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FIRBANK, Ronald. Caprice. London: Grant Richards, 1917. 8°. Half title, frontispiece by Augustus John printed in blue (some minor green staining to upper margins). Original black cloth lettered in gilt, uncut (very lightly stained, extremities lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the half title inscribed in purple ink, “From Ronald Firbank for Raymond Mortimer, July 23.” Benkovitz A5: “500 copies were printed.” With the same author’s Valmouth. A Romantic Novel (London, 1919, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the half title inscribed, “From Ronald Firbank for Jack Tayler [sic], Nov 1919”).
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