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Miller, Henry.
Tropic of Capricorn.
Publisher: The Obelisk Press, Paris;
Date of Publication: 1959
Stock Code: 12877
1959 reprint. Paperback duodecimo, pp., 362, plus colophon to end. Publisher’s illustrated dark navy covers; white titles to spine, white titles to upper cover in red explosion graphic. Warning to lower cover ‘Not to be imported into England or the U. S. A.’, along with the printed price FR 690. Text-block tight and intact, contents clean with no inscriptions or notes. Light wear to spine and edges, with some wear to spine touched up in dark ink by a previous owner. Spine creased, and text-block edges evenly toned. The Paris edition of Miller’s semi-autobiographical novel, banned in Britain and US for its explicit content. First published in English by Obelisk Press in February 1939, his notorious novel was printed in France to avoid censorship bans in Britain and the US, where it was considered pornographic. £50.00