Aubrey Beardsley [Brian Reade]

Aubrey Beardsley [Brian Reade][Beardsley] [End of the Century] [Illustration] Aubrey Beardsley Brian Reade Victoria and Albert Museum, UK. 1967. 50 pg. perfect bound exhibition catalog, first edition. Small stain to the cover, small tear to the rear, some toning and light marks on rear cover. A very good copy. "The Fra Angelico of Satanism", Aubrey Beardsley's decadent, occult art is still a highwater mark of the style. This lovely catalog, with an excellent essay by Brian Reade,

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