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Beardsley's Extra-illustrated Copy of Stephane Mallarmé's L'après midi du'un faune . . ., circa 1893
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Beardsley's copy of Stephane Mallarmé (1842–1898), L'après midi du'un faune: Eglogue par Stéphane Mallarmé. Édition définitive (Paris: Printed by Louis Boyer et Cie, Asnières, for La Revue Indepéndante, 1882). The printed booklet comprising part of the Édition definitive of 1882 later bound into vellum wrappers with the following autograph decorations by Beardsley: (i) brown front original over (now the front endpaper): Whistleresque butterfly and three neumes in black ink; (ii) first page of the poem: faun's head and naked breast, hairs from the latter trailing into the initials "AVB", with the edge of a jagged cloud and blue sky in watercolour behind him; (iii) opening covering the second and third pages of text (numbered 6 & 7): wispy forms and floating tendrils in black ink; (iv) fourth and fifth pages of text (numbered 8 & 9): lily-pad, tendrils and neumes in black ink; (v) seventh page of text (numbered 11): branch with flowers in black ink, above the inscription in lower-case capitals "Aubrey Beardsley" with an additional tendril ending in the initials 'AVB', in black ink; together with a loosely inserted unrelated signed Beardsley inscription dated Xmas 1895, 7 pages of drawings in all, bound into vellum wrappers (possibly by Leonard Smithers. Accompanied by a typed note by Sir Eric Maclagan (1929) stating that he bought Beardsley's copy of Mallarmé from Leonard Smithers in 1900; as well as an unrelated note signed by Beardsley for Alfred Lambart (1895) and later inscribed by the latter to Gerald Maclagan (1935). The two notes are in a Mylar sleeve in Beardsley's Mallarmé, which has a parchment wrapper.
- Arrangement
Arranged by genre of material.
Collection History
- Custodial History
The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.
- Appraisal
These books have been transferred to the Rare Books Division:
King, A. W. (Arthur William): An Aubrey Beardsley Lecture...., London, R. A. Walker, 1924, #140 of 500, signed by R. A. Walker
Reade, Brian: Aubrey Beardsley, an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1966.
Reade, Brian, compiler: Aubrey Beardsley: an Exhibition Arranged by Brian Reade for the Gallery of Modern Art, Foundation for Modern Art, New York, 1967
Walker, R. A., editor: Letters from Aubrey Beardsley to Leonard Smithers, The First Edition Club, Chiswick Press, London, 1937.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Barbara Volz in 1996. Finding aid written by Barbara Volz in 1996.
Biography written by Alyxandra Cullen, '09.
In 2022, restrictions on materials where researchers were required to use surrogates were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Beardsley's Extra-illustrated Copy of Stephane Mallarmé's L'après midi du'un faune . . .; Aubrey Beardsley Collection, C0056, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (hsvm): Box 14
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- Bibliography
The following sources were consulted during preparation of biographical note: Grove Art Online.
- Names:
- Gallatin, A. E. (Albert Eugene) (1881-1952)
