[NINETIES]. Beerbohm, Max; Laurence Housman; Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo; S. H. Sime; H. G. Wells, et al.

The Butterfly [new series].

London: Grant Richards [New Century Press], [1899-1900]. First edition. 2 vols, 12 unnumbered parts (complete), 8vo (9 x 5.88 inches), full brown crushed pigskin, brown leather spine labels, gilt decorations, a.e.g. General title leaf and contents leaf in each volume, 278, 294 pages, irregularly numbered. Inserted plates. Three sample wrappers bound in. Small scratch to the upper board of vol. 2; just a trifle scuffed in spots; inserted wrappers trimmed with a little loss; in nearly fine condition. Item #20897

Richards revived the 1893 periodical, and this iteration is in full Nineties mode and includes caricatures from Beerbohm, grotesqueries from Sime, fiction from Housman, a tale from Baron Corvo, and a pseudonymous fantasy tale from H. G. Wells, “A Vision of Judgment.” Colbeck Collection (Periodicals) 4.

Price: $450.00