Publishing Collection (#8)

Frontispiece to An Evil Motherhood. Elkin Mathews, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece to An Evil Motherhood. Elkin Mathews, 1895. Illustration to " An Evil Motherhood. an Impressionist Novel, Etc." by Walt Ruding, published by Elkin Mathews

La Dame aux Camelias, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
La Dame aux Camelias, 1894. Woman standing at a dressing table, wearing a voluminous white coat over an evening dress with peacock feather motifs

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Two women, one in bloomers and the other in a figure-hugging dress with flounced sleeves and hem. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

The Dancers Reward, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Dancers Reward, 1893. A horrified Salome, wearing a robe adorned with roses and with an elaborate curled hairstyle, beholds the severed and bloody head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan)

Cover Design for the Cambridge ABC, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for the Cambridge ABC, 1894. A masked figure and a woman wearing a dress with a long train meet in a formal garden

D Albert, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
D Albert, 1897. Chevalier d Albert, a character from " Mademoiselle de Maupin" by Theophile Gautier. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Madame Rejane (Half-length), 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Madame Rejane (Half-length), 1894. French actress Gabrielle Rejane as Madame Sans-Gene from the play of the same name by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau

Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol I, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol I, 1894. Masked carnival-goers in the style of Jules Cheret. " The Yellow Book", published by John Lane

A Suggested Reform in Ballet Costume, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
A Suggested Reform in Ballet Costume, 1895. Alternative title: At a Distance. Woman in floor-length cloak with train, decorated with applique leaves and flowers

Frontispiece and Titlepage for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece and Titlepage for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. The story of Venus and Tannhauser, in which is set forth an exact account of the manner of state held by Madam Venus, Goddess and Meretrix

Cover Design for Yellow Book Prospectus for Vol V, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for Yellow Book Prospectus for Vol V, 1895. A faun or satyr, possibly Bacchus?, reads from a book to a woman on a riverbank. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R

Singer Poster Design, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Singer Poster Design, 1895. A woman playing a Singer piano. The Singer Piano Company was established in Chicago in 1884. First published in The Poster for October 1898

Garcons de Cafe, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Garcons de Cafe, 1894. French waiters. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II. The original was once the property of the artists House-Master at the Brighton Grammar School

The Wagnerites, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Wagnerites, 1894. An audience, some with elaborate hairstyles, in an opera house. A programme that has fallen to the floor reads Tristan und Isolde, an opera by Richard Wagner

Frontispiece for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece for Venus and Tannhauser, 1895. Alternative title: Venus between Terminal Gods. A crown hovers above Venus who is flanked by classical sculptures holding pan pipes

Madame Rejane, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Madame Rejane, 1894. Portrait of French actress Gabrielle Rejane whose London debut as Catherine in " Madame Sans Gene" took place at the Gaiety Theatre on June 24, 1894

Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol III, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol III, 1894. The conceit of using two street lamps for the lighting of a ladys toilet mirror was the sort of anomaly that puzzled

Tailpiece, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Tailpiece, 1893. Alternate title: The Burial of Salome. A Pierrot-like figure and a satyr lower the naked body of Salome into a coffin in the shape of a powder box

Frontispiece to "Plays"by John Davidson, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece to " Plays" by John Davidson, 1893. Caricatures of notable figures of the day: Sir Augustus Harris (centre), the manager of the Covent Garden

Lady Golds Escort, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Lady Golds Escort, 1894. People in evening dress, possibly at a theatre. From The Yellow Book, Vol. III. A social satire which was not graciously received by the critics of the day

Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol IV, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Yellow Book, Vol IV, 1894. A child (servant?) offering a flower to a woman. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

The Scarlet Pastorale, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Scarlet Pastorale, 1894. A masked ball, with a man dressed as Harlequin in the foreground, First published in The Sketch for 10 April 1895. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Frontispiece for Juvenal, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece for Juvenal, 1894. An elderly woman is just glimpsed between the curtains of a sedan chair carried by monkeys. From The Yellow Book, Vol. IV

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, III, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, III, 1894. Figures on stage, with cymbals player, piper, conductor and drummer in the orchestra pit. From The Yellow Book, Vol. I

Design for a Yellow Book Cover, 1894-1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Design for a Yellow Book Cover, 1894-1895. A woman holding a muff looks at a pile of books: Story of Venus and Tannhauser, Discords, Shakespeare, The Yellow Book, Dickens. This design was not used

Title page of "Cicero's Orationes" with Printer's mark of Jodocus Badius, 1520. Private Collection

Prelum Ascensianum: printers device with the printing press at work, 1508. Private Collection

Print Shop, 1870, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Perkins Harnly
Print Shop, 1870, 1935/1942

The editors vision, published by Turner & Co. 19th century (litho)
AQS336763 The editors vision, published by Turner & Co. 19th century (litho) by American School, (19th century); 24.6x30.7 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Pap, soup, and chowder, published by Currier & Ives, New York, 1852 (litho)
AQS336654 Pap, soup, and chowder, published by Currier & Ives, New York, 1852 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 26x40.3 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Frontispiece of Tamerlane and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
CH433401 Frontispiece of Tamerlane and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, published 1827 (print) (see also 433403) by American School

The Wizard giving the Scarecrow new brains, from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
3614757 The Wizard giving the Scarecrow new brains, from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1919); Private Collection; (add.info)

"The branches bent down and twined around him. "from
3614753 A" The branches bent down and twined around him.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

"I feel wise, indeed, said the scarecrow
3614752 A" A I feel wise, indeed, A said the scarecrow.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

"The Monkeys wound many coils around his body. "from
3614747 A" The Monkeys wound many coils around his body.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

"The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
3614745 A" The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

"I was only made yesterday, said the Scarecrow
3614735 A" A I was only made yesterday, A said the Scarecrow.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

Robinson Crusoe first sees and rescues his man Friday from "
3614724 A Robinson Crusoe first sees and rescues his man FridayA from A" The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, or York, MarinerA" by Daniel Defoe by Stothard

First page from "The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
3614711 First page from A" The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of His Life, And of the Strange Surprising Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of

A Map of the World on which is Delineated the Voyage of Robinson Crusoe
3614709 A A Map of the World on which is Delineated the Voyage of Robinson CrusoeA frontispiece foldout map from A" The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second

The Game of Logic (playing board) by Lewis Carroll, published in 1887
3614708 The Game of Logic (playing board) by Lewis Carroll, published in 1887 by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Utopiensium Alphabetum (Utopian Alphabet) from the 1518 third edition of
5615730 Utopiensium Alphabetum (Utopian Alphabet) from the 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Title page from 1847 first edition of Wuthering Heights
5615773 Title page from 1847 first edition of Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontA (1818-1848) published under her pseudonym Ellis Bell by publisher Thomas Cautley Newby, London

Printers mark of Johann Frobens (c. 1460 -1527) showing two hands holding
5615734 Printers mark of Johann Frobens (c.1460 -1527) showing two hands holding the caduceus from the 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Title page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites
5669191 Title page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault, Paris: Claude Barbin, 1697 (print & engraving) by Clouzier

Frontispiece from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
5668999 Frontispiece from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club published in book form in 1837 by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info)

Em Stivin printing and publishing office, Prague (colour litho)
982697 Em Stivin printing and publishing office, Prague (colour litho) by Czech School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Em Stivin printing and publishing office, Prague)

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