Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Miller, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. The Greenwood Press, 1955.
Price: US$45.67 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: One of 500 copies. CLEAN near fine 1955 paperback.
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: San Francisco: The Greenwood Press, 1955. Limited Edition of 500 copies. Octavo. 40 pp. Illustrated wraps. Photographs of a busts of Henry Miller affixed to front and rear endpapers. Wraps lightly edgeworn with some toning. Binding is sound. Ownership inscriptions of a Jack Pieri to front and rear alongside photographs. Pages otherwise unmarked.
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. Greenwood Press, San Francisco, 1955.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Light blue stiff wraps that flap over blank pages. The title printed over a line drawing of a circus performer. 8vo. 40 pages. 500 copies printed. Typography by Jack Werner Stauffacher, illustrated by Gordon Cook. Signed dedication by the printer (Stauffacher who received a Fulbright grant in 1955) Lovely edition of this short novel by this noted printer who later taught typography at Carnegie Mellon and the SF Art Institute.
Seller: Carl Blomgren Fine Books ABAA, petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry.. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder.. The Greenwood Press, San Francisco, 1955.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Limited Edition. 1/500 copies bound in plain white unprinted wrappers, in pale grey dustwrapper. As new. 39pp. Q06701
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. -. San Francisco: Greenwood Press., 1955.
Price: US$110.21 + shipping
Description: 1 Bl. (Frontispiz), 2 Bll., 39 (1) Seiten, OPpbd., Klarsicht-Schutzumschlag, 20,5 x 12 cm. Mit eigenhändiger Signatur des Illustrators Gordon Cook auf dem originalgrafischen Frontispiz (Kaltnadelradierung). - Eins von 500 Exemplaren. Typography by Jack Werner Stauffacher. - Gutes, gepflegtes Exemplar.
Seller: Antiquariat Tautenhahn, Lübeck, Germany
Miller, Henry.. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder.. The Greenwood Press, San Francisco, 1955.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Limited Edition. This is one of the 35 hardcover signed copies (without jacket) bound in pale bluish-grey printed paper covered boards, this copy unsigned, out of series (binder's copy). 39pp. Very Fine. Q06700
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. The Greenwood Press, 1955.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: One of 500 copies. Inscribed: "To Harriet and George Kopp.Henry Miller." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
MILLER, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. Greenwood Press, San Franciso, 1955.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 39p., light green pictorial wrappers; original tissue d.w. (San Francisco): Greenwood Press, 1955. Limited Edition. Fine. One of 500 copies. Presentation copy to radio personality/book collector Ben Grauer "Warm greetings.Big Sur, 10/6/55".
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. Greenwood Press, San Francisco, 1955.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition thus. One of 35 special copies printed on French Rives Paper (out of a total of 500 copies printed). Light blue boards, printed/illustrated front board, 8 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches, 39 pp., frontispiece etching ("Clown"), signed by Gordon Cook. Near fine (small label of previous owner pasted to bottom of title page).(3214026)
Seller: Boojum and Snark Books, Kanab, UT, U.S.A.
MILLER, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. Greenwood Press, (San Francisco), 1955.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Second printing and the first edition by this publisher. Illustrated by Gordon Cook. Fine in self-wraps and original unprinted tissue dustwrapper with a few small chips. One of 500 copies. Inscribed by the author: "For Sydney Omarr whom I look forward to meeting soon with great eagerness. Pax vobiscum! Henry Miller 9/26/55." Omarr and Miller not only met, but became close friends. Omarr was the "astrologer to the stars" and published a daily horoscope that appeared in more than 200 newspapers. His books of horoscopes sold over 50 million copies. He started out during the Second World War at the age of 17 when his predictions of horse races, boxing matches, and other sporting events were broadcast on Armed Forces Radio. Miller and Omarr had similar tastes and Omarr liked to surround himself with beautiful women. He was the personal adviser to Jayne Mansfield, Rita Hayworth, Kim Novak, and Mae West, among others. Omarr wrote a book on Miller, *Henry Miller: His World of Urania*, and Miller wrote the introduction to *Sydney Omarr's Astrological Guide to 1973* and the liner notes to the record album *Presenting Sydney Omarr*. A very nice association. *Shifreen & Jackson* A66d.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
MILLER, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. The Greenwood Press, (San Francisco), 1955.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition by this publisher, special hardbound issue limited to 35 copies printed on French Rives paper, with an original frontispiece etching signed by Gordon Cook. Octavo. 40pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards. A fine, bright copy issued without dust jacket. *Shifreen & Jackson* A66d (of a total edition of 500 copies).
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. The Greenwood Press, San Francisco, 1955.
Price: US$2182.09 + shipping
Description: Association copy inscribed by Miller to his Polish translator. In publisher's self-wraps. Illustrated by Gordon Cook. Inserted flyer advertising the book. [4] 39 [1]. Inscribed association copy of Henry Miller's novel. Inscribed to Miller's Polish translator, Zygmunt Åanowski in 1956. Åanowski (1911-1989) was a Polish translator of English and Nordic languages who translated Miller's present book, The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder (UÅmiech u stóp drabiny, 1964). . Association copy inscribed by Miller to his Polish translator. In publisher's self-wraps. Illustrated by Gordon Cook. Inserted flyer advertising the book.
Seller: Földvári Books, Budapest, Hungary
MILLER, Henry. The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder. Greenwood Press, (San Francisco), 1955.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition by this publisher. Illustrated by Gordon Cook. Near fine in self-wraps with a tiny nick and a little light wear. One of 500 copies. Inscribed by the author to his second wife, June Mansfield, who was by all accounts the inspiration for much of his most important fiction: "For June - the only 'imaginative' story I've written. Henry 10/15/56." A superb association. *Shifreen & Jackson* A66d.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.