Beerbohm, Max]. Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet. Leadley, London, 1931.

Price: US$150.35 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Folio. Limited edition of 900 copies, oddly. this one numbered 940. Vellum backed gilt stamped buff boards, portfolio with inner flaps measuring 41 x 21 cm, containing 2 leaves printed one-side of card stock (title-page & contents), + 6 folders each with printed title and tipped-in to inner rectos a note in facsimile by Max Beerbohm and 5 portraits of characters from Noel Coward's play 'Bitter Sweet', including Noel Coward; Peggy Wood, George Metaxa; Ivy St. Helier; and Charles B. Cochran. Armorial bookplate of Canadian literary giant, Robertson Davies to inside front cover. Includes a types receipt for the book dated 26 Nov 1956 from the London bookseller Alec Clunes, 5 Cecil Court to Mr. Robertson Davies, "The Examiner" Peterborough, Ont. Canada. Boards bowed, else a good clean copy.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Beerbohm, Max Sir (1872-1956). Heroes and heroines of bitter sweet. London : Leadley, 1931.

Price: US$246.90 + shipping

Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; fol ; 41 cm. Notes; [London : Leadley 1931]. Includes card board case. Work consists of loose leaf sheets held together in a portfolio. Imprint data from National Union Catalogue Pre-1956 Imprints, vol.43.This is No. 654 of the edition of nine hundred copies of the portfolio of "Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet" by Max Beerbohm. Contents; 1. Note by Max Beerbohn - 2. Mr. Noel Coward - 3. Miss Peggy Wood as "Sari Linden" - 4. Mr Georges Metaxa as "Carl Linden" - 5. Miss Ivy Sr. Helier as "Manon" - 6. Mr. Charles B. Cochran. Subjects; Beerbohm, Max Sir (1872-1956). Coward, Noel (1899-1973). - Bitter-sweet. Caricatures and cartoons - Great Britain. Theatrical costume. Actors - Portraits. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Beerbohm, Max Sir (1872-1956). Heroes and heroines of bitter sweet. London : Leadley, 1931.

Price: US$280.00 + shipping

Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; fol ; 41 cm. Notes; [London : Leadley 1931]. Includes card board case. Work consists of loose leaf sheets held together in a portfolio. Imprint data from National Union Catalogue Pre-1956 Imprints, vol.43.This is No. 654 of the edition of nine hundred copies of the portfolio of "Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet" by Max Beerbohm. Contents; 1. Note by Max Beerbohn - 2. Mr. Noel Coward - 3. Miss Peggy Wood as "Sari Linden" - 4. Mr Georges Metaxa as "Carl Linden" - 5. Miss Ivy Sr. Helier as "Manon" - 6. Mr. Charles B. Cochran. Subjects; Beerbohm, Max Sir (1872-1956). Coward, Noel (1899-1973). - Bitter-sweet. Caricatures and cartoons - Great Britain. Theatrical costume. Actors - Portraits. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.