$125
Book, ‘In Vanity Fair’ by Roy T. Matthews and Peter Melline Autographed. Quiller Press London
2000 autographed edition: hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 8 .5 x 12”: 275 pages
including index: Black and white and colour illustrations, some full page. An illustrated
investigation of the Victorian and Edwardian London Magazine ' Vanity Fair ' exploring the origin
and development of caricaturing, assessing its social impact, and presenting examples of the
caricature, including those drawn by Leslie (SPY) Ward, Carlo (APE) Pellegrini and Max
Beerbohm,.among others and various personalities from the times. A complete list of Vanity Fair
caricatures and their artists is included; the introduction traces the history of the magazine and
the development of the caricature. Clean & good condition.