Miller, Henry. TROPIC OF CANCER. New York, Medusa, 1940.

Price: US$875.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8vo, green boards, bit dull, spine lettering FADED but still visible, bit cocked (yes it's a joke) INSCRIBED "For W.S. Maederich Greetings! Henry Miller.3/2/40".vvbr2/3

Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Henry Miller. Tropic of Cancer. Medusa Press, E-261, 1940.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Medusa Press, Inc, New York (Mexico). 1940. 323 pgs. First Pirated American edition that was printed in Mexico in 1940. Signed and inscribed by Henry Miller on the FFEP. Bound in cloth with heavile faded titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (spine is barely attached and chipped). Light foxing present to the edges of the text block. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Shocking banned and the subject of obscenity trials Henry Millers first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century. Tropic of Cancer redefined the novel Set in Paris in the 1930s it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes pimps and artists Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries When it was first published in the US in 1961 it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature Long hailed as a truly liberating book daring and uncompromising Tropic of Cancer is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art freedom and morality. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 323 pages; Signed by Author

Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.