Eden Versus Whistler: The Baronet & the Butterfly, A Valentine with a Verdict
NY: R. H. Russell, 1899. Hardcover. Brown boards with gilt lettering; cloth spine. 79 pgs w/ some illustrations. Good+ (rubbed edge-wear to boards; smudges & scratches to boards. corners rubbed. cover pastedown/hinge slightly cracked; appears strong. smudges & foxing to title pg; pgs have instances of light speckled foxing & light tanning). Item #14434
Many unopened or partially opened pages; some have tears to edges where an attempt was made to open. Other than the occasional smudge and foxing, this a nice clean copy. A light-hearted annotated transcript of the court case involving Whistler and Sir William Eden over the matter of Lady Eden's commissioned portrait, including not only letters to the Pall Mall Gazette both pro and con, but also the full text of the judge's final decision.
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