"[...]beauty. Beauty comes to him and beguiles him, but it is a beauty akin to that of Michel Angelo's 'Muse and dominant Lady, spirit-wed'-which yet, for all its purity, is not, as Fenwick's case shows, without its tragic effects in the world. On looking through my notes, I find that this was not my first idea. The distracting intervening woman was to have been of a commoner type, intellectual indeed rather than sensuous, but yet of the predatory type and class, which delights in the capture of man. When I began to write ...
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"[...]beauty. Beauty comes to him and beguiles him, but it is a beauty akin to that of Michel Angelo's 'Muse and dominant Lady, spirit-wed'-which yet, for all its purity, is not, as Fenwick's case shows, without its tragic effects in the world. On looking through my notes, I find that this was not my first idea. The distracting intervening woman was to have been of a commoner type, intellectual indeed rather than sensuous, but yet of the predatory type and class, which delights in the capture of man. When I began to write the first scene in which Eugenie was to appear, she was still nebulous and uncertain. Then she did appear-suddenly!-as though the mists parted. It was not the woman I had been expecting and preparing for. But I saw her quite distinctly; she imposed herself; and thenceforward I had nothing to do but to draw her.[...].""
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Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Good+ 1st edition 1906 Smith Elder hardback without DJ, red boards with black lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated from drawings by Albert Sterner, with tissue frontispiece guard securely in place, publisher's catalogue to rear. Shading to end-papers, some spine lean, a little spotting to page edges only else good+ and tight. Corners bumped, some pencil notes to rear end-paper otherwise well-preserved, a little fading to spine with light pen mark to centre of spine, a little spine lean. Many more early and 1st editions by this author available Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 051400.
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Art by Albert Sterner. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. pp. 367. 2763 shelf. Black-stamped tan bds. Gift note FEP, clean text. Scarce plain brown dust jacket w/ a couple of small chips. Art by the noted painter & etcher. Collectible condition!