London: R.A. Walker, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream linen cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine. Very good. Beardsley, Aubrey. Unpaginated. 26 x 19.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 198 of 500, signed by R.A. Walker. Collected and Annotated by R.A. Walker (Georges Derry). Walker claims to have uncovered sixty drawings hitherto unrecorded and presents thirty two illustrations herein; not all are Beardsley illustrations (memorabilia's also included). One is a charming, keen caricature of Whistler pointing at a butterfly. Bookplate of Adrian Homer Goldstone, bibliophile and author of John Steinbeck bibliography. Some finger smudging to extremities, mostly unopened, spine slightly darkened.

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Bookseller: Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23178
Title: Some Unknown Drawings of Aubrey Beardsley
Author: Walker, R.A
Illustrator: Beardsley, Aubrey
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Orig. cream linen cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine. Very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: R.A. Walker
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1923
Keywords: Art Reference
Bookseller catalogs: Private Press; Illustrated Books; Drawing;

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