Aubrey Beardsley : the man and his work / by Haldane Macfall
by Macfall, Haldane (1860-1928). Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898)
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- first
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About This Item
London : John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy bound in full cloth with a paper label to the spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiv, 109 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Illustrated title page. Contents; 1. Birth and family -- 2. Childhood and school -- 3. Youth in London as a city clerk -- 4. Formative period of discipleship -- 5. Beardsley becomes an artist -- 6. The Japanesques -- 7. The Greek vase phase -- 8. The Great period -- 9. The Aquatintesques -- 10. The end. Subjects; Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898) Criticism and interpretation. Illustrators Great Britain ; Biography. Illustrators. Prints, English 19th century. Artists Great Britain Biography. Great Britain. Genres; Biography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 293046
- Title
- Aubrey Beardsley : the man and his work / by Haldane Macfall
- Author
- Macfall, Haldane (1860-1928). Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : John Lane The Bodley Head Limited
- Date Published
- 1928
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