Nin, Anaïs. THE FOUR-CHAMBERED HEART. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1950.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first American edition, with the "I" on the copyright page. Inscribed by Anaïs Nin on the front flyleaf. Autobiographical novel inspired by the real-life affair Nin (1903-77) conducted with café guitarist Gonzalo Moré in 1936. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Light rubbing to the corners and tips, with just a hint of edgewear to the dust jacket; else very good or better.

Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.

Anais Nin. [INSCRIBED] [1ST ED] The Four-Chambered Heart. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1950.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1950 novel by French/Cuban/American novelist, diarist, essayist, and eroticist Anais Nin, published by Duell, Sloan, and Pearce. Hardcover first edition (with Roman numeral I on copyright page), 8vo, 187 pagers, with pictorial dust jacket. Warmly inscribed by Nin to Joan Dorin, designer Harvey Probber's wife. Minor bumping to extremities. Some soiling and chipping to dj. Superficial scoring to rear cover, resulting in only one miniscule open tear.

Seller: Weinberg Modern Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.