Eden versus Whistler : the baronet & the butterfly : a valentine with a verdict
1899, 1st edition. Paris : Louis-Henry May, 11, rue St-Benoit. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth-backed colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #428199
Physical description; 14 leaves, 78 pages, 3 leaves ; 21 cm. Notes; Typeset by the Ballantyne Press in Edinburgh, the book was apparently printed by its ostensible publisher, Valentine, in France to avoid possible legal action from the "Baronet," Sir William Eden (see Nigel Thorp, ed., Whistler on art, 1994, p. 164 for a letter to Sidney Pawling of the Heinemann rm). Typography and cover design by James McNeill Whistler. Partly also in French. Subjects; Whistler, James McNeill 1834-1903 Trials, litigation, etc. Eden, William Sir 1849-1915 Trials, litigation, etc. Eden, William Sir 1849-1915. Whistler, James McNeill 1834-1903. Trials (Fraud) France. Contracts France. Painters United States. Contracts. Trials (Fraud).
Price: €45.00