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146. miller, henry. File folder containing Henry Miller’s holograph & typed drafts of letters from Miller to
various friends & professional acquaintances the world over requesting their written support for his nomination to
receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978/79. File folder containing Henry Miller’s holograph & typed
drafts of letters from Miller to various friends & professional acquaintances the world over requesting
their written support for his nomination to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978/79, with
his holograph list of people to whom the letters were sent, and the replies. Approximately 46 letters
written to and received by Henry Miller from Miller’s friends, editors and acquaintances in response.
1978-1979
Response letters from such people as Kay Boyle, Elmer Gertz, Barney Rosset (Grove Press),
Albert Maillet, Maurice Girodias (Olympia Press), Hans Reitzel, John Killinger (Dean,
Vanderbilt University), J. Rives Childs (American Ambassador), Lawrence Shifreen, Raoul
Bertrand, William S. Burroughs (xerox), William Targ, Noel Young (Capra Press), and many
others. Very good.
(500/800)
147. miller, henry. Astrological information about Henry and Hoki Miller. File containing astrological
information on both Henry & Hoki Miller: 16 pp. computer generated natal chart dated 3-3-70 of
Henry Miller. * 13 pp. computer-generated natal chart dated 11-8-71 of Henry Miller. * 2pp. T.L.s.
from astrologer Carl Tobey, dated2-6-66. * Miller’s horoscope in ink on 24x18” page, folded, initialed
by Henry Miller. * 3pp. photocopy of letter from astrologer Howard Wuff to Miller, dated 6-18-68.
* 1 p. T.L.s. from Roger Bloom on Missour State Penitentiary stationary with 7 pp. horoscope of
Bloom by Erhard Scholtz. * 5 pp. horoscope of Hoki Miller’s with hand-detailed chart.
1966-1971
Rust from paper clip; else fine.
Page 74
(250/350)
148. miller, henry. Correspondence between Miller and Shigeo Tobita, a Japanese man who wrote Henry Miller’s
Philosophy of Acceptance and also acted as his Japanese translator. Folder full of correspondence between
Miller and Shigeo Tobita, consisting mostly of carbon typed letters, many of which are signed with
Miller’s initials. Also many ALs from Tobita to Miller, as well as TLs with holograph corrections, and
many original envelopes.
Various places: [c.1971]
Lot 148
File contains signed carbon typed letters
from Miller to Tobita, and numerous letters
from Tobita to Miller. Many of Miller’s
letters describe his background, philosophies,
Japanese connections, etc. In one
letter, Miller writes, “You write that two
more (!) translations of my Capricorn have
now been published - by Kodansha and
Kadokawa. I can not understand these republications
and re-translations. How can
the original publisher (Shincho-sha) permit
these deals? Don’t these new publications
detract from the sales of Shinco-sha’s own
edition? It’s difficult for me to understand
the practices of Japanese publishers. They
seem to be cutting one another’s throats...I
am enclosing a yellow card which in typical,
vulgar American fashion sums up my
Zen. I don’t know why it is but every time
I read those words I chuckle to myself.
It’s the word ‘bum’ which gets me. That
little word contains so many connotations,
especially when applied to someone like