Dangerous Acquaintances (Les Liasons Dangereux)

1940
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dangerous Acquaintances (Les Liasons Dangereux)
  • Author: Choderlos de Laclos (French, Amiens 1741–1803 Taranto)
  • Translator: Ernest Dawson (British, 20th century (?))
  • Author: Preface by André Gide (French, Paris 1869–1951 Paris)
  • Illustrator: Charles Laborde (French, Buenos Aires 1886–1941 Paris)
  • Publisher: The Nonesuch Press (London)
  • Author: Preface by André Gide (French, Paris 1869–1951 Paris)
  • Printer: Georges Duval (active mid-20th century)
  • Illustrator: Collotypes colored by M. Beaufumé (active mid-20th century)
  • Designer: Berthold Ludwig Wolpe (British (born Germany), Offenbach am Main 1905–1989 London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1940
  • Medium: Illustrations: collotypes with color
  • Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (26 x 17.1 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Administrative Purchase Fund, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.511
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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