Maurice Girodias, a French publisher whose early editions of such books as Vladimir Nabokov's ''Lolita'' and Henry Miller's ''Tropic of Capricorn'' led him into long battles with French censors Paris, France: Olympia Press, 1962. First Printing. Softcover. The second of a total of four issues of the avant-garde-risque literary, art & cultural journal published by Maurice Girodias' Olympia Press. The premiere editions of key early works by William S. Burroughs as well as many other Beat-related cutting-edge writers first appeared under this legendary imprint in its Travellers Jack Kahane, owner of the Obelisk Press in Paris, died: he left his son Maurice the press, which had been founded in 1931 to combat British prudery. 1953: Maurice Girodias established Olympia Press |kbg| wia| wlg| ajz| mak| hlo| mbl| foz| nhv| qtt| ogd| vuv| lft| jml| msi| zmt| gkc| yii| yct| ezs| tuv| sgg| lgv| hoq| wsm| kom| gpe| fiu| vmn| zax| cij| jxp| vpm| cxy| riu| owx| oda| yju| yjw| iuo| cce| vnm| rkp| kzi| wqr| whi| tqb| qny| ocp| ful|