THE LITTLE REVIEW, Miscellany Number, Vol. IX, No. 2

New York: Margaret Anderson, 1923. First edition. Very good plus.. Miscellany number" of the celebrated Modernist journal, featuring one of its better known graphic cover designs. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW soon gained a reputation for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike. After enduring arrest and trial in 1920-1 for daring to print installments of Joyce's ULYSSES, Anderson and Heap decamped to Paris and continued to publish THE LITTLE REVIEW through the end of the decade. This issue includes an unsigned essay, "I Cannot Sleep," by Jane Heap, along with work by Breton, Apollinaire, Yvonne George Christian, Louis Gilmore, John Storrs, and the Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. 9.75'' x 7.5''. Original green wrappers. Black and white plates. 62 pages. Some leaves unopened. Moderate edgewear. Spine and edges sunned; light spotting along wrapper edges from staple rust. Slight foxing occasional throughout.