CHILDREN OF THE ALBATROSS

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1947. First edition. Very good in very good jacket.. Inscribed first printing of the second volume in CITIES OF THE INTERIOR, Nin's five-part "continuous novel" sequence incorporating material from her diaries and her relationships with June and Henry Miller. The couple to whom Nin inscribed this copy were an English professor and an editor associated with Pomona College, where Nin's father-in-law Reginald Pole once ran the Dramatics department, and where Nin attended a number of lectures and performances during her years in Los Angeles. The inscription is undated but the reference to Sabina, protagonist of A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE, places it no earlier than 1954. 8'' x 5.5''. Original blind-stamped black cloth. In original unclipped ($2.75) yellow and black dust jacket. 181, [1] pages. Inscribed by Nin on front free endpaper: "For M— and F— M— / So that you will see not all of my women characters are as difficult as Sabina! / Anaïs Nin." Some rubbing and chipping to jacket. Minor rubbing to boards, foxing to endpapers. (Inventory #: 52833)