Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse
by Aubrey Beardsley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1913. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 7.5". Aubrey Beardsley. The second edition of the collected literary works of the leading artist Aubrey Beardsley, complete with plates. The second edition.The collected prose, poems, and essays of Aubrey Beardsley. Including 'Dedication to "Under the Hill"', 'Under the Hill', 'The Three Musicians', 'The Ballad of a Barber', 'Translation of Catullus: Carmen Ci', 'Table Talk of Aubrey Beardsley', and 'Two Letters of Aubrey Beardsley'.Beardsley was a leading illustrator of the late twentieth century, beginning a promising career was a Modern Style artist before his early death at the age of 25. He was largely influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted scenes of the erotic, grotesque, and decadent. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fourteen plates.Collated, complete. Four pages of adverts to the rear.Suitable for rebinding. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, worn, lacking most of the backstrip, what remains of the backstrip is lifting. Light rubbing and marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, binding is loosening in places. Pages are bright with some spots. Small tide mark to the frontispiece and to a couple of plates. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 850P18
- Title
- Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse
- Author
- Aubrey Beardsley
- Illustrator
- Aubrey Beardsley
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse Aubrey Beardsley yellow bak l'abbe mouret Aubrey Beardsley
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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