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Henry Miller, his life in ephemera 1914-1980.

Title
Henry Miller, his life in ephemera 1914-1980.
Publication
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Roger Jackson, c2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.
  • Jackson, Roger.
Description
832 p. : chiefly ill.; 29 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • In case, as issued.
  • Limited edition of 50 unnumbered copies.
  • Hand-bound in imitation leather with hand-marbled endpapers, and issued with a matching slipcase.
  • 780 illustrations, most in full-color.
  • Contents include: 140 photographs of Henry Miller ; 138 photographs of wives, friends, residences ; 307 reproductions of ephemera ; 43 full-color reproductions of Miller's watercolors ; 151 supporting documents (legal briefs, magazines, book jackets) ; 28-page index.
  • A visual history of Henry Miller's life as a writer and watercolorist structured around more than 300 individual pieces of ephemera (publishers' announcements, art gallery notices, self-promotional handbills, letters of appeal written by Miller, clippings, etc.).
  • Formatted to give the appearance of a documentary scrapbook.
  • Photographs and Miller's excerpts from letters, interviews, and essays provide historical context for individual pieces.
  • Begins with Miller's business card from 1914, when he was working for his father's tailor shop in New York City, and ends with a handbill listing the events at "A Celebration of Henry Miller," organized by Fiddle Viracola at the New School for Social Research in New York City, June 30th, 1980, three weeks after Miller's death.
  • First 43 copies issued with a Miller ephemerum bearing his autograph: a 2 x 2.25-inch bookplate signed for the "Minnesota Co-op Autograph Party" in January, 1962 ; a full page in the book is devoted to the story behind this item; probably no more than 50 of the bookplates were produced.
  • Also contains a listing of 73 different watercolor exhibitions (1927-2010) held for Miller as either a solo or small group participant. Also included is a reference page with 21 samples of Miller's signature from 1916-1978.
With (note)
  • Accompanied by: Check list of titles published by Roger Jackson, 1993-2012. 8 p. ; 28 cm. ; Index. 28 p. ; 28 cm. ; signed letter from the publisher ; envelope with card signed by Miller for the Minnesota Co-op autograph party.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 790-798) and index.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
Berg Coll+ Miller, H H46 2012
OCLC
815645272
Title
Henry Miller, his life in ephemera 1914-1980.
Imprint
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Roger Jackson, c2012.
With:
Accompanied by: Check list of titles published by Roger Jackson, 1993-2012. 8 p. ; 28 cm. ; Index. 28 p. ; 28 cm. ; signed letter from the publisher ; envelope with card signed by Miller for the Minnesota Co-op autograph party.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 790-798) and index.
Local Note
Berg Collection copy with signed ephemerum.
Berg Collection copy with two sections of book printed separately: the Index and the Checklist of Jackson's publications on Miller, with cover letter from Jackson bearing his signature.
Access
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Added Author
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980. Signer
Jackson, Roger.
Jackson, Roger. Inscriber
Research Call Number
Berg Coll+ Miller, H H46 2012
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