At one stage he demanded that his name be removed from the title page (see Zatlin, Beardsley) but Smithers ignored him, and the good relations of author and artist resumed. London: Leonard Smithers, Beardsley and O'Sullivan's friendship suffered slightly in the production of this book, the frontispiece of which caused Beardsley some problems. 8vo, original red cloth, lettered in gilt.
(#136501).įrontispiece and ?Puck on Pegasus? title page device by Beardsley. Hairline crack along upper portion of inner front hinge, still a tight, a very good copy with bright cover stamping. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1285. Vincent O'Sullivan (1868-1940), American-born writer, long resident in Europe, was "a central figure of the English Decadent Movement, his early books of (mostly fantastic) verse - POEMS (1896) and THE HOUSES OF SIN (1897) - being among the movement's key documents, as was his first story collection, A BOOK OF BARGAINS (1896)." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. The after-death nightmare "When I Was Dead" is a minor masterpiece. Collection of morbid studies, written under the shadow of Poe but distinctly fin de siecle in their sin-soaked diabolism. 4-185, inserted frontispiece with black and white illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, original maroon buckram, front and spine panels stamped in gold, all edges untrimmed. CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CHARGES, JUST CLICK ON MORE IMAGES FOR OPTIONAL COLORS and inform us your choice through mail. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. Lang: - English, Pages 182, Print on Demand. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. Reprinted in 2023 with the help of original edition published long back.
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