Author: Eilshemius, Louis M. [Michel] or Elshemus
Title: My Brother Victor. A Convalescent's Fancy
Description: New York, Dreamers Press, 1912. First edition. Light blue paper wrappers decorated in brown. [2], 28, [2] p. [8] p. of plates. Illus. with b/w plates. Sm. 8vo. "The Memorie was written at Paris, France, in the author's twenty-third year; while studying Art at Julians." A long memoir in verse by Louis Michel Eilshemius (or Elshemus), 1864-1941, a unique American artist rediscovered by Marcel Duchamp in 1917 only a few years before Eilshemius gave up painting. RLIN and OCLC list only five locations for this title. Wrappers split at spine, chipped at the corners, small tear to front edge, faint crease to wrapper, end paper, and title page, leaves clean, crisp, and unmarked. A good or better copy of this scarce item.

Keywords: Memoirs & Diaries, , Art, Memoirs & Diaries, Art, American Art, Elshemus, Eilshemius, Art Periodicals, Landscape Painting,


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