Sturgis, Matthew, — Aubrey Beardsley: a biography.

Woodstock, NY, Overlook Press, (1999). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Though only 26 when he died, Beardsley's short life came to be one of the defining figures of the fin de siecle, a precocious. line artist who redefined the limits of black-and-white art. His erotic decadent illustrations for Oscar Wilde's Salome and the famous journal The Yellow Book set the tone for his style by turns shocking, facetious and cruel. Author Sturgis has uncovered a great amount of new material and used many previously untapped sources to produce the most compelling and definitive account of Beardsley's life to date. Wonderful copy.