Prospectus cover
Print
1894 (made)
1894 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Reproduction of the cover illustration for volume I 'The Yellow Book; An Illustrated Quarterly.' The text at the bottom reads 'Price Five Shillings; Elkin Matthews and John Lane. The Bodley Head, Vigo St. London.; April 15 MDCCCXCIV.' The illustration depicts a woman looking through a sales bin of books while another figure approaches her from between the shelves.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Prospectus cover (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Line block print |
| Brief description | Print of the prospectus cover by Aubrey Beardsley for the first volume of 'The Yellow Book'. Britain, 1894. |
| Physical description | Reproduction of the cover illustration for volume I 'The Yellow Book; An Illustrated Quarterly.' The text at the bottom reads 'Price Five Shillings; Elkin Matthews and John Lane. The Bodley Head, Vigo St. London.; April 15 MDCCCXCIV.' The illustration depicts a woman looking through a sales bin of books while another figure approaches her from between the shelves. |
| Style | |
| Associated object | E.518-1926 (Original) |
| Bibliographic reference | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.22192 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2015 |
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