Frederick William Rolfe; Baron Corvo; John Lane; Cecil Woolf — Without Prejudice One Hundred Letters from Frederick William Rolfe Baron Corvo to John Lane

London, Allen Lane, 1963. First edition. Hardback. A limited edition collection of one-hundred letters by Baron Corvo to John Lane, including a signed letter from the editor, Cecil Woolf. The first edition of this privately printed work, of which only six hundred unnumbered copies were printed.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with eight plates, four of which are facsimile of Corvo's letters.Collated, complete.Edited by Cecil Woolf, with a signed letter from Woolf loosely inserted, 'For Oliver Stoner, with very best wishes from the Editor, Cecil Woolf&apos. Cecil was the nephew of the Bloomsbury Group Woolfs.The collected letters of Frederick Rolfe, the Baron Corvo, to John Lane, including a total of one-hundred letters dating from 1896 to 1904.Lane was Corvo's publisher, encouraging him to contribute his first literary work to the periodical 'Yellow Book&apos.Rolfe was an eccentric writer who went by the pseudonym Baron Corvo. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with only a couple of light marks to the boards. Dust wrapper is very lightly edge worn, including a small closed tear to the head of the rear wrap and tail of the rear wrap. A few minor marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.