Miller, Henry | Typescript of The Last Book, a working title for Tropic of Cancer, written circa 1931–1932

Miller, Henry

Typescript of The Last Book, a working title for Tropic of Cancer, written circa 1931–1932 in Paris, published by The Obelisk Press in 1934

112 pages (varying in size, but mostly 270 x 210 mm) a mixture of ribbon and carbon on different paper stocks; about 25 leaves on the versos of discarded typescript, many of which bear notes and corrections in Miller's hand. Pages numbered: 1-53; 48-50[b]; 54-68, 70-80; and 91-120; pages 10-14, 28-35, and 91-120 are early carbon copies; some pages browned and somewhat brittle, scattered light soiling and edgewear, leaves occasionally trimmed shorter. With the original envelope addressed by Miller: "For Emil Schnellock... Courtesy of Michael Fraenkel," dated "8/29/32" and annotated: "First hundred odd pages of the 'Last Book' Palace of Entrails"; envelope worn and stained. Each leaf inserted into a protective sleeve within a red cloth folder, further contained in a slipcase with folding chemise.