Author: Barbey d'Aurevilly; D. B. Wyndham Lewis [translator]
Title: The Anatomy of Dandyism with Some Observations on Beau Brummell
Description: London, Peter Davies, 1928. Cloth. A smart limited edition of D'Aurevilly's biographic essay on British dandy Beau Brummell, translated into English. Limited to five hundred copies of which this is number three hundred and sixty-eight. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a headpiece, four full-page designs, an initial letter, and a vignette to the end of the volume. Collated complete. A biographic essay about the British dandy Beau Brummell and the way of life that is dandyism - placing particular importance upon physical appearance and personal grooming, refined language and leisurely hobbies. Written by Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, a French novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic. Translated by Dominic Bevan Wyndham Lewis, a British journalist, author and biographer. Illustrated by Hermine Lionette Cartan David, a French painter. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with the odd small mark to the boards. Original black card slip case is sound with rubbing and light loss to the extremities. Loss to the rear panel and a crack to the joint. Overall slip case is good only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hermine David. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Anatomy Dandyism Observations Brummel Dandyism Lewis David Hermine David


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