Title-page by C. W. Furse. First edition, one of 450 copies. 8vo. Original green watered silk moire, gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane; Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott Co., 1894.
Nelson, BH, 1894.15/88.
Parody of an aesthetic novel: “Affecting a sated indifference to life, Tubby delights in the idea that no proper young lady will speak to him.” [Nelson]. This is reflected in Furse’s title-page, which depicts a young woman plucking an apple (of temptation) from a tree while a young man looks away with a disdainful expression.
A fine copy.
