The Pageant.

£770 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A major periodical stronghold of aesthetic and decadent writers and artists. The Pageant was initially conceived by Ricketts and Shannon as a Christmas annual magazine. Under the guidance of Gleeson White, their aim was to present British aestheticism as a collective of eclectic tastes in beauty, as well as to promote the avant-garde to a wider audience. This was done through poetry, short fiction, and visual art, that dealt with ancient myth and modern western culture. The title-page is by Selwyn Image and the endpapers are by Lucien Pissarro. The first issue includes an original lithograph “Brother” (p. 29) by Whistler. Very good copies indeed.

• Binding: Hardcover

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