The Library of Roger Wagner - PBA Galleries

158. miller, henry. Original black and white photograph of Henry Miller with wife Hoki and others. 8x10
original black and white photograph of Miller standing with his wife Hoki and others. Taken by Baylis
Glascock.
Los Angeles: [c.1970s]
A nice image of Miller during one of his briefer marriages. Fine.
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE XERXES SOCIETY
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(200/300)
159. miller, henry. Original oval photograph of the Xerxes Society, including their secretary Henry Mill in 1910
- plus related ephemera. Original oval photograph of the Xerxes Society (a club made up of several likeminded
young male contemporaries) 1910, including their secretary, Henry Miller. Taken by Pedlar’s
Photo Studio, Brooklyn (with their stamp to verso), in original glassine envelope with photographer
stamp.
Brooklyn: 1910-1912
Together with: Copy photograph of the same, with lenthy holograph note to verso by Miller;
group of 3 printed alumni cards from the Xerxes Society, listing quotes from members,
incl. Miller & certain others who were later represented by characters in Miller’s The Rosy
Crucifixion and possibly Tropic of Cancer (like William Dewar). One card illus. with
reproduction photograph of the group, incl. a very young Henry Miller. Also with the club
ribbon in fine condition, in a Nassau Nat’l. Bank, Brooklyn envelope. Brooklyn: 1910-12. Likely
one of the earliest photographs known of Miller in his youth. Miller was the Secretary of the
club, and there are long passages about the Xerxes Society in Plexus and The Books in My Life.
Photograph is near fine with only mild silvering to edges; other material is in very good or better
condition - rare early Miller ephemera.
(1500/2000)
Lot 159
HENRY MILLER’S MANY GIRLFRIENDS
160. miller, henry. Photographs of Miller’s numerous girlfriends, including several nude and lingerie shots. In
a manila folder labelled “My Girlfriend Folder,” are housed hundreds of photographs of Henry
Miller’s girlfriends, including several nude and lingerie photographs. Sizes range from 2x2 (usually cut
from another photograph) to 11x8½. Some photographs include Miller.
Various places: 1935-1975
Most inscribed on versos to Miller or captioned by him on versos. Subjects include Erica Jong,
Renate Gerhardt, Tullah Hanley, Flo Dudley, Sarah Goldberg, Zofia, Fumiko Kurimoto, Sandra
Scott, Lisa Lu, Minroo Javan, June Lancaster, Maggie Lidchi, Grace Oyama, Mara Guimaraes,
Elke Sommer (!), Cleo Usher, Letitia Roman, Susanna Cramer, Janie Wald, Jennifer Jones (taken
by Roddy McDowall, 1966), Brenda Venus, etc. Very good - quite a selection.
(400/600)