BEIN Za St34 930L copy 1: Presentation inscription to Carl Van Vechten from Gertrude Stein. Bookplate of Van Vechten., BEIN Za St34 930L copy 2: Presentation inscription to William Carlos Williams from Gertrude Stein., BEIN Za St34 930L copy 3: Presentation inscription to Norman Holmes Pearson from Alice Toklas, 1947., BEIN Za St34 930L copy 4: Presentation inscription to John Breon from Gertrude Stein, October 1945., BEIN Za St34 930L copy 5: From the library of Ralph Hodgson., At head of title: A novel of romantic beauty and nature, and which looks like an engraving., and "The plain edition an edition of first editions of all the work not yet printed of Gertrude Stein."
BEIN Za St34 933m Copy 1: Presentation inscription to Carl Van Vechten from Gertrude Stein. Bookplate of Van Vechten. In box., BEIN Za St34 933m Copy 2: Presentation inscription from Alice B. Toklas to Norman H. Pearson, Nov. 3, 1947. In box., and Five hundred copies printed.
Half-length, oval portrait in a square, shown in profile. The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence tentatively identifies her as Mme. Frotier-de-la-Messalière. See: The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 6, pages 344-347, 368 and v. 41, page 350
Description:
Title engraved in image, below portrait., Also signed in image: "Pouget delineavit et sculp.", "Pl. Ire"--Upper left corner., Quote from Milton below title, in English and French: "Grace in all her steps, heav'n in her eye, In every gesture Dignity and Love ...", The Lewis Walpole Library impression: Horace Walpole's note below imprint reads: "Mistress of George Visc. Bury, afterwards Earl of Albemarle.", and Sheet trimmed?
This collection consists principally of photographic prints of Barney at various ages: as a teenager; as a young woman in Victorian attire and in riding gear; with Gabriele d'Annunzio; with Romaine Brooks; with unidentified friends; and by herself at age 48. Also included are: a photographic postcard addressed to "Chère Rachilde"; an inscribed calling card; and a copy of a book of poems by Louis Emié ("Hauts Desirs Sans Absence" Paris: Pierre Seghers, 1953), inscribed to Barney, with a letter from Barney to Emié.
Alternative Title:
[Photograph of Natalie Barney standing and holding a flower]
Description:
Natalie Barney was a poet, playwright, novelist and essayist, whose salon in Paris, while serving as a gathering point for writers in general, aimed to promote the writings of women. and Purchased from David J. Holmes on the Danforth N. Barney, Jr. Fund, 1996
Subject (Name):
Barney, Natalie Clifford, D'Annunzio, Gabriele,--1863-1938, and Emié, Louis,--1900-
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American--20th century, Authors, French--20th century, and Women authors, French
Title below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., In margin: Plate 34 ; Colnaghi's Authentic Series., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Hospitals, Interior; Nurses & nursing.
Publisher:
Published April 21st.1856, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14, Pall Mall East--Publishers to Her Majesty, Day & Son Lithrs. to the Queen, and Depose Paris, Goupil & Cie, Leipzig, Otto Weigel
Subject (Name):
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
Subject (Topic):
Crimean War, 1853-1856, Military hospitals, Wounds and injuries, Treatment, Nursing, War casualties, Nurses, Physicians, Soldiers, Hospital wards, Stoves, and Writing materials
BEIN Koch Cocteau 331: Original wrappers. In box as issued. In ms. on glassine wrapper: Niederstein mai 59. Presentation inscription from the author to Jean Cocteau. From the collection of Frederick R. Koch., BEIN Za St34 932 Copy 1: Presentation inscription from Alice B. Toklas to Norman H. Pearson, Nov. 3, 1947. In box., BEIN Za St34 932 Copy 2: Author's presentation copy to Carl Van Vechten. Bookplate of Van Vechten., BEIN Za St34 932 Copy 3: Paperbound. In case. Presentation inscription from Gertrude Stein to Norma Chambers., BEIN Zab W723 Zz932S: Paperbound. In slipcase, as issued. From the library of Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell. Accompanied by: autograph postcard from Thorton Wilder to Donald Windham, dated Brunswick, GA, 17 November 1945; clipping from bookseller's catalog., and "There has been printed for Plain edition by Maurice Darantiere five hundred copies. August MCMXXXII".