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Lot 141
BEERBOHM, Max. The Happy Hypocrite. FIRST EDITION. -- With an ALS.
Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Nov 10, 2023
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
BEERBOHM, Max (1872-1956). The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men. London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1897.
8vo. (Some light toning and spotting.) Later half calf (rubbing, upper hinge starting); folding case. Provenance: Lady Antoinette Heckscher, Viscountess Esher (bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
[With:] BEERBOHM, Max. Autograph letter signed (“Max”), to an unnamed recipient [presumably an author]. Villino Chiaro, Rapallo Italy, 3 March n.y. 1 p. 8vo, mounted to front free endpaper. Beerbohm expresses delight at the unnamed recipient’s decision to contribute a piece to an upcoming anthology.
Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio