Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. “Although his two most important works, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, were published in Paris in the 1930s, because of their heavy sexual content, they were not published in the United States until the early 1960s, when Miller’s work became the leading battlefield in the war over ‘pornographic’ literature” (Hoffman, 108). Once hailed by Norman Mailer as “the last great American pioneer,” Miller sparked much controversy over the novel’s explicit descriptions of sexual encounters. Tropic of Capricorn, with its focus on on Henry Miller’s Brooklyn youth, concludes his famed autobiographical trilogy-following Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Black Spring (1936). Rare and desirable signed and inscribed example of this cornerstone of modern literature. The controversial, erotic and hilarious companion to the legendary Tropic of Cancer, in a smart new Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition. With errata slip, often not found, tipped to title page. Tropic of Capricorn Mass Market Paperback Jby Henry Miller (Author) 313 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 8.00 2 Used from 5.00 Paperback 12.95 5 Used from 7.70 6 New from 12.95 2 Collectible from 11. With first issue price of 60 francs printed on the spine.

In near fine condition with light rubbing to the fragile wrappers. First edition, first printing, 5.5 inch leaf size variant and 175.

Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Henry Church with best wishes, Henry Miller 5/5/39.” Henry Church and his wife Barbara were patrons of the arts in 1930s-40s France, and were friends with many of the important writers of the era. $6,500.00 Item Number: 110655įirst edition, one of only 1000 copies printed in Paris, to avoid obscenity laws in the United States.

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