[Rarebooks] FS: Henry Miller: ORDER AND CHAOS CHEZ HANS REICHEL, 1 of only 3 of the Orange Oasis edition, with ALS by Miller

[Charles Agvent]

               MILLER,  Henry.  ORDER AND CHAOS CHEZ HANS REICHEL.  New
          Orleans  (Tucson): Loujohn Press (1966). First Edition.  Half
          orange  morocco. ONE OF ONLY 3 COPIES constituting the Orange
          Oasis Edition  (there were also issues of 11, 26, 99, and  1,
          399 copies.  Shifreen & Jackson A157d. S&J A157a states  that
          three editions  of  this  book are mentioned  in  the  book's
          colophon,  but  four  others  are not,  including  this,  the
          smallest.  The limitation is stated by the publisher Jon Webb
          on the  colophon,  dated August 1969. According  to  Shifreen
          and Jackson,  the  proof  of the existence  of  this  edition
          comes from  a  letter  Webb wrote to Miller in July  of  1968
          regarding  the  remaining stock of the book: "Only  Cork  ed.
          copies  are  left  of  Order & Chaos, except 1  copy  of  the
          Orange  Oasis  (one of 3; you got one) and the  two  leathers
          you signed  to Lou [Webb] & me." This edition was not seen by
          the bibliographers.  Webb's colophon statement, which he also
          writes    on  the  publisher's   box,  adds   some   clarity:
          "...because  of  financial reasons we, Jon and  Louise  Webb,
          the editors  designers  &  printers   of  this  Henry  Miller
          previously  unpublished  book had, reluctantly, to  sell  our
          own copies,  but are pleased that the purchasers were special
          people."  Webb  names Ben Sackheim as one of the  purchasers,
          and indeed  this is his copy. Prospectus laid in. Bound in is
          an envelope  and  two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by  Miller
          to Webb  on one sheet discussing his latest work  INSOMNIA. A
          marvelously  made  book  with different color papers  and  an
          original  photo of Miller by Ina Paulandre bound in. Laurence
          Durrell    provides  an  introduction.   Needless   to   say,
          exceptionally  scarce!  Fine  in dustwrapper,  slipcase,  and
          publisher's original box.                            $2000.00


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