Lot 76
Beardsley (Aubrey).- Dowson (Ernest) The Pierrot of the Minute, one of 30 large paper copies on Japanese vellum, from an edition limited to 330, Leonard Smithers, 1897
Hammer Price: £3,800
Description
Beardsley (Aubrey).- Dowson (Ernest) The Pierrot of the Minute. A Dramatic Phantasy in One Act, one of 30 large paper copies on Japanese vellum, from an edition limited to 330, title printed in red and black, frontispiece, pictorial initial letter, title-vignette, head- and tailpiece and cover design by Aubrey Beardsley, original pictorial vellum, gilt, slight bowing and light marking to covers, but a bright, near-fine example generally, preserved in custom vellum-backed drop-back box, [Lasner 115], 4to, Leonard Smithers, 1897.
⁂ A superb example of Dowson's only dramatic work in the delightful vellum binding designed by Beardsley.
Description
Beardsley (Aubrey).- Dowson (Ernest) The Pierrot of the Minute. A Dramatic Phantasy in One Act, one of 30 large paper copies on Japanese vellum, from an edition limited to 330, title printed in red and black, frontispiece, pictorial initial letter, title-vignette, head- and tailpiece and cover design by Aubrey Beardsley, original pictorial vellum, gilt, slight bowing and light marking to covers, but a bright, near-fine example generally, preserved in custom vellum-backed drop-back box, [Lasner 115], 4to, Leonard Smithers, 1897.
⁂ A superb example of Dowson's only dramatic work in the delightful vellum binding designed by Beardsley.
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