Rattner Abraham Frontispiece (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Wraps; 5 loose gatherings, pp. [40], [3], plus frontispiece. From a limited edition of 200 numbered copies, this one out of sequence and unnumbered, though inscribed by Miller in the year of publication, on the FFEP: "To Anne Poor from Henry Miller, Paris 8/15/37, p.s. Jetzt musste die Welt versinker! Et comment!" (Anne Poor, like Miller, was a painter.) Wraps heavily chipped and water-stained; frontispiece water-stained on the verso, though perfectly presentable.…

First Edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.194. Octavo (26cm); publisher's unbound signatures laid into semi-soft gray wrappers, with titles stamped in red on front cover (price of 40 Frs. on front flap); folding frontispiece by Abraham Rattner, [8],9-[40],[4]pp. Contents are fresh and Fine; dustjacket shows a shallow triangular loss at lower left corner of front panel, with a 3.5" split at upper spine; Very Good+. Lacking the clear wax paper jacket noted in Shifreen & Jackson. "This scenario is directly inspired by a phantasy called "The House of Incest," written by Anais Nin" (from dedication page). The frontispiece, featuring a bizarre etching by Rattner, is often found lacking. Shifreen & Jackson A13; Pearson A-48. …