Some Unknown Drawings of Aubrey Beardsley
London: R.A. Walker, 1923. Beardsley, Aubrey. First edition. Hardcover. 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. Orig. cream linen cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine. Very good. Item #23178
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