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Insomnia ou Le Diable en Liberte / Miller, Henry ; George Belmout, translator ; Hortense Chabrier, translator., 1974

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Identifier: CC-37700-39574

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Scope and Contents

This book was published in English by Doubleday in 1975 in a signed edition of 150 copies accompanied by a lithograph. This copy does not give the tirage nor does it have the acompanying lithograph. The Doubleday copy was estimated at $300/$500 at Pacific Book Auction Galleries in 1996. The book consists of the love story reproduced in Miller's handwriting about his infatuation at age 75 years with a 25 year old Japanese singer. It is illustrated with 12 drawings by Miller that are reproduced in color at the end of the book. Some drawings are solely visual, others are visual poetic in content. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (71 pages) in dust jacket) : illustrations (mostly color) ; 28.6 x 22.3 x 1.3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: New York : Stock. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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