- 592
Beardsley, Aubrey
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Beardsley, Aubrey
- Fine collection of 41 items comprising works illustrated by Beardsley, together with critical and biographical works:
- PAPER
Works with illustrations by Beardsley
[The Bon-Mots Series]. Dent, 1893-97, five volumes, collector’s slipcase, [Lasner 18, 19, 20 (ordinary issues) and note on p. 13], minor loss to endpapers; Miniature Posters… Boston: Thomas G. Boss, [n.d.], loose plates in portfolio, [cf Lasner 49]; Salomé. Boston: John W. Luce, 1907, [Lasner 59G]; Salome. Limited Editions Club, 1938, number 286 of 1500 copies, [Lasner 59AA]; Salome. Heinemann, 1957, [Lasner 59AF]; Lucian’s True History. Privately Printed, 1894, number 47 of 54 copies, [Lasner 78 (special issue)]; Lysistrata. [Vienna:] Privatdruck, 1905, number 171 of 400 copies, [cf Lasner 107A], ownership inscriptions; A Book of Fifty Drawings. Leonard Smithers, 1897, [Lasner 112 (ordinary issue)], some minor staining to upper cover, spine faded; Volpone… Leonard Smithers, 1898, number 16 of 100 copies, [Lasner 129 (special issue)], vellum slightly bowed; The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley. John Lane, 1899, [Lasner 133 (ordinary issue)]; The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley. John Lane, 1901, with typed letter dated 10 November 1921 from the publishers explaining that the copy was from ‘the Leipzig Exhibition’ and ‘retained there… during the War’ [Lasner 136 (special issue)]; Under the Hill. John Lane, 1904, [Lasner 141 (ordinary issue)], library stamps, adhesive tape repairs, worn; Under the Hill. John Lane, 1921, reprint [see Lasner 141]; An Issue of Five Drawings Illustrative of Juvenal and Lucian. “The Book-Dandys”, [c.1906], one of 50 copies, loose plates in portfolio, two suites with one printed in black and one in red, [cf Lasner 149], tears to portfolio; Under the Hill. Paris: Olympia Press, 1959, number 1962 of 3000 copies, [Lasner 151H]; Nineteen Early Drawings… from the Collection of Mr Harold Hartley. Privately printed, 1919, number 33 of 150 copies, loose plates in portfolio, [Lasner 166]; The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley. John Lane, 1925, [Lasner 177 (ordinary issue)]; Fifty Drawings… New York: H.S. Nichols, 1920, number 206 of 500 copies, [Lasner 222], bookplate
Critical and Biographical Works
Foss, K. Beardsley – His Best Fifty Drawings. The Unicorn Press, 1955, one of 1000 copies, presentation copy from John Masefield to Audrey Napier-Smith with his watercolour sign, dustjacket--Macfall, H. Aubrey Beardsley – The Man and his Work. John Lane, 1928, dust-jacket, [Lasner 179A (ordinary issue)--Pennell, J. Aubrey Beardsley and other men of the nineties. Philadelphia: for the Pennell Club, 1924, number 4 of 100 copies, slipcase, [Lasner 175]--together with fifteen others comprising work by V.V. Aituganov [in Russian], Toni Bentley, Brigid Brophy, Stephen Calloway, Kenneth Clark, Andrew Lambirth, Haldane Macfall, Thea Mohr, Brian Reade (2 volumes), Robert Ross, Catherine Slessor, Matthew Sturgis, Arthur Symons and Linda Gertner Zatlin (inscribed to Mary Hillier)
together with photogravure illustration from a photograph by Frederick H. Evans, mounted, note on reverse states ‘Property of Brian Reade’
4to and 8vo, original bindings, numerous illustrations, occasional light spotting and browning (41)
[The Bon-Mots Series]. Dent, 1893-97, five volumes, collector’s slipcase, [Lasner 18, 19, 20 (ordinary issues) and note on p. 13], minor loss to endpapers; Miniature Posters… Boston: Thomas G. Boss, [n.d.], loose plates in portfolio, [cf Lasner 49]; Salomé. Boston: John W. Luce, 1907, [Lasner 59G]; Salome. Limited Editions Club, 1938, number 286 of 1500 copies, [Lasner 59AA]; Salome. Heinemann, 1957, [Lasner 59AF]; Lucian’s True History. Privately Printed, 1894, number 47 of 54 copies, [Lasner 78 (special issue)]; Lysistrata. [Vienna:] Privatdruck, 1905, number 171 of 400 copies, [cf Lasner 107A], ownership inscriptions; A Book of Fifty Drawings. Leonard Smithers, 1897, [Lasner 112 (ordinary issue)], some minor staining to upper cover, spine faded; Volpone… Leonard Smithers, 1898, number 16 of 100 copies, [Lasner 129 (special issue)], vellum slightly bowed; The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley. John Lane, 1899, [Lasner 133 (ordinary issue)]; The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley. John Lane, 1901, with typed letter dated 10 November 1921 from the publishers explaining that the copy was from ‘the Leipzig Exhibition’ and ‘retained there… during the War’ [Lasner 136 (special issue)]; Under the Hill. John Lane, 1904, [Lasner 141 (ordinary issue)], library stamps, adhesive tape repairs, worn; Under the Hill. John Lane, 1921, reprint [see Lasner 141]; An Issue of Five Drawings Illustrative of Juvenal and Lucian. “The Book-Dandys”, [c.1906], one of 50 copies, loose plates in portfolio, two suites with one printed in black and one in red, [cf Lasner 149], tears to portfolio; Under the Hill. Paris: Olympia Press, 1959, number 1962 of 3000 copies, [Lasner 151H]; Nineteen Early Drawings… from the Collection of Mr Harold Hartley. Privately printed, 1919, number 33 of 150 copies, loose plates in portfolio, [Lasner 166]; The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley. John Lane, 1925, [Lasner 177 (ordinary issue)]; Fifty Drawings… New York: H.S. Nichols, 1920, number 206 of 500 copies, [Lasner 222], bookplate
Critical and Biographical Works
Foss, K. Beardsley – His Best Fifty Drawings. The Unicorn Press, 1955, one of 1000 copies, presentation copy from John Masefield to Audrey Napier-Smith with his watercolour sign, dustjacket--Macfall, H. Aubrey Beardsley – The Man and his Work. John Lane, 1928, dust-jacket, [Lasner 179A (ordinary issue)--Pennell, J. Aubrey Beardsley and other men of the nineties. Philadelphia: for the Pennell Club, 1924, number 4 of 100 copies, slipcase, [Lasner 175]--together with fifteen others comprising work by V.V. Aituganov [in Russian], Toni Bentley, Brigid Brophy, Stephen Calloway, Kenneth Clark, Andrew Lambirth, Haldane Macfall, Thea Mohr, Brian Reade (2 volumes), Robert Ross, Catherine Slessor, Matthew Sturgis, Arthur Symons and Linda Gertner Zatlin (inscribed to Mary Hillier)
together with photogravure illustration from a photograph by Frederick H. Evans, mounted, note on reverse states ‘Property of Brian Reade’
4to and 8vo, original bindings, numerous illustrations, occasional light spotting and browning (41)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."