Various — The Butterfly

London, Grant Richards, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first six issues of the new series of 'The Butterfly', a popular literary periodical. The first edition.Six issues bound in one volume, the new series of 'The Butterfly', this volume containing Numbers I to VI, for March to August 1899. Each issue with the original wraps and advertising leaves bound in. Illustrated with twelve plates to Issue I, ten to Issue II, twelve to Issue III, twelve to Issue IV, eleven to Issue V, and eleven to Issue VI. 'The Butterfly' was a literary magazine than ran for two series, from 1893 to 1894, and this new series, which was published across twelve issues in 1899 to 1900.The magazine contained entertaining and irreverent pieces of prose and essays, with contributions by a variety of eminent authors and artists.This volume includes 'Fauntleroy' by Walter Emanuel, 'Love is Dead' by H. D. Lowry, 'The Distribution of Virtues' by Robert Bell, 'The Blue Moon' by Laurence Housman, and the first appearance of #About What Is Due to Repentance' by Baron Corvo, and much more.Collated, complete. Rebound in a half cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Institutional ink and label to the spine. Hinges are reinforced. Institutional stamp to the front paste down. Internally, tightly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few light handling marks, mostly to the wraps. Front wrap of Issue I is closely trimmed. Top quarter to the front wrap of Issue VI has been removed. Torn library label to the rear wrap of Issue VI. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .