The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder

8vo. Publisher’s green cloth boards with orange lettering. Previous owner’s name and date to ffe and another small inscription opposite title page. Otherwise a fine copy. In very good, age-toned dust jacket; a little creased to tail of lower panel and with some chips and closed tears to edges. *** The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder by Henry Miller was first published in 1948. This edition with drawings by Dick Elffers (1910-1990) was published in 1953, exclusively to be sold in the Netherlands. It includes 11 beautifully reproduced drawings, some spread out over two pages.