The Pleasure Thieves. (Inscribed and signed)

Description: Harriet Daimler and Henry Crannach [pseuds. of Iris Owens and Marilyn Meeske] The Pleasure Thieves. (Inscribed and signed) Paris: The Olympia Press, [1956, per colophon]. 174pp. Softcover. “Traveller’s Companion Series” No. 32. Binding with light rubbing and slight discoloration; small corner crease to front; very good. First edition. Inscribed: “Regards, Harriet Daimler aka Iris Owens.” Iris Owens (1929–2008), Olympia Press writer, pornographer, satirist, Paris and Greenwich Village resident. Samuel Beckett praised her and Terry Southern wrote that “aside from her Junoesque beauty, [Owens] had rapier wit and devastating logic. She was a pre-Sontag Sontag.” In the 1950s and ‘60s, Owens resided in Paris and was connected with the expatriate writers’ circle known who created the literary journal Merlin. This group included prominent figures like Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Logue, John Stevenson, George Plimpton, and Richard Seaver. “Owens was very private about her 1960s. She left no memoir, and her friends offer no account.” (Scott) Beginning in the early 1980s, she began to suffer from agoraphobia and “by the 1990s she barely left her flat at all. Owens died in 2008 in relative obscurity, without a New York Times obituary.” (ibid) Owens’s withdrawal from society may explain the rarity of finding her books signed, let alone inscribed. We locate no inscribed copies in the trade and just one auction record for a signed (only) copy of After Claude that brought £450 ($550) in 2022.Our Stock# 3732876 About Us Established in 1995, Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC buys and sells rare and antiquarian books and historical manuscripts published or created in pre-1900 America. We are located in Wilmington, Delaware. Member Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). The Manuscript Society. Ephemera Society of America. Guarantee All items are guaranteed to be as described. Authenticity is guaranteed for the lifetime of the original purchaser. As a member of the above-named trade organizations, we abide by their published code of ethics. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days(prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description for this item, please contact us. We will be happy to answer them. Shipping Items are expertly packed in bubble wrap and shipped in new boxes or reinforced envelopes. No International Buyers Please, no buyers outside of the USA. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving feedback from buyers. If you're unhappy with any part of your transaction with us, please let us know. Our priority is to make you happy and resolve issues promptly. © 2024 Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC. All rights reserved.

Price: 250 USD

Location: Wilmington, DE

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