Background
Lasner, Mark Samuels was born on July 1, 1952 in New Haven. Son of Morton Spero and Bryna Jane (Samuels) Lasner.
(Few artists have had so much written about them as Aubrey...)
Few artists have had so much written about them as Aubrey Beardsley. From Joseph Pennell's praise in "A New Illustrator" in 1893, through the fusillade aimed at "The Yellow Book," the eulogies of Beerbohm, Ross, and Symons, the turn-of-the-century listings of Vallance and Gallatin, R. A. Walker's miscellanies spanning the teens through the forties, the 1966 Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition catalogue and Brian Reade's subsequent book, to recent biographies and critical studies, there is a seemingly endless Beardsley literature. One result of this plethora of books, monographs, and articles, some of them disorganized, if not contradictory or confusing, is that no single source of reliable information exists, the kind of guide a collector, a curator, or a bookseller would want to keep handy. "A Selective Checklist of the Published Work of Aubrey Beardsley" aims to fill that need. Based on examination of public and private collections, recent scholarship, and archival materials, this book, the first bibliography to be published in half a century, resolves long-standing ambiguities, corrects oft-repeated errors, and provides a wealth of new information. It lists most of the books and periodicals containing Beardsley's illustrations, drawings, designs, bindings, and writings published during his lifetime, along with posthumously issued items of significance. Posters, bookplates, and ephemera are also described, and there is a section dealing with forgeries and misattributions. An extensive index and cross-references to previous (often unindexed) standard sources are provided, making "A Selective Checklist" an essential resource for all interested in Beardsley and the British 1890s. Mark Samuels Lasner is a recognized authority on late Victorian art and literature. A collector and bibliographer, he is author of "William Allingham: A Bibliographical Study" (1993) and co-author, with Margaret D. Stetz, of "England in the 1880s: Old Guard and Avant-Garde" (1989), "England in the 1890s: Literary Publishing at the Bodley Head" (1990), and the recent Harvard University Library catalogue, "The Yellow Book: A Centenary Exhibition" (1994). His articles have appeared in The Book Collector, Browning Institute Studies, Notes and Queries, and the Gazette of the Grolier Club. Mr. Samuels Lasner serves as president of the William Morris Society in the United States.
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(Handlist of the centenary exhibition held at the Grolier ...)
Handlist of the centenary exhibition held at the Grolier Club December 11, 1996 to February 15, 1997. The exhibition focused on the importance of books in Morris's multifaceted life as writer, designer, calligrapher, reformer, and, ultimately, typographer and printer. Included were many volumes owned by Morris that served as creative sparks for his work--medieval manuscripts, incunabula, guides to the arts, "books about books," English literature, and Scandinavian sagas--along with examples of Morris's own publications. Printed at the Stinehour Press in an edition of 500 copies.
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Lasner, Mark Samuels was born on July 1, 1952 in New Haven. Son of Morton Spero and Bryna Jane (Samuels) Lasner.
Bachelor in American Studies summa cum laude, Connecticut College, 1974.
Honorary consultant Boston University Libraries, 1976-1982. Honorary consultant Victorian literature Georgetown University Library., Washington, 1989—2000. Senior research fellow University Delaware Library., since 2004, library associate, since 2002.
Director The Browning Institute, New York, 1987-2000, Friends Casa Guidi, Winfield, Kansas, since 2000, American Printing History Association, 2002-2004, vice president 2000-2004.
(Handlist of the centenary exhibition held at the Grolier ...)
(Few artists have had so much written about them as Aubrey...)
(Book by Stetz, Margaret D., Lasner, Mark Samuels)
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Board directors Friends of Connecticut College Library., since 1974, Friends of Princeton University Library., since 1991. Fellow, Morgan Library. & Museum, since 1994.
Board Directors, University Delaware Library. Associate, since 2002. Volunteer Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1975-1976.
Volunteer bibliographer University Virginia Library., Charlottesville, 1982-1986, board directors since 1992. Fellow Morgan Library. & Museum, New York (visiting committee manuscripts since 2008).
Member William Morris Society in the United States (president 1988-2004), Bibliographical Society United States, Tennyson Society (American representative 1986-2000), Bibliographical Society of America (director 2002-2004), William Nuthead Society, Eighteen-Nineties Society, Ticknor Society, William Morris Society (president 1992-2004), Williams Club, Grolier Club (publications committee since 1993, director 1997-2004, vice president 2004), Franklin Inn Club, Philobiblon Club, Association International des Bibliophiles, Phi Beta Kappa.