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Publicity material from Olympia, 1961 to 1962 ., 1961, 1962

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

3 items: (1) a press release (in French) explaining Olympia's position with regard to the upcoming legal proceedings (March 14). Mentions a letter of protest signed by about thirty American and British authors, including Bertrand Russell, Rosamond Lehmann, E. M. Forster, Ivy-Compton-Burnett, Lawrence Durrell, Arthur Miller, Osbert Sitwell, and Graham Greene. (2) Girodias' Playboy article from April 1961. (3) a letter (in English and French), possibly to booksellers (?) explaining that orders for Lolita should be addressed to Corgi Books (London). Includes list of other publications by Olympia, including The Secret Life of Robinson Crusoe, The Memoirs of Fanny Hill, and Helen and Desire (12.62). With Olympia "Price-List & Order-Form" attached.

Dates

  • 1961
  • 1962

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

2.5 cubic feet. (2.5 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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