Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Henry and June: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin by Anaïs Nin in a archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1986 Harcourt Brace. First Printing with full letter line, A B C D E.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, a large Remainder mark on the bottom page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and one lightly bumped corner. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free endpaper. No other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear and the complete price on the front flap, which looks great in a new archival wrap.
An account of Anais Nin’s sexual awakening, this book describes her friendship with Henry Miller and his wife, June, and the fiery affair with Henry that liberated her sexually and morally, undermined her idealized marriage, and led her into psychoanalysis
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