George Leite began Circle Editions in 1945 as an outgrowth of ''
Circle Magazine
''Circle Magazine'' was published from 1944 to 1948 by George Leite, initially with poet Bern Porter. Produced at Leite's Berkeley, California, bookstore daliel's (stylized with a lowercase 'd'), it featured poetry, prose, criticism and art fro ...
'', which was published from his
Berkeley, California
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bookstore and gallery,
daliel's (stylized with lowercase 'd'). Producing avant-garde, experimental work, the volumes included pamphlets, hardbound books, and two phonograph recordings by creative talents such as
Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref ...
,
Lawrence Hart (poet),
Lawrence Durrell,
Albert Cossery
Albert Cossery (3 November 1913 – 22 June 2008) was an Egyptian-born French writer. Although Cossery lived most of his life in Paris and only wrote in the French language, all of his novels were either set in his country of birth, Egypt, or in ...
,
Harry Partch and others. More editions were planned, but with the suspension of publication of ''
Circle Magazine
''Circle Magazine'' was published from 1944 to 1948 by George Leite, initially with poet Bern Porter. Produced at Leite's Berkeley, California, bookstore daliel's (stylized with a lowercase 'd'), it featured poetry, prose, criticism and art fro ...
'' after Issue 10 in 1948, and the later closure of
daliel's in 1952, the enterprise ended.
Albert Cossery
Albert Cossery (3 November 1913 – 22 June 2008) was an Egyptian-born French writer. Although Cossery lived most of his life in Paris and only wrote in the French language, all of his novels were either set in his country of birth, Egypt, or in ...
trans. from French
File:Recording of Henry Miller reading from his novel The Tropic of Capricorn, published by Circle Editions in 1946.jpg, Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref ...
reading Tropic of Capricorn
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File:Varda The Master Builder, by Henry Miller published by Circle Editions, 1947.jpg, Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref ...
's essay on Jean Varda
Jean "Yanko" Varda (11 September 1893 – 10 January 1971) was an American artist, best known for his collage work. Varda was one of the early adopters of the Sausalito houseboat lifestyle that was popular in the 1960s–1970s.
He was the subj ...
File:Lawrence Durrell's Zero and Asylum in the Snow, published by Circle Editions 1947.jpg, Lawrence Durrell's Excursions into Reality
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