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The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly. Compete Thirteen Volume Set, 1894-97
by BEARDSLEY, Aubrey; Henry Harland and Patten Wilson, editors
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. A complete set of 13 volumes. Square octavos. Later issue, without advertisements at the back. In the original yellow pictorial cloth stamped in black, with cover designs by Aubrey Beardsley (Vols. 1-4), Ethel Reed, and Mabel Syrett.
One of the most important periodicals of the nineties, with contributions by Henry James, Max Beerbohm, Kenneth Grahame, H. G. Wells, W. B. Yeats, George Gissing, and others; and with numerous illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, Walter Sickert, William Rothenstein and several other important artists. The Yellow Book is also notable for the inclusion of work by women writers and illustrators, among them George Egerton (Mary Chavelita Dunn), Charlotte Mew, Rosamund Marriott Watson, Ada Leverson, Ethel Reed, Mabel Syrett, and Nellie Syrett.
An attractive, very good set from the library of Richard R. Deupree (Chairman of the Board of Procter & Gamble), with his bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume. Most volumes are rubbed and have modestly toned spines, and some scattered foxing. A detailed list of all 13 volumes, which includes all of Aubrey Beardsley's contributions, is available.
One of the most important periodicals of the nineties, with contributions by Henry James, Max Beerbohm, Kenneth Grahame, H. G. Wells, W. B. Yeats, George Gissing, and others; and with numerous illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, Walter Sickert, William Rothenstein and several other important artists. The Yellow Book is also notable for the inclusion of work by women writers and illustrators, among them George Egerton (Mary Chavelita Dunn), Charlotte Mew, Rosamund Marriott Watson, Ada Leverson, Ethel Reed, Mabel Syrett, and Nellie Syrett.
An attractive, very good set from the library of Richard R. Deupree (Chairman of the Board of Procter & Gamble), with his bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume. Most volumes are rubbed and have modestly toned spines, and some scattered foxing. A detailed list of all 13 volumes, which includes all of Aubrey Beardsley's contributions, is available.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 463296
- Title
- The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly. Compete Thirteen Volume Set, 1894-97
- Author
- BEARDSLEY, Aubrey; Henry Harland and Patten Wilson, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Elkin Mathews & John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Art/Illustration, Bindings, EnglishLiterature, Women
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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