Fifty Caricatures.

£175 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Fifty, often merciless but never malicious, caricature portraits by Beerbohm, including one of George Bernard Shaw who had recommended Beerbohm to replace him as drama critic for the Saturday Review. First edition; small 4to (c. 225 x 175 mm); title-page printed in black red, 48 monotone plates mounted onto captioned heavy paper, 2 further printed illustrations, 2pp. advertisements; publisher's green cloth pictorially blocked in gilt, some dulling to gilt, a little light damp speckling toward fore-edge of upper board.

• Binding: Hardcover

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