Tropic of Cancer by Miller, Henry - 1961

New York: Martin Secker, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to., 119pp. #228 of a Limited Edition of only 500 copies printed. Publisher's original light yellow cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Square, tight and fairly clean throughout with a bit of toning to page edges. Moderate wear to edges and tips. Age darkening, particularly to the spine. From the library of Lillian Hellman with her ownership signature on the ffep, "Lillian Hellman, September, 1925". Not in perfect condition but a very interesting and collectable copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to., 257pp. Sharp First Edition, limited to only 800 unnumbered copies printed. Beautifully bound in green cloth with multi-colored illustrated front board and titles, borders and decorations in gilt on front board and spine. on and titles in gilt and, white, blue and red. Ex-Library but fairly unobtrusive markings of such. Small presentation bookplate of the library on the front paste-down. Inconspicuous call letters in the prelims. Light blind-stamp on the title page. Small library stamp and notation on the rear end-paper. Ghost of spine call-tag removal. Mild off-setting to rear end-paper and paste-down. Lite wear to spine ends and tips. Actually quite well-preserved for its age and size. Presented and signed by the author on the front end-paper A solid collectable copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo., 62pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in aqua paper-covered boards with titles on paper label on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Remarkably well-preserved. A tiny spot on the front board label. Very minor evidence of a removed bookplate on the front end-paper. Small bookseller sticker on rear paste-down. Equally attractive unclipped jacket, ($1.00), has a hint of wear at the crown and mild toning to rear panel and spine. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectabe copy and quite uncommon in such high-grade condition.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 12mo., 95pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles on paper label both on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of rubbing to bottom front edge and light bumping to spine ends. Equally attractive, scare unclipped jacket, ($1.50), has some spotting on front and back panels but is still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectabe copy and quite uncommon with a dust-jacket in such high-grade condition.

Philadelphia, PA: Williams B. Evans & Co, 1873. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo., 349(2)pp. plus 2pp. ads. Sharp First Edition of these supposedly true crime stories. However, like much of these similar "Memoirs", the stories are completely fictitious. Published in 1876 as "The Adventures of a U.S. Detective". Bound in publisher's original brown cloth. Borders and decorations stamped in black and titles stamped in brown over super-imposed gilt banners on front board and spine. Brown end-papers. Black & white illustrations including tissue-guarded frontispiece. Square, tight and generally quite clean throughout with no foxing though an occasional scattered spot. Page edges mildly toning. . Some wear to edges and tips with a 1/2" tear of the cloth at the rear top hinge. Light soiling to cloth. Not perfect but a solid collectable copy of an uncommon item in any condition. (Hubin, p. 50) (Queen: The Detective Short Story, p.15).

New York: Martin Secker, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to., 119pp. #228 of a Limited Edition of only 500 copies printed. Publisher's original light yellow cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Square, tight and fairly clean throughout with a bit of toning to page edges. Moderate wear to edges and tips. Age darkening, particularly to the spine. From the library of Lillian Hellman with her ownership signature on the ffep, "Lillian Hellman, September, 1925". Not in perfect condition but a very interesting and collectable copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to., 257pp. Sharp First Edition, limited to only 800 unnumbered copies printed. Beautifully bound in green cloth with multi-colored illustrated front board and titles, borders and decorations in gilt on front board and spine. on and titles in gilt and, white, blue and red. Ex-Library but fairly unobtrusive markings of such. Small presentation bookplate of the library on the front paste-down. Inconspicuous call letters in the prelims. Light blind-stamp on the title page. Small library stamp and notation on the rear end-paper. Ghost of spine call-tag removal. Mild off-setting to rear end-paper and paste-down. Lite wear to spine ends and tips. Actually quite well-preserved for its age and size. Presented and signed by the author on the front end-paper A solid collectable copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo., 62pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in aqua paper-covered boards with titles on paper label on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Remarkably well-preserved. A tiny spot on the front board label. Very minor evidence of a removed bookplate on the front end-paper. Small bookseller sticker on rear paste-down. Equally attractive unclipped jacket, ($1.00), has a hint of wear at the crown and mild toning to rear panel and spine. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectabe copy and quite uncommon in such high-grade condition.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 12mo., 95pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles on paper label both on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of rubbing to bottom front edge and light bumping to spine ends. Equally attractive, scare unclipped jacket, ($1.50), has some spotting on front and back panels but is still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectabe copy and quite uncommon with a dust-jacket in such high-grade condition.

Philadelphia, PA: Williams B. Evans & Co, 1873. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo., 349(2)pp. plus 2pp. ads. Sharp First Edition of these supposedly true crime stories. However, like much of these similar "Memoirs", the stories are completely fictitious. Published in 1876 as "The Adventures of a U.S. Detective". Bound in publisher's original brown cloth. Borders and decorations stamped in black and titles stamped in brown over super-imposed gilt banners on front board and spine. Brown end-papers. Black & white illustrations including tissue-guarded frontispiece. Square, tight and generally quite clean throughout with no foxing though an occasional scattered spot. Page edges mildly toning. . Some wear to edges and tips with a 1/2" tear of the cloth at the rear top hinge. Light soiling to cloth. Not perfect but a solid collectable copy of an uncommon item in any condition. (Hubin, p. 50) (Queen: The Detective Short Story, p.15).