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Harrison Of Paris
Harrison of Paris was a publishing house originally founded in Paris in 1930 by Monroe Wheeler and Barbara Harrison Wescott. Origins In the 1920s Monroe Wheeler bought a small print press he named ''Manikin''. Partnering with Barbara Harrison Wescott in 1930 they founded Harrison of Paris and specialized in limited-edition books, publishing in total 13 books, two of which by Glenway Wescott, Wheeler's longtime partner and Harrison's brother-in-law. Harrison of Paris moved to New York City in 1934, the same year it stopped production. Catalogue *1930 ''Venus and Adonis'' by William Shakespeare *1930 ''The Wild West'' by Bret Harte, illustrations by Pierre Falké *1930 ''A Sketch of my Life'' by Thomas Mann *1930 ''The Babe's Bed'' by Glenway Wescott *1931 ''Fables of Aesop'', translation by Sir Roger L'Estrange, illustrations by Alexander Calder *1931 ''Carmen and Letters from Spain'' by Prosper Mérimée, illustrations by Maurice Barraud *1931 ''The Death of Madame'' by Comte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe Wheeler
Monroe Wheeler (13 February, 1899 – 14 August, 1988) was an American publisher and museum coordinator whose relationship with the novelist and poet Glenway Wescott lasted from 1919 until Wescott's death in 1987. Biography Wheeler was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1899. He met Glenway Wescott, who was his partner for the rest of their lives, in 1919. During the 1920s, Wescott and Wheeler lived and worked in Germany and France. With an inheritance from his family, Wheeler bought a small printing press, and with Barbara Harrison, established '' Harrison of Paris'', specializing in limited-edition books; they published in total thirteen books, including two works by Wheeler's partner, Wescott. In 1934 they moved the press to New York City. The last book published by ''Harrison of Paris'' was ''Hacienda'' by Katherine Anne Porter. In 1935, Wheeler was employed by New York's Museum of Modern Art. He was initially on the Library Committee and three years later he was made ''Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comtesse De Lafayette
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term " county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French ''comte'', itself from Latin '' comes''—in its accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is " comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title '' comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius became emperor in the West in 467, he was a mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
