Max Beerbohm — Seven Men and Yet Again

London, William Heinemann, 1919-1923. First edition. Cloth. Two smart volumes from English essayist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm. Two volumes. Written by Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm, an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max who first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. This set contains: Seven Men, 1919. First edition. A collection of short stories or persuasive biographies of six characters from the fin-de-siecle world of the 1890s. Interacting with them in his writing, Beerbohm himself becomes the seventh man. Yet Again, 1923. Later edition, originally published in 1909. A collection of essays on a variety of subjects, such as: A Memory of a Midnight Express, A Club in Ruins, The Decline of Graces, General Elections, and The Naming of Streets, amongst others. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and light fading to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .