AN AUBREY BEARDSLEY LECTURE with an introduction & notes by R. A. Walker and some unpublished letters and drawings.
by KING, A. W
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: R. Walker,, 1924. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. *Limited 1st Edition* 1924. 1st edition, limited edition of 500, 450 of which are for sale this copy No.81, signed by publisher R. A. Walker. 4to, pp103 illustrated throughout. Hardcover issued without dust jacket. Original blue cloth binding with gilt spine label in very good condition with minor shelf wear to top and bottom of spine and small ink stain to bottom of front board. Inside previous owners bookplate to front paste down with foxing to free end papers, all other pages in very good/near fine condition with rough cut pages and top edge gilt.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- P8-D9IW-QOF9
- Title
- AN AUBREY BEARDSLEY LECTURE with an introduction & notes by R. A. Walker and some unpublished letters and drawings.
- Author
- KING, A. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- R. Walker,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- arts
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