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MILLER, Henry.. Tropic of Capricorn.. The Obelisk Press, Paris,, 1938.
Price: US$37.27 + shipping
Description: 195x140mm, 364pages, Small tears on the bottom of the back. Name of previous owner on top of the title page. With the Errata. En cas de problème de commande, veuillez nous contacter via notre page d'accueil / If there is a problem with the order, please contact us via our homepage.
Seller: Bouquinerie du Varis, Russy, FR, Switzerland
Miller, Henry:. Tropic of capricorn. The Obelisk Press, 1938.
Price: US$49.33 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 12. Auflage 1961 - Grove Press B-59, 348 Seiten, 3seitiger roter Buchblock. Umschlag an den Rändern leicht berieben. Innenteil tadellos - wirkt u n g e l e s e n - keine Risse, Knicke, Anmerkungen. ! Altersbedingt leicht nachgedunkelt! Versand aus München 18-1145 MBR Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500
Seller: Norbert Kretschmann, Bad Aibling, Germany
Henry Miller. Tropic of Cancer. Obelisk Press, 1938.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 4th printing. Spine shaken and most of the signatures have unravelled. Missing baCK COVER. Complete, but needs to be rebound. As-Is.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
MILLER, Henry. Tropic of Capricorn. The Obelisk Press, Paris, 1938.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third edition. First Post-War edition, Second Obelisk edition. Red printed wrappers. 365pp. Errata slip tipped in. Pages age-toned and chipped along edges, some pages shorter than other due to binding flaw, tears along the wrapper extremities, thus good only. Printed from plates of the first printing of February 1939, but used cheap paper. *Shifreen & Jackson* A21d.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Henry Miller. Max and the White Phagocytes. Obelisk Press, Paris, 1938.
Price: US$281.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first edition of Henry Miller's collection of short stories and short essays, published whilst he was living in Paris. The first edition of this work. 'Max and the White Phagocytes' is a collection of short prose pieces, and short essays. Containing twelve total pieces, titled 'The Cosmological Eye', 'The Universe of Death', 'Hamlet', 'The Golden Age', 'The Eye of Paris', and more. Henry Miller was an American author, best known for his controversial works, most famously his novel 'Tropic of Cancer'. He developed the new type of semi-autobiographical novel. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Spots and patches of light rubbing to the wraps. Light egdewear, with some loss to the tail of the rear wrap. Wraps are lifting from the tail of the spine a little. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Miller, Henry. Tropic of Cancer. The Obelisk Press, 1938.
Price: US$365.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A stated Fourth Printing, published first in 1934, then reprinted in September 1935, March 1938, and June of 1938. Preface by Anais Nin. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete, well worn and toned of wraps, in gate-fold, half-inch splits thereto at rear bottom and front top, but complete. Printed in Hungary. Rear panel features blurbs of praise by Cyril Connolly, Herbert Read, Aldous Huxley, William Carlos Williams, Blaise Cendrars, Anains Nin and Montgomery Belgion. Measures 5 3/4" x 7 3/4" wide and tall, respectively, price of 60 Frs inside front dust wrapper flap, publisher's device at spine bottom. 318 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Seller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, U.S.A.
Miller , Henry.. Max and The White Phagocytes.. Obelisk Press, Paris., 1938.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first issue. This the second work in the Villa Seurat series and followed by of course Tropic of Capricorn. This copy is in the original wrappers. A very good to near fine copy with slight edge wear to the edges of the wrappers. A very attractive copy of a book usually found in poor condition. One of only 1000 copies printed of the first edition. This copy includes the Publishers wraparound Band stating that this book can not be bought in England and U.S.A. Very scarce with the original band.
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books, St. James, NY, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. Tropic of Cancer, (Third printing). Obelisk, 1938.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third printing in green wrappers. Darkening to edges with light wear and soiling to covers. Light chipping a top and bottom of spine else very good. Interior is clean with the very edge of pages browning. 500 copies printed. Jackson 9 d
Seller: Route 3 Books, Sandstone, MN, U.S.A.
Miller, Henry. Tropic of Capricorn. Paris, 1938. Obelisk Press, Paris, 1938.
Price: US$877.01 + shipping
Description: 8°, 142 X 190 mm. 364 pp, softcover , publisher's red printed wrappers. Light use to the front hinge, paper slightly browned. First edition. Errata slip in front of the book. 142 X 190 mm. A fine copy.
Seller: Meiwes, Stuttgart, Germany
Miller, Henry, preface Anais Nin. Tropic of Cancer, Third Printing. The Obelisk Press, Paris, 1938.
Price: US$980.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stiff card covers with flaps, measures approx. 7.5 x 5 inches; covers lightly browned, binding somewhat slanted, spine lightly browned with a few creases but nothing missing; Third Printing, "Reprinted March, 1938" opposite title page; page edges untrimmed, light age toning to outer margins and near the glued spine; overall a very presentable copy of a book usually found quite distressed
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
MILLER, Henry.. Tropic of Capricorn.. Obelisk Press, Paris, 1938.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: 367 pp. 8vo, publisher's printed wrappers. First edition. Price cancelled on spine and front flap as usual; slightly cocked; light use to the bottom of the spine; ink name to front free endpaper; but a nice fresh copy.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.