H. D. Traill — The Barbarous Britishers a Tip-Top Novel

London, John Lane, Bodley Head, 1896. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Henry Duff Traill's comical parody of a novel by Grant Allen, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. The first edition of this uncommon work.'The Barbarous Britishers' is a comical parody of Grant Allen's 1895 'The British Barbarians', satirising the scenes of the novel incident by incident.By Henry Duff Traill, a noted journalist Front wrap and title page illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.Beardsley was a leading illustrator of the late twentieth century, beginning a promising career was a Modern Style artist before his early death at the age of 25. He was largely influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted scenes of the erotic, grotesque, and decadent. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, the wraps are detached from the textblock, but present. Wraps are edge worn, with a chip to the head of the front wrap. Lacking most of the backstrip. Light discolouration and marks to the wraps. W. H. Smith blind stamp to the head of the rear wrap. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: Aubrey Beardsley. Good Only .