William K Bixby was one of the founders of the St. Louis Museum of Art. This was from his private collection.

Swinburne, Algernon. (Portfolio cover title): SWINBURNE Ms. FACSIMILES. (Loose text leaf): (Red printed seal of the Bibliophile Society followed by this statement): This essay is said to have caused the estrangement between Whistler and Swinburne, which continued until Whistler’s death. (Followed by): 13 blue-paper facsimile leaves of Swinburne’s Ms. headed atop first “Mr. Whistler’s Lecture on Art”. Together with 2 white-paper facsimile leaves of Swinburne’s Ms. headed atop first “Memorial Verses on the death of Richard Burton” (with a duplicate of one of the latter sheets). All loosely inserted in a gilt-stamped cloth facsimile. Textile fore-edge ribbon ties gone; cloth finger-soiled. This item not known to be complete, so sold as is.