us to request a printed copy of our catalog of Henry Miller Rare Books and First Editions (or download it via the link as a 7.17 MB pdf file).
