The Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller

Published by Grove Press, New York, 1961

About this Item

First USA Edition/First Printing. Limited edition Hardcover. Very good book in patterned boards, without a jacket as issued. Number 34 of 100 numbered copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Introduction by Karl Shapiro. Book has some rubbing and wear to the corner edges. First novel from the author was first published in France by Obelisk Press in 1934. The book was banned in the United States until 1961, which included court cases challenging the American Obscenity laws and deeming the novel a work of Art.

Seller Inventory # 002869

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tropic of Cancer
• Publisher: Grove Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)