D’AUREVILLY, Barbey;

Translated from the French by LEWIS, D.B. Wyndham

[84] pp.

Peter Davies London

1928

This edition is limited to 500 copies for sale, of which 200 are reserved for Random House. This copy is No. 365

8 3/4″ x 7″

VG

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-Amde 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 with dry-points by Hermine Lionette Cartan David, a French painter.