Sales catalogue 559: Maggs Bros

Date:
1931
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/104
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 559: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    827 WHISTLER (J. McNeill). A Catalogue of Blue and White Nankin Porcelain, forming the Collection of Sir Henry Thompson, illustrated by the Autotype Process from Drawings by James Whistler and Sir enry Thompson. Ato, original boards with flowers on gold ground, uncut, t.e.g. London, 1878. £7 10s Only 220 copies privately printed. THE PIKER PAPERS. 828 —_— The Piker Papers. 8vo, printed on one side only, forming 4 pp. of text. Ato, unbound. 1881. £21 This is Whistler’s account of his troubles with the new Society of Painter- Etchers. Whistler called his pamphlet ‘‘ The Piker Papers,’’ as Pike was the name of the newsagent who had become involved. Mr. Pennell, in his Life of Whistler, writes as follows :— ‘* Tt was fortunate for him that, when he got back to town, events to distract his thoughts from grief followed fast. The new Society of Painter-Etchers had arranged to open their first exhibition in April at the Hanover Gallery. American artists who were just starting etching, and had never shown prints in London, were invited. Mr. Frank Duveneck, one of them, sent a series of Venetian prints. This was the occasion of ‘ the storm in an aesthetic teapot’ which, had not Whistler thought it important as ‘ history,’ would now be forgotten.”’ This was C. W. Dowdeswell’s copy. PRESENTATION COPY. 8290 —-__— Ten O'Clock. FIRST EDITION. Square post 8vo, ovzgznal wrappers, uncut. London, 1888. £16 16s Presentation Copy from Whistler :— ‘* To Miss Binnie.”’ Signed with his butterfly signature. THE FIRST ISSUE. 830 WHITMAN (Walt). Leaves of Grass. Portrait of Walt Whitman as frontispiece. FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION. Small folio, zz the original cloth gilt, g.e. Brooklyn, New York, 1855. £550 A fine copy of the First Issue of this work, before the Press Notices were added. The binding is green cloth, back and front covers bearing the words : ‘‘ Leaves of Grass ’’ in gilt, within a three-line gilt border, the spine containing the words ‘‘-Leaves of Grass ” in gilt, together with five gilt floral ornaments.