Lot 101
  • 101

[Beardsley, Aubrey]

Estimate
1,600 - 1,800 GBP
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Description

  • [Beardsley, Aubrey]
  • Collection of 22 volumes with illustrations by Beardsley, or about him, comprising:
  • paper
Malory, T. Le Morte Darthur. Dent, 1893-94, one of 1500 copies, 2 volumes, [Lasner 22], bindings somewhat soiled; Malory, T. Le Morte Darthur. Dent, 1927, one of 1600 copies, collector's box, [Lasner 22C]--Björnson, B. Pastor Sang. Longmans, 1893, with Mathews' label tipped-in to title-page, [Lasner 52]--Beardsley, A. Portfolio of... Drawings illustrating "Salome"... [Lane, 1920?], title and list with 17 plates loose in portfolio, prospectus loosely inserted, [Lasner 59E]--Ruding, W. An Evil Motherhood. Mathews, 1896, third issue, collector's box, [Lasner 94]--Pope, A. The Rape of the Lock. Smithers, 1896, [one of 1000 copies], [Lasner 105]; Pope, A. The Rape of the Lock. Smithers, 1897, 'Bijou' edition, one of 1000 copies, [Lasner 105A]--Aristophanes. Lysistrata. [Vienna], 1905, number 138 of 400 copies, [Lasner 107A], joints and hinges splitting--O'Sullivan, V. A Book of Bargains. Smithers, 1896, later binding as noted by Lasner, [Lasner 109]; O'Sullivan, V. The Houses of Sin. Smithers, 1897, one of 400 copies, collector's box, [Lasner 120]--Jonson, B. Volpone. Smithers, 1898, number 8 of 100 copies, collector's chemise and slipcase, [Lasner 129], binding slightly soiled; Jonson, B. Volpone. Smithers, 1898, un-numbered copy [one of 1000 copies], collector's box, [Lasner 129]--Beardsley, A. Under the Hill. Lane, 1904, [Lasner 141]; Beardsley, A. Nineteen Early Drawings. [London?], 1919, booklet and 19 plates loose in portfolio, [Lasner 166], extremities worn--together with 7 others, mostly 4to, original bindings, some spotting and browning, occasional wear (22)

Condition

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