Beerbohm's first book, with John Lane Presentation
The Works of Max Beerbohm. With a Bibliography by John Lane.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1896.
Price: $500.00
About the item
First English edition (preceded by the American). [10], 3-178, [2], [16, ads] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Beerbohm's first book, with John Lane Presentation. Red cloth , with paper label, extra labels in rear, new endpapers. Spine slightly faded, label a bit chafed. Gallatin and Oliver 1b.
Item #237875
Inscribed on the flyleaf:
"Presented by John Lane
"to H.H. Robinson June 8/96"
Hunter H. Robinson, who co-authored THE LIFE OF ROBERT COATES (1891), is mentioned by Beerbohm on p. 134 in his delicious essay on the foppish actor, "Poor Romeo"
