MILLER, Henry. Quiet Days in Clichy. FIRST EDITION.
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
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MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). Quiet Days in Clichy. Photographs by Brassaï. Paris: The Olympia Press, 1956.
8vo. Later self-wrappers; original dust jacket (rubbing); custom folding box.
FIRST EDITION. Quiet Days in Clichy comprises two stories written by Miller on commission for Roy M. Johnson, a collector of erotica, who deemed them "too poetic." The manuscript then disappeared only to turn up again in 1956, at which time Miller rewrote the stories and published them. Shifreen and Jackson A100.
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