这本设计精美，价格适中的礼品书提供了大量Beardsley创作的插画，并向新观众介绍了他精制的素描和版画。收录了扬•马什（Jan Marsh）的文字以及来自维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆（Victoria and Albert Museum）的大量藏品的约110张插图，本书汇集了从Beardsley悲惨而短暂但非常多产的人生中精选出来的作品，包含Jan Marsh撰写的一篇文章和来自维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆大量藏品中的约110张插画。

Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) was only 25 when he died from tuberculosis, but in his short life he established a reputation as one of the most accomplished - and controversial - illustrators of his day, whose contribution to the visual language of Art Nouveau was profound. Astonishingly, all his work was created in the course of only six years, and is today instantly recognizable for its use of black ink and flowing lines on white paper - and its erotically charged subject matter. Not all his work was lubricious - some of it was political, poking fun at the decadent mores of the time - but much of it was, taking its stylistic inspiration from Japanese shunga and Greek vase painting and its thematic inspiration from mythology, history, poetry and drama.

This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of illustrations by Beardsley, and introduces his exquisitely wrought drawings and prints to a new audience. With a text by Jan Marsh and around 110 illustrations from the extensive collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book brings together a carefully curated selection of works from Beardsley's tragically short but highly productive life.