Published in Paris series (complete set), including Ulysses, Tropic of Cancer, and Lolita

by JOYCE, James; Henry Miller; Vladimir Nabokov

$1,750 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

(Shelton, CT): First Edition Library, 1983. Limited Edition. Softcover. Fine. Varying sizes; three books in four total volumes, housed in publisher's clamshell boxes with applied leather labels, as issued. A very fine set, with no flaws, except for very gentle bumps to some corners of the clamshell boxes; still a lovely, gift-quality set. Each of these three books was published in Paris, in English, and distributed in a discreet or clandestine manner due to being banned in the United States or United Kingdom due to explicit sexual content. All three are very difficult to locate in fine, unrestored condition, and each commands very high prices at auction or in the trade. As such, these facsimiles, which are exact replicas (almost to the millimeter) of the first editions, are adequate budget-friendly substitutes or placeholders. Though issued as a set, we tend to find copies of these titles sold individually, and they are often mistakenly broken up by unwitting booksellers or estate liquidators. A pleasingly intact set.

• Publisher: First Edition Library
• Year: 1983
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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