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The twilight of the nymphs
- Title
- The twilight of the nymphs / Pierre Louÿs ; decorations by Clara Tice.
- Author
- Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925.
- Publication
- [New York?] : Priv. print. for the Pierre Louÿs Society, 1927.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M2 to submit a request in person. | Text | Supervised use | 8-NKV (Louys, P. Twilight of the nymphs) | Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | Arents S 1888 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
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- Description
- 235 p., [28] leaves of plates : col. ill.; 26 cm.
- Uniform Title
- Crépuscule des nymphes. English
- Alternative Title
- Crépuscule des nymphes.
- Subject
- Note
- Callisto, a Greek courtesan revived after 1800 years, despairs of finding "a new pleasure" until the narrator offers her a cigarette (A new pleasure): p. 232-235.
- Introduction signed by the translator M.S. Buck.
- Translation of: La crépuscule des nymphes. Supplement is translation of: La nuit de printemps ; Une volupté nouvelle.
- Contents
- The twilight of the nymphs: Leda, or, The glory of blessed darkness ; Ariadne, or, The road of eternal peace ; The house upon the Nile, or, The semblance of virtue ; Byblis, or, The enchantment of tears : Danae, or, Sorrow -- Supplement: Spring night ; A new pleasure.
- Call Number
- Arents S 1888
- LCCN
- 44032629
- OCLC
- 2660130
- NYPG83-B3444
- Author
- Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925.
- Title
- The twilight of the nymphs / Pierre Louÿs ; decorations by Clara Tice.
- Imprint
- [New York?] : Priv. print. for the Pierre Louÿs Society, 1927.
- Local Note
- "This edition limited to 1250 copies of which 990 are for America."--Half title verso. This copy not numbered.
- Added Author
- Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925. Nuit de printemps. English.Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925. Volupté nouvelle. English.Buck, Mitchell S. (Mitchell Starrett), 1887-Tice, Clara.Pierre Louÿs Society.
- Research Call Number
- Arents S 18888-NKV (Louys, P. Twilight of the nymphs)