Henry Miller — The Air-Conditioned Nightmare

London, Secker & Warburg, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first U.K. edition of Henry Miller's travel memoir about his year long road trip from the East to West Coast of America. The first U.K. edition, first impression. Previously published in the U.S. in 1945.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Air-Conditioned Nightmare' is a memoir documenting Miller's year long road trip in America, after nearly a decade of living in Paris. He and his friend, painter Abraham Rattner, started the journey from New York in October 1940, driving towards Florida.Henry Miller was an American author, best known for his controversial works, most famously his novel 'Tropic of Cancer&apos. He developed the new type of semi-autobiographical novel. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light handling marks to the paste downs and endpapers. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Minor handling marks to the dust wrapper. Spine is a touch discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. The occasional pencil underlining to the text. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.