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The Paris Olympia Press / Patrick J. Kearney ; edited by Angus Carroll

Author
Kearney, Patrick J.
Published
Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2007.
Edition
New ed., rev. and expanded.
Physical Description
xvi, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Carroll, Angus

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Contents
Preface to the first edition / by Maurice Girodias -- Olympia Press timeline -- Introduction -- Olympia Press imprints. Olympia Press (1953-1959) -- Collection Merlin (1953-1955) -- The Teasers (1953-1954) -- The Atlantic Library (1954) -- The Traveller's Companion (1955-1965) -- The Ophelia Press (1958-1960) -- La Grande Séverine (1960) -- Ophir Books (1961) -- Far-Out Books (1961) -- Olympia Magazine (1962-1963) -- Othello Books (1962) -- Odyssey Library (1963) -- Appendix A: Books banned in France -- Appendix B: Non-Olympia titles -- Appendix C: Sales catalogues -- Appendix D: Author sketches.
Summary
"The Paris Olympia Press published numerous books which, although censored or banned when they appeared, have become icons of twentieth-century literature. In this book, renowned bibliographer (and former Olympia book-smuggler) Patrick Kearney has compiled a detailed account of the Press's publishing activities, including biographical sketches of its authors, an introduction to the Press's literary achievements, and a complete bibliography of works published. An extensive illustrated study, this book catalogues and comments on the early work of some of the most influential writers of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
9781846311055 (hbk.)
1846311055 (hbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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