FIFTY CARICATURES.
by BEERBOHM, Max (Sir Henry Maximilian), 1872-1956 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : William Heinemann, 1913. First edition. Edwardian society dissected and made playful in an inspired sequence of Max caricatures - Asquith, Balfour, Sir Edward Carson, Caruso, Roger Fry, Lloyd George, George Grossmith, Thomas Hardy, John Masefield, George Moore, Auguste Rodin, Lord Rosebery, George Bernard Shaw, etc. Crown 4to (24cm). (viii),[4],2,[ii]pp - forty-eight tipped in plates and two full-page illustrations. Original green pictorial cloth gilt in a Beerbohm design; just a hint of rubbing and a touch of bruising, but a very good copy. Small decorative bookplate of Richard Thompson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45354
- Title
- FIFTY CARICATURES.
- Author
- BEERBOHM, Max (Sir Henry Maximilian), 1872-1956 :
- Illustrator
- Max Beerbohm
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : William Heinemann, 1913.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British, Social History, Caricature
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Tipped In
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.