The book of Monelle / by Marcel Schwob ; translated by William Brown Meloney V ; with preface by John Erskine and an introduction by the translator.
Mayer André Marcel Schwob (1867-1905)
Category
Books
Date
1929
Materials
Place of origin
Indianapolis
Collection
Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 3232183
Summary
Bibliographic description
First edition. 181, [3] p. ; 8vo. Not indigenous. Ephemera: visiting card loosely inserted: 'Mrs. William Brown Meloney / One Fifth Avenue' with manuscript inscription on verso: "My love to you, dear Emilie, and I hope you will enjoy this book. Devotedly. Lizzy[?]" [i.e. to Emilie Grigsby, presumably from Elizabeth Ryder Meloney, née Symons, married William Brown Meloney V]. Provenance: stamped in red ink on front pastedown: 'The National Trust founded 1895'. Manuscript inscription on half-title: "To Emilie Grigsby. Who is an enchanting legend. William Brown Meloney Jun.[?] 1931". Binding: twentieth-century full publisher's cloth; gilt-lettered upper board and spine.
Makers and roles
Mayer André Marcel Schwob (1867-1905) Meloney, William Brown John Erskine (1879-1951)