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The Butterfly. Literary Periodical

The Butterfly. Literary Periodical

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The Butterfly. Literary Periodical

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London: Grant Richards for The Butterfly Press, 1899. A fine selection of literary and artistic talent:

Beerbohm, Max
Bell, Robert
Chambers, Beatrice
Emanuel, Walter
Grieffenhagen, Maurice
Hiroshige, Ando
Morrison, Arthur
Outemaro (Utemaro, Kitagawa?)
Pennell, Joseph
Raven Hill, L.
Ross, Adrian
Sime, S. H.
Slade, Alfred
Whistler, James
Wilson, Edgar
Wimperis, A. H., among others.

Grant Richards established a publishing house in Covent Garden in London towards the close of the nineteeth century promoting the work of many extraordinary talents. His literary periodical, The Butterfly, is thought to reference the butterfly in Whistler's signature. Two volumes, octavo, bound in contemporary green cloth, illustrated title page loose, a lovely complete set of twelve issues.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Butterfly. Literary Periodical
Author
(Various Contributors)
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Publisher
Grant Richards for The Butterfly Press
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1899
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
DEALER-VBF English prose literature poetry art illustration 19th century nineteenth century periodical journal periodicals journals England Beerbohm, Max Bell, Robert Chambers, Beatrice Emanuel, Walter Grieffenhagen, Maurice Hiroshige, Ando Morrison
Bookseller catalogs
Art; Art Criticism; Illustration;
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10109
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