[Beardsley, Aubrey- The Complete Set in Original Parts] The Savoy, An Illustrated Quarterly

London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. First Edition. First Edition. Quartos. Volumes 1-8 (all published) Original publishers light salmon illustrated paper covered boards (Beardsley) for Numbers 1-2; Numbers 3-8, original light blue illustrated (Beardsley) wrappers. The rare set in original parts, as issued, with a plentitude of plates and illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, and others. These collected sets (i.e. not assembled) in the original parts are becoming very scarce indeed. Spine of number 1 rubbed with some loss, the others rubbed or lightly rubbed, numbers 3 and 4 splitting along upper joint, some small loss, some light spotting. In all a very good (truncated) set of one of the most historically important Nineties journal. (Inventory #: 6460)