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Aubrey Beardsley
by Ross, Robert; Vallance, Aymer (Iconography)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
Item Price
€24.23€14.54
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About This Item
New York, New York: Jack Brussel, 1967. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Vallance, Aymer. Delightful biography of the illustrator/artist known as the "Fra Angelico of Satanism" (Roger Fry), who shocked & titillated the British art world & society during his short life (1872-1898). Here, his distinctive pen-and-ink drawings in the Modern Style of Art Nouveau is on full display, with 85 illustrations throughout the 112 pages. Aymer Vallance provides iconography & a comprehensive annotated list of the drawings. A wonderful resource & reference! The First Edition, first printing from 1967, this small hardcover 16mo (5.5" x 6.75") has orange cloth-covered boards decorated with a female nude to front cover in blue & blue lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white with just a whisper of tanning. A few rubbed &/or light soil spots to both boards, very slight rubbing to heel of spine. The unclipped DJ is Good, with many small soiled spots, rubbing & chipping to extremities, light creasing; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021492
- Title
- Aubrey Beardsley
- Author
- Ross, Robert; Vallance, Aymer (Iconography)
- Illustrator
- Vallance, Aymer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Jack Brussel
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATORS MEN MALE BRITAIN BRITISH ENGLISH ART NOUVEAU ILLUSTRATIONS NINETEENTH 19TH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Art-Artists;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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