BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. 1872-1898. ILLUSTRATOR. A group of works by Wilde illustrated by Beardsley and others, including: 1. Salome. London: John Lane, 1907. 8vo. 16 illustrations in text by Beardsley. Publisher's green cloth gilt, designed by Beardsley. Rubbed, minor browning and spotting. 2. A Portfolio of Drawings for Salome by Aubrey Beardsley. London, 1920. 4to. 17 loose plates. Lacking wrappers, later half morocco portfolio. One plate with margins trimmed. 3. Salomé. London: Melmoth & Co., 1904. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, acetate jacket. Pirated edition, limited to 250 copies, of which this is number 29. Acetate jacket perished, light soiling to cloth, slight browning and fingermarks. 4. Recollections of Oscar Wilde. London: Nonesuch Press, 1932. Tall 8vo. Publisher's white cloth pictorially gilt. Minor rubbing and soiling, endpapers browning. 5. Salomé. Paris: Société des Médecins Bibliophiles, 1932. 4to. Woodcut illustrations by Louis Jou. Publisher's wrappers, pressboard portfolio, later half morocco clamshell box. LIMITED EDITION, number 40 of 100 subscriber's copies, of a total edition of 150, this one named to Dr. Loup. Minor handling. 6. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908. 4to. Illustrations by Paul Thiriat Later half morocco. First illustrated edition with publisher's note in red tipped in at beginning. Rubbed, minor browning. 7. BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse. London and New York: John Lane, 1913. 4to. Numerous black and white plates. Publisher's green cloth, with gilt design by Beardsley. This is the same design used on the cover of Wilde's Salome in the 1907 edition. Lightly rubbed, minor browning, 1897 Ladies Golf Club invitation with illustration by Beardsley loosely inserted. 8. YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER Land of Heart's Desire. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. Small 8vo. Publisher's printed wrapper with illustration on front cover by Beardsley. Corners chipped, dampstain to upper 3rd of wrapper, light browning. 9. C.3.3. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Smithers, 1899 [1904]. Publisher's oatmeal cloth, backed in white cloth. PIRATED EDITION. WITH: Salome. A single illustration from an unknown edition, 230 x 160 mm, matted, slight scuffing and soiling.
BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. 1872-1898. ILLUSTRATOR. A group of works by Wilde illustrated by Beardsley and others, including: 1. Salome. London: John Lane, 1907. 8vo. 16 illustrations in text by Beardsley. Publisher's green cloth gilt, designed by Beardsley. Rubbed, minor browning and spotting. 2. A Portfolio of Drawings for Salome by Aubrey Beardsley. London, 1920. 4to. 17 loose plates. Lacking wrappers, later half morocco portfolio. One plate with margins trimmed. 3. Salomé. London: Melmoth & Co., 1904. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, acetate jacket. Pirated edition, limited to 250 copies, of which this is number 29. Acetate jacket perished, light soiling to cloth, slight browning and fingermarks. 4. Recollections of Oscar Wilde. London: Nonesuch Press, 1932. Tall 8vo. Publisher's white cloth pictorially gilt. Minor rubbing and soiling, endpapers browning. 5. Salomé. Paris: Société des Médecins Bibliophiles, 1932. 4to. Woodcut illustrations by Louis Jou. Publisher's wrappers, pressboard portfolio, later half morocco clamshell box. LIMITED EDITION, number 40 of 100 subscriber's copies, of a total edition of 150, this one named to Dr. Loup. Minor handling. 6. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908. 4to. Illustrations by Paul Thiriat Later half morocco. First illustrated edition with publisher's note in red tipped in at beginning. Rubbed, minor browning. 7. BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse. London and New York: John Lane, 1913. 4to. Numerous black and white plates. Publisher's green cloth, with gilt design by Beardsley. This is the same design used on the cover of Wilde's Salome in the 1907 edition. Lightly rubbed, minor browning, 1897 Ladies Golf Club invitation with illustration by Beardsley loosely inserted. 8. YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER Land of Heart's Desire. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. Small 8vo. Publisher's printed wrapper with illustration on front cover by Beardsley. Corners chipped, dampstain to upper 3rd of wrapper, light browning. 9. C.3.3. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Smithers, 1899 [1904]. Publisher's oatmeal cloth, backed in white cloth. PIRATED EDITION. WITH: Salome. A single illustration from an unknown edition, 230 x 160 mm, matted, slight scuffing and soiling.
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