Morte d'Arthur Portfolio. Reproductions of Eleven Designs Omitted from the First Edition of Le Morte Darthur; Illustrated by A Beardsley and published in 1893 Also Those Made for the Covers of the Issue in Parts and a Facsimile Print of the Merlin drawing
by Aubrey Beardsley
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About This Item
1927. Illustrazioni di Rainforth Armitage Walker. Prefazione di Aymer Vallance. No. 149 of 300 copies. This volume has been extra-illustrated with 17 full-page highly-erotic (explicit) pencil illustrations by J. Martin Pitts. The extra illustrations are lithographed on the versos of the Beardsley leaves. Bound with original brown cloth, spine lettered in gold, cream-colored vellum-backed front and back covers, front cover bearing gold Beardsley design. Vellum covers, overall very good condition. London, 1927; cartonato, pp. 45, tavv. b/n.
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- Libro Co. Italia (IT)
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- Title
- Morte d'Arthur Portfolio. Reproductions of Eleven Designs Omitted from the First Edition of Le Morte Darthur; Illustrated by A Beardsley and published in 1893 Also Those Made for the Covers of the Issue in Parts and a Facsimile Print of the Merlin drawing
- Author
- Aubrey Beardsley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 45
- Keywords
- Aubrey Beardsley
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