Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn. The pair of two separate vols

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The two vols of Henry Miller's scandalous 'Tropic' best sellers, both first UK edition, first impressions. 'Cancer', 318pp, was first published in 1934, and 'Capricorn', 316pp, in 1939, but neither were published in the UK until the 1960s, 'Cancer' in 1963 and 'Capricorn' in 1964. Both have edge wear, chipping and creasing to tops and bottoms of jackets and spines, 'Cancer' has 1" loss to top of spine, the spine of 'Capricorn' is sunned. 'Capricorn' is price clipped, 'Cancer' not (25s), 'Capricorn' has gift inscription to ffep, 'Cancer' has no inscriptions, both are internally clean tight and square, overall vg++ copies. 'Tropic of Cancer' redefined the novel. Set in Paris in the 1930s, it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, 'Tropic of Cancer' continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries. When it was first published in the US in 1961, it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature. Long hailed as a truly liberating book, daring and uncompromising, 'Tropic of Cancer' is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality. A story of sexual and spiritual awakening, 'Tropic of Capricorn' shocked readers when it was first published in 1939. A mixture of fiction and autobiography, it is the story of Henry V. Miller who works for the Cosmodemonic telegraph company in New York in the 1920s and tries to write the most important work of literature that was ever published. The book paints a dazzling picture of the life of the writer and of New York City between the wars, the skyscrapers and the sewers, the lust and the dejection, the smells and the sounds of a city that is perpetually in motion, threatening to swallow everyone and everything. Classics of 20th century literature.…

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Titre
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn. The pair of two separate vols
Auteur
Miller, Henry (Valentine)
Éditeur
John Calder Publishers Ltd, London
État de l'article
Very Good
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Illustrateur
Jackets by Guy Nicholls
Édition
1st Edition
Impression
1st Printing
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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