Three autograph letters signed (two with initials, 'A.' and 'A.B.', one in full 'Aubrey Beardsley') to Leonard Smithers (2) and Ada Leverson, [Boscombe, 20 October 1896], Hôtel Cosmopolitain, Menton, 1 January 1898 and 114 Cambridge Street, London, n. Writing from the south of France in January 1898, Beardsley discusses the paper-stock, pricing structure and his illustrative scheme for a projected edition of Volpone: 'As to number of drawings