(BEARDSLEY, AUBREY) A facsimile reproduction of the complete set of 20 miniature posters for John Lane's Keynotes Series. Boston: Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1997. Printed by the Stinehour Press, each of these mini-posters measures 7 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, each is printed in one color (some in two colors), featuring Beardsley's designs for the covers and title-pages in the "Keynotes" series. Housed in a paper folding chemise. These designs were printed in colors--bright yellow, green, brown, red, and blue, and reproduce 20 of the 22 covers and title-pages from the American editions of the "Keynotes" series books, which were originally published in Boston by Roberts Brothers. Their original publication (circa 1896) in this format was not authorized by John Lane or Beardsley, who did not care for them (probably because his black and white designs were done in color). No English version of these mini-posters was ever issued. As early as 1923 the set was described as "scarce" when it was offered at the 12 November 1923 sale of John Quinn's library (Anderson Galleries). (Samuels Lasner 49.) We are pleased to be able to offer this facsimile reproduction of these rare mini-posters. $45.00 (+ shipping)

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