The Twilight of the Nymphs.
by BEATON, Cecil (illustrates). LOUYS, Pierre
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
The Fortune Press, London., (1928). First U.K. edition. Translated by Phillis Duveen. Introduction by Shane Leslie. Octavo. 205 pages. Cloth-backed marbled boards. Five Greek myths retold. Each is accompanied by a black and white plate by Cecil Beaton; this is his first appearance in a book. 1200 copies were printed.Fine in very good, very slightly chipped dustwrapper darkened at the spine.
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- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BEATONCE013755
- Title
- The Twilight of the Nymphs.
- Author
- BEATON, Cecil (illustrates). LOUYS, Pierre
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Fortune Press, London.
- Date Published
- (1928)
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- Marbled boards
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- Plate
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- Octavo
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- Dustwrapper
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....