Buy this book on-line GERTRUDE DIX. Aubrey Beardsley : The Girl from the Farm. A novelRoberts Bros., Boston and John Lane, London, 'The Keynote Series',, 1895
The American issue of the first edition, printed by John Wilson & Sons at the University Press, Cambridge MA, and with the Roberts Bros. imprint foremost on the title page and advertisement leaves, and gold-stamped to the base of the backstrip. 8vo. 208pp + [iv] publisher's advertisements. Green cloth lettered in gold at the spine, with a black-stamped design by Aubrey Beardsley to the upper board (repeated on the title page) and a small motif to the rear board. Unprinted tissue title page protector, lightly spotted. A little bruising to the backstrip ends, and a touch of very light wear to the corner tips. Endpapers and pastedowns lightly spotted. A very good copy of the author's most uncommon first novel. No dust wrapper called-for. Number fourteen of The Keynote Series, for which Aubrey Beardsley designed handsome cloth and title page decorations unique to each volume (in total Beardsley produced designs for 22 of the 36 volumes, before being fired by the publisher following the Oscar Wilde trail; the artwork for the remaining volumes was created by Patten Wilson).. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of GERTRUDE DIX. Aubrey Beardsley : The Girl from the Farm. A novel. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, first editions, fine bindings, used books and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |