Order and Chaos Chez Hans Reichel
A157a 1966 FIRST LOUJON CRIMSON OASIS EDITION
Tan cloth boards with crimson leather spine. Black, gray and mauve dust jacket illustrated by Reichel painting "homme dans la lune." Orange stained cork slipcase
Published December 1966, at $60, in an edition of 26 signed and numbered copies.
Note: Though only three editions of this book were mentioned in the colophon and original advertising broadside [B181], at least four additional editions were created.
A157b 1966 FIRST LOUJON BLUE OASIS EDITION
Blue cloth boards with blue leather spine. Black, gray and mauve dust jacket illustrated by Reichel painting "homme dans la lune." Natural light brown cork slipcase
Published in December 1966, at $35, in an edition of 99 copies.
Note: Copy inspected is signed and dated by Miller 10/21/66. Other dates for the inscription have been seen and include 6/6/66 and 3/29/67.
A157c 1966 FIRST LOUJON CORK EDITION
Stiff white cardboard with white gauze sheet lettered glued on it. Black, gray and mauve dust jacket illustrated by Reichel painting "homme dans la lune." Slipcase covered with green, pink, tan, and blue floral design paper. Also seen in cork covered slipcase
Published in December, 1966, at $14.00, in an edition of 1399 copies.
A157d 1966 FIRST LOUJON ORANGE OASIS EDITION
Tan cloth boards with orange leather spine. Black, gray and mauve dust jacket illustrated by Reichel painting "homme dans la lune." Cork slipcase
Published in 1966, in an edition of 3 copies.
A157e 1966 FIRST LOUJON BLACK OASIS EDITION
Gray cloth boards with black leather spine. Black, gray and mauve dust jacket illustrated by Reichel painting "homme dans la lune." Orange stained cork slipcase
Published in 1966, in an edition of 11 copies, at $75.00.
Note: Each copy has a postcard from Miller. Copies correspond to the 11 letters in "Henry Miller".
A157f 1966 FIRST LOUJON GREEN OASIS EDITION
Green cloth boards with green leather spine. Black, gray and mauve dust jacket illustrated by Reichel painting "homme dans la lune." Orange stained cork slipcase
Published in 1966, in an edition of 11 copies, at $75.00.
Note: Limited to 11 H, E, N, R, Y, M, I, L, L, E, R COPIES. The two copies inspected were dated on the signature page, 6/6/66 and 6/15/67.
A157g 1967 FIRST LOUJON A-Z CORK EDITION
Stiff white cardboard with a white gauze sheet glued to it. Black, gray and mauve dust jacket illustrated by Reichel painting "homme dans la lune." Natural light brown cork slipcase
Published in 1967, in an edition of 26 copies.
Note: Copy of this same edition described in the O'Roark catalogue had the date of 6/15/67 on the signature page. Another copy had the signature page glued on cardboard opposite the colophon and was dated 1/15/68.
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