Kiki's Memoirs. Introduction By Ernest Hemingway.

[Paris in the 1920s] Kiki (Alice Prin).

Published by Black Manikin Press, 1930

About this Item

A Near Fine copy in cream colored paper wraps in protective mylar jacket. First English Translation. Kiki was one of the most colorful and well known inhabitants in Paris in the 1920s; she worked as an artist's model, impromptu cafe performer and lover to Man Ray and other artists. Kiki's memoirs are a lively account of the bohemian lifestyle typical among the artists in Paris during the 1920s, with an introduction provided by Ernest Hemingway. She tells of her encounters with Man Ray, Tsuguharu Foujita, Moïse Kisling, Jean Cocteau, Kees van Dongen, Chaïm Soutine, and others. The memoirs were first published in English in 1930, but due to their sometimes explicit content, were banned in the United States until the 1970s.This is an increasingly difficult memoir from the expatriate Paris crowd. Only 1000 copies of this edition printed.

Seller Inventory # 29228

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kiki's Memoirs. Introduction By Ernest Hemingway.
• Publisher: Black Manikin Press
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Paris in the 1920s