Presentation copy of Aubrey Beardsley's definitive publication of the Aesthetic and Decadent movements, encapsulating the transgressive spirit of fin-de-siècle art and literature. This copy is presented by Beardsley with the following inscription: 'Mrs. Patrick Campbell from Aubrey Beardsley who is an unwholesome and incompetent fellow.' Campbell, one of the most notable actresses of the late Victorian and Edwardian stage, epitomised the era's defiant spirit