{"product_id":"the-butterfly-no-1-1st-edition","title":"The Butterfly No. 1  — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Grant Richards, 1899\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: Large 8vo, unpaginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"117\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"794\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition thus. This volume comprises the inaugural issue (March 1899) of the relaunched second series of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"920\"\u003eThe Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThis particular copy has been sympathetically rebound in modern cloth for preservation, smartly retaining the striking original front wrapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"448\"\u003eThe Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55239843578195,"sku":"5957","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261005_133735.jpg?v=1791360334","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-butterfly-no-1-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}