Max Beerbohm — The Poets&Apos; Corner

London, William Heinemann, 1904. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Max Beerbohm's celebrated The Poets' Corner, illustrated with twenty witty colour lithograph caricatures of notable poets. In the publisher's original printed paper wrappers. First edition.  Illustrated with twenty colour lithograph plates after Beerbohm's caricatures. Two plates, depicting Rudyard Kipling and Dante Gabriel Rossetti respectively, are fully detached but present, loosely inserted. Collated, complete.  Beerbohm's second published collection of caricatures, following Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentlemen of 1896.  The subjects comprise Omar Khayyam, Robert Browning, Goethe, Matthew Arnold, Henrik Ibsen, Lord Byron, Walt Whitman, William Watson, William Wordsworth, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, among others.  In the publisher's original printed paper wrappers. Externally, worn. Lacking back strip, exposing the binding staples. Age toning with the odd mark to wraps; chipping, creasing, and closed tearing to extremities with slight loss. Two plates, depicting Rudyard Kipling and Dante Gabriel Rossetti respectively, are fully detached but present, loosely inserted. Internally, the binding is loose, with the staples exposed at several gutters and defective. Pages age toned with scattered spotting and the odd handling mark. Several plates with marginal creasing, closed tears and small chips, not affecting the principal illustrations. Colour lithographs remain generally bright. Good Only . Ill.: Max Beerbohm. Good Only .