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The Devil at Large : Erica Jong on Henry Miller
by Jong, Erica (Erica Mann Jong) (1942 - )
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/NF
- ISBN 10
- 0701136448
- ISBN 13
- 9780701136444
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. -----Black cloth with gilt, headband, 340 pages, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In the perfect match of author and subject Erica Jong, creator of 'the zipless fuck', charts the life and legacy of Henry Miller, the archetypal sexualist whose notorious Tropic of Cancer and subsequent books ultimately changed the boundaries of literature." Contents include: Intro: Why Henry Miller? / Born Hungry: Henry and Me / Henry Hero / Just a Brooklyn Boy / Crazy Cock in the Land of Fuck / The Last Man on Earth / Heart Filled with Light: Big Sur, Earthly Paradise, and After / Must We Burn Henry Miler? Miller and the Feminist Critique / "Sexomania/Sexophobia", or, Sex-Libris / Why Must We Read Miller? Miller as Sage / An Imaginary Dialogue / Afterword / Letters / End Note / Notes / Bibiography / Background Reading / index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo`. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/NF. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005152
- Title
- The Devil at Large : Erica Jong on Henry Miller
- Author
- Jong, Erica (Erica Mann Jong) (1942 - )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0701136448
- ISBN 13
- 9780701136444
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- MILLER, HENRY, 1891-1980-----Black cloth with gilt, headband, 340 pages, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In the perfect match of author and subject Erica Jong, creator of \'the zipless fuck\', charts the life and legacy of Henry Miller, the a
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