Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Messes noires : Lord Lyllian / Mr de Fersen.

Accession number
PML 199123
Creator
Fersen, Jacques, 1880-1923, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbxxJBgJf6mR69WBD8KVC
Published
Paris : Librairie Léon Vanier, A. Messein succr, 1905.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2024.
Notes
Laid into this copy are 2 autograph letters from Fersen to his publisher Albert Messein concerning the design and distribution of his books.
"Il a été tiré de cet ouvrage: sept exemplaires sur Hollande Van Gelder numérotés de 1 à 7."
The Morgan's copy is numbered 1, and uncut; it is printed on Arches paper (not Hollande as per the justification statement).
"L'amour a pour moi deux ennemis: les préjugés et ma concierge. [--] Oscar Wilde"--Printed on cover and title page.
Description
[4], 206, [2] pages ; 26.5 x 18 cm
Provenance
Librairie H. Lefèbvre bookseller's ticket inside front wrapper.
Binding
Publisher's pictorial wrappers, illustrated by Claude Simpson.
Classification
Department