CONRAD, JOSEPH. A Personal Record, New York, 1912, blue cloth, extremities a bit rubbed, rear cover soiled, FIRST (AMERICAN) EDITION, published in England as Some Reminiscences, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Conrad on front free endpaper (offset from bookplate opposite on part of inscription): "To [Mr.?] C. Vernon with the author's kind regards 1912." Smith, pp. 51-53--BEERBOHM, MAX. Seven Men, London, 1919, bright blue diced cloth, unopened, dust jacket (separated at spine), FIRST EDITION, FIRST BINDING, Gallatin & Oliver 13, laid in: A FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED from Beerbohm to his English publisher William Heinemann, Worthing, Sussex, with Heinemann's received stamp of 29 April 1919, 3 pages, oblong 8vo, first page partially, evenly, lightly darkened, regarding the printing of "'Savonarola' Brown" in Seven Men: "...I fully appreciated your objection to having, as a general rule, such abbreviations as SAV., LUC., etc., printed in the middle of a page where there would be room and to spare for SAVONAROLA, etc., but that in the case of this particular play [the play "'Savonarola'" within the story] I thought these abbreviations, absurd tho' they are -- or rather, just because they are absurd -- ought to be preserved. Banish your fear that I shall address you as 'Hei,' or that I shall be offended if you don't call me 'Beer.' And agree with me that these abbreviations in the play are helpful to the general effect of ridiculousness therein aimed at..."; Things New and Old, London, 1923, 4to, white linen, g.e., slightly spotted, defective dust jacket, FIRST EDITION, no. 315 of 380 copies numbered and signed by the author, mounted color plates, additional print signed by Beerbohm in envelope at rear as issued, Gallatin & Oliver 21; together 3 vols., 8vo-4to, original cloth, and one letter. (4)

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CONRAD, JOSEPH. A Personal Record, New York, 1912, blue cloth, extremities a bit rubbed, rear cover soiled, FIRST (AMERICAN) EDITION, published in England as Some Reminiscences, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Conrad on front free endpaper (offset from bookplate opposite on part of inscription): "To [Mr.?] C. Vernon with the author's kind regards 1912." Smith, pp. 51-53--BEERBOHM, MAX. Seven Men, London, 1919, bright blue diced cloth, unopened, dust jacket (separated at spine), FIRST EDITION, FIRST BINDING, Gallatin & Oliver 13, laid in: A FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED from Beerbohm to his English publisher William Heinemann, Worthing, Sussex, with Heinemann's received stamp of 29 April 1919, 3 pages, oblong 8vo, first page partially, evenly, lightly darkened, regarding the printing of "'Savonarola' Brown" in Seven Men: "...I fully appreciated your objection to having, as a general rule, such abbreviations as SAV., LUC., etc., printed in the middle of a page where there would be room and to spare for SAVONAROLA, etc., but that in the case of this particular play [the play "'Savonarola'" within the story] I thought these abbreviations, absurd tho' they are -- or rather, just because they are absurd -- ought to be preserved. Banish your fear that I shall address you as 'Hei,' or that I shall be offended if you don't call me 'Beer.' And agree with me that these abbreviations in the play are helpful to the general effect of ridiculousness therein aimed at..."; Things New and Old, London, 1923, 4to, white linen, g.e., slightly spotted, defective dust jacket, FIRST EDITION, no. 315 of 380 copies numbered and signed by the author, mounted color plates, additional print signed by Beerbohm in envelope at rear as issued, Gallatin & Oliver 21; together 3 vols., 8vo-4to, original cloth, and one letter. (4)