[MAX BEERBOHM, ET AL],THE BUTTERFLY. (London: Grant Richards for The Butterfly Press, No.1, March 1899-No. 12, February 1900). The entire run of 12 numbers, bound in two volumes -- green half morocco, with the original decorative wrappers, front and rear, bound in at the rear of each volume. n 1899, Grant Richards whose publishing business was two years old, attempted to revive a literary monthly created by Walter Haddon in 1893 called 'The Butterfly'. Like the earlier magazine, Richards bound his in yellow wrappers (ours are faded to the point that it is hard to detect yellow), a style also followed by The Yellow Book (1894-1897). The title may be a reference to James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), whose signature was a butterfly. Contributors to The Butterfly, which only lasted twelve issues, included Max Beerbohm, H. D. Lowry, Arthur Morrison, Nora Hopper, and many others. Herbert Boyce Satcher booklabels.
PROVENANCE: Estate of Jim Graham, former Washington, DC, Councilman Estimate $200-300
