DARLING by Daimler, Harriet - 1968

New York: Grove Press, 1983. 172pp. First Black Cat edition. Paperback. Light crease lines to photo-illustrated front cover; very good. Originally published by Olympia Press in 1956. Owens's first book using a pseudonym. Iris Owens (1929-2008), Olympia Press writer, pornographer, satirist, Paris and Greenwich Village resident. Samuel Beckett praised her and Terry Southern wrote that "aside from her Junoesque beauty, [Owens] had rapier wit and devastating logic. She was a pre-Sontag Sontag." In the 1950s and '60s, Owens resided in Paris and was connected with the expatriate writers' circle known who created the literary journal Merlin. This group included prominent figures like Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Logue, John Stevenson, George Plimpton, and Richard Seaver.

New York: A Bee-Line Book / Orpheus Books, 1967. 160pp. Paperback, plain yellow and black-bordered covers, with general wear; good. Originally published by Olympia Press in 1956. Owens's first book using a pseudonym; this edition from "The Orpheus Series". Iris Owens (1929-2008), Olympia Press writer, pornographer, satirist, Paris and Greenwich Village resident. Samuel Beckett praised her and Terry Southern wrote that "aside from her Junoesque beauty, [Owens] had rapier wit and devastating logic. She was a pre-Sontag Sontag." In the 1950s and '60s, Owens resided in Paris and was connected with the expatriate writers' circle known who created the literary journal Merlin. This group included prominent figures like Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Logue, John Stevenson, George Plimpton, and Richard Seaver.

[No place: Vacation Press], [no date; ca. 1960s-1970s]. 173pp. Softcover. Near fine. An unusual edition and presumably a false, or at least an ambiguous, imprint. Originally published by Olympia Press in 1956. Owens's first book using a pseudonym.  Iris Owens (1929-2008), Olympia Press writer, pornographer, satirist, Paris and Greenwich Village resident. Samuel Beckett praised her and Terry Southern wrote that "aside from her Junoesque beauty, [Owens] had rapier wit and devastating logic. She was a pre-Sontag Sontag." In the 1950s and '60s, Owens resided in Paris and was connected with the expatriate writers' circle known who created the literary journal Merlin. This group included prominent figures like Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Logue, John Stevenson, George Plimpton, and Richard Seaver.

The Olympia Press. Collectible - Good. Paris: The Olympia Press, 1956. 1st edition. 16mo. 173pp. Good book. No. 19 in "The Traveler's Companion" series. Rebound in red cloth without original green wraps. (erotic fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1956. First editions (1956.) Two 16mo paperbacks with 99 pages in Part 1 and 68 pages in Part 2. Harriet Daimler is a pseudonym of Iris Owens (1929-2008.) During the 1950s and '60s she lived in Paris, where she was associated with the group of expatriate writers who produced the literary review Merlin, among them Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Logue, John Stevenson, George Plimpton and Richard Seaver. Like Trocchi and Logue, she earned money writing erotic novels for Maurice Girodias's Olympia Press. This was her first novel. The books are in good condition with slight creasing to the front covers on each volumes. Beige spines/no text.. First Edition. Paperbacls. Good. 16mo. Literature Erotic Literature .