$246
Duncan, Isadora (1877-1927) My Life , Presentation Edition. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Limited first edition, number 486 of 650 copies, none offered for public sale, with the author's facsimile signature printed in gold ink on black ffep, ex libris Percy MacKaye (1875-1956), with his signature beneath the limitation statement, in publisher's black cloth, t.e.g., and the original slipcase, top section of case missing; with two autograph letters signed by dramatist and critic Charles Henry Meltzer (1853-1936) to MacKaye inserted in the back, 9 1/2 x 6 in. Duncan's autobiography was finished just before her tragic and premature death on September 14, 1927. Provenance: the collection of Percy MacKaye (1875-1956), by descent to Marion MacKaye Ober.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-27
