Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Black Spring

New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1961-63. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first U.S. editions of three important works by Henry Miller, all previously banned for being obscene in the States. The first U.S. editions, first impressions, of these work.All three of these works had first been published by the Obelisk Press in the 1930s, due to the obscenity laws in the States at the time, which resulted in the works being banned in the country. These are the first U.S. editions published after a 1961 Justice Department ruling that their contents were not obscene.'Tropic of Cancer' is a novel regarded now as an important work in twentieth century literature, notorious for its candid sexuality. 'Black Spring' is a short story collection comprising of ten tales, and 'Tropic of Capricorn' if a semi-autobiographical novel.By Arthur Miller, an American author who was known for breaking with the literary forms of the day and developing anew type of semi-autobiographical novel. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, smart, with some minor marks to the boards and spines. Very light bumping to the spines and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed