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Eden versus whistler: the baronet & the butterfly. A valentine with a verdict
by [WHISTLER, James McNeill]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: R. H. Russell, 1899. [32], 78pp, [2]. Uncut in original publisher's cloth-backed drab paper boards, lettered in gilt, housed in recent custom drab paper slipcase. A trifle rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership inscription to FEP, else internally clean and crisp. The first American trade edition of James McNeill Whistler's (1834-1903) account of his dispute with fellow artist Sir William Eden (1849-1915). In 1894 Whistler painted the portrait of Lady Eden, for which her husband offered £100. Whistler accepted the payment, exhibited the painting, yet refused to deliver it. Eden instigated legal proceedings and subsequently recovered the funds. Whistler was ordered to hand over the portrait at the civil tribune in 1895, although ultimately, following two appeals in 1897 and 1900 respectively, he was granted ownership and Eden made to pay expenses. The case entered French law by establishing that artists do not enter into ordinary commercial contracts of sale with their patrons. . First American trade edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ18843
- Title
- Eden versus whistler: the baronet & the butterfly. A valentine with a verdict
- Author
- [WHISTLER, James McNeill]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First American trade edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. H. Russell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Arts
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
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