The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder

Miller, Henry

Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1948

About this Item

8vo. [16] 124 pp [1]. Quarter cloth. Brown and blue paper covered boards with blue and orange titling, backed in black cloth with gold titling to spine. Yellow and orange color-blocked dust jacket with orange and blue titling, original $5 price to front flap. DJ has some soiling and chipping, lacking most of spine panel. Verso repaired with brown paper patching. Bright orange striped endpapers, with color plates scattered throughout, being reproductions of works by Klee, Picasso, Chagall, Toulouse-Lautrec, and others, including illustrations by Miller from the original manuscript for the book. Introductory essay "About Henry Miller" by Edwin Corle. Seller Inventory # 768

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder

Publisher: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York

Publication Date: 1948

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good