MILLER, Henry (1891-1980)

MILLER, Henry (1891-1980)

Autograph note signed “Henry Miller” on the front of a promotional folding leaflet for his book Into the Nightlife, co-published with the artist Bezalel Schatz.
N.p., n.d. [1947 or shortly after], 1/2 p. oblong octavo, in turquoise ink (large quarto format when unfolded).
Typographic annotation in another hand at the upper left corner of the leaflet’s title page.

Miller invites his correspondent to collect a copy of his latest book Into the Nightlife at the Surrealist Exhibition

« Cher Monsieur,
Une [sic] exemplaire de ce livre se trouvera à l’Exposition Surréaliste qui se tient bien en ce moment, je crois.
Henry Miller »

Miller wrote Into the Nightlife while living in a small house on Partington Ridge, where he resided from 1944 to 1947. During this time, he mingled with several bohemian writers and artists, including Harry Partch, Emil White, and Jean Varda. The book notably references the artists settled at Anderson Creek, known as the Anderson Creek Gang, and continues the themes of Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch. Illustrated by the artist Bezalel Schatz, the work was published in an edition of 400 copies by Miller and Schatz. The present promotional leaflet accompanied the book.