1894-97 The Yellow Book: an Illustrated Quarterly

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A sought after set of all thirteen volumes from the widely celebrated Victorian literary and artistic periodical 'The Yellow Book'. Complete run of all first edition thirteen volumes of The Yellow Book, a leading British literary quarterly magazine in the 1890s, running from 1894 to 1897, with famous authors such as Kenneth Grahame, H. G. Wells, W. B. Yeats, and Henry James contributing some first publications. The periodical was also notable for publishing many female authors and illustrators within, including Ella D'Arcy, George Egerton, Ada Leverson and Ethel Reed. The magazine contained a variety of literary and artistic genres, and was often associated with the currents of aestheticism and decadence. Including poetry, short stories, essays, book illustrations, portraits, and reproductions of paintings. John Lane and Elkin Mathews, the founders of The Bodley Head, published this artistic and often controversial periodical. The iconic yellow cover is credited to Aubrey Beardsley, its first art editor, an allusion to illicit French fiction of the period, although Oscar Wilde notoriously dismissed it as 'not yellow at all.' Beardsley obtained works by such artists as Charles Conder, William Rothenstein, and Philip Wilson Steer among other. Aubrey Beardsley was an English illustrator who contributed to the development of the Art Nouveau style, known for his grotesque, decadent and erotic depictions inspired by Japanese woodcuts. Volume I with fifteen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, second issue without book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear. Volume II with twenty-two illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, second issue without book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear. Volume III with fifteen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume IV with seventeen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume V with fourteen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume VI with sixteen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume VII with twenty illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume VIII with twenty-six illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume IX with seventeen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume X with thirteen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume XI with twelve illustrations, including a colour plate. Collated, complete. The first edition, second issue without book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear. Volume XII with fourteen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, first issue with book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear, which did not appear in later impressions. Volume XIII with eighteen illustrations. Collated, complete. The first edition, second issue without book lists and/or publisher's announcements to rear. Condition In the original publisher's striking full yellow cloth binding with illustrations to front board. Externally lovely with light bumping to head and tail of spine, boards only lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to leaves. Overall: Very Good Indeed

Dimensions:
Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
1894-97
Condition:
Seller Location:
Bath, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 855A19D1stDibs: LU8925244310192