WHISTLER, JAMES McNEILL. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. Edited by Sheridan Ford. Small 8vo, original printed wrappers, separated from textblock, closed tears along joints; removed bookplate fron verso of front cover; morocco edged slipcase and cloth dust jacket. Scarce pirated edition with a short Autograph letter by Whistler [np, nd, laid in] in which he refers to a destroyed picture of his. Sheridan Ford was initially commissioned by Whistler to edit and publish the work, but before the book was ready for publication Whistler changed his mind, paid off Ford, and proceeded to do his own editing and publishing. Ford departed with his own copy, determined to publish the book under his own responsibility. Knowing that what he was about to do was illegal he gave the manuscript to a printer in Antwerp, Belgium, and had an edition printed in Paris. At least some of the copies printed at Antwerp were published with the imprint of Frederick Stokes and Brother and were sent to the United States. The present copy is one of the few such pirated copies. New York [but Antwerp]: Frederick Stokes & Brother, 1890