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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Octavo. 583 pp. Green cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. VG/Good, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket spine toned with a few water stains, one side of spine taped on underside. This book contains a selection of Beerbohm's essays from his 12-year stint as dramatic critic of the Saturday Review, from 1898-1910. A lively decade of… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1930. Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Deckle-edge. Octavo. Top edge gilt. Pps 381 - 749 + [xiii]. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends and a small tear on a preliminary page,… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First American Edition. First printings. Two octavo volumes (23cm). Black cloth-covered boards, titled in gilt on spines and front covers; dustjackets; 1-380; 381-747,[14]pp. Early ownership signature to each front endpaper, else tight and Near Fine in slightly spine-darkened dustwrappers and board slipcase. Slipcase has been reinforced at joints with cloth tape. … Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. First Edition. Two volumes. The collected theatre writings of essayist and caricaturist Max Beerbohm. Both volumes Very Good plus in Very Good dust jackets. Short closed tear on the bottom of the half-title page of volume one. The jackets of both volumes are lightly chipped at the corners, with… Read more about this item

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition thus. One volume edition. Very good in a good dustwrapper with soiling and fading on the spine and foredges.

First edition as single volume. Volume, measuring approximately , is bound in green cloth, with gilt-lettered red oval compartment. Book is in fine condition. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription appears on front flyleaf. Interior is otherwise clean and bright. This work is illustrated with a black and white frontispiece portrait. Intact dust jacket, with price 30s. of front… Read more about this item

London, UK Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover Second Edition UK (1953): First Printing Thus, so stated. This book was first published in two volumes in 1924 as part of a limited edition of Beerbohm's works. Another two-volume edition was published in New York in 1930. No other printings have been produced prior to this one. Near Fine… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 583 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate to heavy sunning on spine, with moderate shelfwear and rubbing, and a few tiny chips and tears; protected in archival mylar..

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus. Originally published in England in 1924 as a two volume set, published here in America for the first time in a single volume. 583pp. Offsetting on rear endpaper, spine cocked, very good in a spine-faded dustwrapper.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. Jacket lightly soiled, spine lightly sunned and stained. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

William Heinemann, 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1924. Limited Edition. 524 pages. Beige dust jacket over blue cloth. Volume I. Limited to 780 sets. Rough cut textblock edges. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild… Read more about this item

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. New Edition. 583 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Two volumes. 8vo. 749pp, TEG. Nice in little worn dj. His years when he succeeded Berrnard Shaw as critic of The Saturday Review, with a special preface for the American edition. Much about Gordon Craig and the London scene.

London: Heinemann, 1924. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. 2 vols., blue cloth and maroon cloth; paper labels, d.w. London: Heinemann, 1924. First Editions.<br/><br/> Vols. 8 & 9 of the Collected Edition of the author's works, of which 780 copies were printed.<br/><br/>

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. Very Good. Reprint. Very good plus. Spine is badly faded. Name of former owner has been written on the inside of the front cover in ink. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. Two volume set, 1930, hardcovers with black cloth boards in dust jackets, octavo, 749pp., not illustrated. Books VG+ with mild edgewear, bindings tight, volume two has tear to front endpaper, otherwise texts clean and unmarked. DJs fair with about 40% of spines missing, the remaining sections are toned and… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Max Beerbohm. Light fading at inner edges of jacket; price clipped, with dollar still visible; otherwise a near fine copy in a Brodart jacket cover.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardcover, green cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. 1st thus (one-volume edition). Text block edges typically somewhat age-toned, otherwise only slight wear, with two former owner signatures/dates inked on upper front flyleaf. Dust jacket tanned along spine panel and flap folds, price-clipped front flap, rubbed with minor loss… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1930. hardcover. very good. Two Volumes. 749pp + index. 8vo, gilt-stamped black cloth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Cloth rubbed and edgeworn, still very good copies.<br/><br/>

Simon and Schuster, February 1954. Hardcover . Good/No Jacket. Good Hardcover with No DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock mildly soiled. A few pages very lightly soiled and/or creased. Otherwise, pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.