Publication details: Paris: The Olympia Press, 1962-1963,
Rare Book
Girodias's journal has, as one might expect, a preoccupation with censorship, which probably explains its short-lived nature - indeed, the 'Apology', in the nature of a defence, that begins the penultimate number confirms its troubles with the authorities. As well as the excerpts from the Press's own books - including Burroughs, Harriet Daimler, Donleavy's 'The Ginger Man', Miller's 'Sexus' - there is a column by Terry Southern, 'Spy's Corner', in the first three issues, an article on chastity belts by Henry Crannach, selections from Robert Giraud's photographs of French criminal tattoos, and erotic postcards from the same collection, and instructions by Brion Gysin on how to construct your own 'Dream Machine'.Uncommon as a complete set.
FIRST EDITIONS, various illustrations, some with a small amount of colour-printing, the odd faint spot, pp. 81; 81; 81; 96, 4to, original wrappers, a little rubbed, the inside covers of first volume faintly foxed, backstrip of final volume a little nicked at foot, this last with a little fading to covers, a touch of corner-creasing, very good condition overall
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