The Butterfly No. 1 — 1st Edition

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The Butterfly No. 1 — 1st Edition

Name: The Butterfly No. 1 — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5957
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Publication: London, Grant Richards, 1899

Formatting: Large 8vo, unpaginated.

Condition Report: Near Fine. Recently rebound in smart, unadorned maroon cloth with gilt titling to the spine. The boards remain exceptionally clean and sharp, completely free from shelf-wear, while the binding itself is tight, square, and structurally immaculate. Internally, the volume retains its original front pictorial wrapper, though it lacks the original rear wrapper (a standard occurrence when periodical issues are bound into cloth). The text block is robust; the leaves are gently toned, as is standard for the paper stock of this era, but remain crisp and clean, with only occasional minor spotting and attractive untrimmed edges. A highly presentable, sturdy copy.

Catalogue Note: First edition thus. This volume comprises the inaugural issue (March 1899) of the relaunched second series of The Butterfly, a short-lived but highly regarded literary and artistic periodical. Originally created by Walter Haddon in 1893, this new iteration was published by Grant Richards for The Butterfly Press.

This particular copy has been sympathetically rebound in modern cloth for preservation, smartly retaining the striking original front wrapper.

The magazine was a notable showcase for the fin-de-siècle avant-garde, and while complete sets in their fragile original wrappers command significant premiums on the open market, sturdy individual issues such as this present an accessible entry point for collectors of 1890s periodical literature.

The Butterfly (1899–1900) was a pivotal, though fleeting, literary and artistic magazine of the late nineteenth century. Encapsulating the spirit of the 1890s, the periodical offered a sophisticated blend of progressive literature, poetry, and striking black-and-white illustrations. It provided an important platform for both established and emerging figures of the era, brilliantly reflecting the shifting tastes and burgeoning modernist sensibilities at the turn of the century.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: N/A

Book Publisher: Grant Richards

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Anthologies & Short Stories

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1899

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: The Butterfly

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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