The Flame-Flower and Other Stories

£90 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Seven stories with “a hundred illustrations by the author“ some of which occupy a full page. Some illustrations are humorous, others romantic with an art nouveau tinge —a versatility of style recalling J. D. Batten. The stories are humorous and include a parody of Wells’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896) entitled “The Isle of Professor Menu“ featuring such fearsome creatures as the “porcupinapple.“ Sullivan, 1853-1936), was a regular contributor to The Strand Magazine and the less celebrated Fun (a cheap alternative to Punch ) in which his most successful feature was a long running series of strip cartoons called “The British Working Man, by Someone Who Does Not Believe in Him”. But for wear to lower corner at foot of spine, a very good copy.

• Year: 1897

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