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Mr. Whistler's "Ten O'Clock"
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1888
Chatto and Windus : London
7.5" by 5.5"
29pp.
SUMMARY
The first trade edition of James Whistle's book containing a lecture delivered by the author in 1885, in which he expressed his belief in "art for art's sake."
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A first trade edition containing James Whistler's public lecture delivered in London, at Cambridge, and at Oxford in 1885; the author supports his belief in "art for art's sake" in opposition to the Victorian concept that put art as a social or moral function of society.
Initially printed in 1885 in a series of twenty five copies privately printed. This is the first trade edition.
In the original publisher's paper wraps.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally smart with some shelf wear and edge wear, as well as some chipping to the extremities. With a previous owner's signature internally to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally clean with only some minor scattered spotting to the occasional leaf and the odd annotation in pencil by a previous owner.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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