{"product_id":"beardsley-aubrey-keynotes-series-of-novels-and-short-stories-twenty-one-designs-with-press-notices","title":"BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Keynotes Series of Novels and Short Stories. Twenty-One Designs … with Press Notices.","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"font-variant: small-caps\"\u003eThe Key to \u003ci\u003eKeynotes\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEARDSLEY, Aubrey\u003c\/strong\u003e Keynotes Series of Novels and Short Stories. Twenty-One Designs … with Press Notices. \u003ci\u003eLondon: John Lane.\u003c\/i\u003e 1896.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8vo. Publisher’s grey-green printed wrappers, design by Beardsley in black to front wrapper and illustration of Bodley Head shopfront by Edmund H. New to rear; pp. [48]; old paper repair (c. 20 x 40 mm) to upper corner of front wrapper, short closed tear to foot of front wrapper; internally very clean and bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lane’s publisher’s circular for the \u003ci\u003eKeynotes\u003c\/i\u003e series of novels and short stories, comprising Beardsley’s cover design for each book to versos and testimonials for each book to facing rectos, in wrappers designed by Beardsley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe commission for the series came at a strange time in Lane and Beardsley’s relationship. Lane had just relieved Beardsley of his editorship of \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Book\u003c\/i\u003e as part of the purge of the ‘decadent’ elements from the Bodley Head in the wake of Oscar Wilde’s conviction for gross indecency, which partly rested upon his seduction of an employee there. Lane perhaps realised that this was an injustice to Beardsley, who was no great champion of Wilde, as he continued to send small commissions such as this one to the artist and was happy to attach the Beardsley name to his successful \u003ci\u003eKeynotes\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pamphlet, ‘to be had at all Libraries, Booksellers, and Railway Bookstalls’, also lists forthcoming \u003ci\u003eKeynotes\u003c\/i\u003e nos. 12–33 and shows eighteen ornamental key monograms by Beardsley incorporating the initials of the author of each work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGertner Zatlin 861; Samuels Lasner 48.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e2124693\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Sotheran Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64326557335929,"sku":"2124693","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/2178\/7426\/files\/2124693.jpg?v=1787325521","url":"https:\/\/sotherans.co.uk\/products\/beardsley-aubrey-keynotes-series-of-novels-and-short-stories-twenty-one-designs-with-press-notices","provider":"Sotherans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}