The story of the Olympia Press is one of the most flamboyant in publishing history. In the 1950s, when dirty books (and great ones) were being banned in Britain and America, Maurice Girodias launched a career in Paris that earned him the nickname the "Prince of Porn". John de St. Jorre gives a high-spirited account of this infamous publisher whose eclectic list included Lolita, The Ginger Man, Henry Miller's several Tropics, and the outrageous romp called Candy. Photos.
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The story of the Olympia Press is one of the most flamboyant in publishing history. In the 1950s, when dirty books (and great ones) were being banned in Britain and America, Maurice Girodias launched a career in Paris that earned him the nickname the "Prince of Porn". John de St. Jorre gives a high-spirited account of this infamous publisher whose eclectic list included Lolita, The Ginger Man, Henry Miller's several Tropics, and the outrageous romp called Candy. Photos.
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B&W Photographs. Near Fine in Near Fine (in mylar) jacket. Ex-Library Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Retired library copy, with usual stamps, stickers and labels; Dust jacket flaps glued to the end papers, else textblock immaculate and tight; Black cloth spine over paper-covered boards; Unclipped dust jacket in library mylar, labels on the spine. 358p., including bibliography and index.
