Signed book: Hamlet. First edition, second printing. NY: Carrefour, 1943. Softcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 392 pages. Lengthily signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, "For Renee Nell—as a modest tribute to a great human being from one who is appreciative of that greatest of all gifts, the gift of giving oneself. Henry Miller, 7/30/43, Place: 'The House of Analysis' or 'The Rat Trap' or 'The Center of Emptiness.'" Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with mild toning and a few surface gouges to wrappers, and minor creasing to spine. Renee Nell was an eminent psychoanalyst who studied under Carl Jung and was interested in the interpretation of dreams. An interesting presentation volume of Miller's correspondence with avant-garde writer and publisher Michael Fraenkel on the subject of Shakespeare's great play.
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