Frank Harris — Contemporary Portraits

New York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1915. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Frank Harris' volume of concise biographies on eminent figures of his day, illustrated throughout, the publisher's presentation copy. The first edition.Publisher's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, dated 1920. An intriguing anthology of brief biographies on eminent contemporary literary figures, including Oscar Wilde, Robert Browning, Guy de Maupassant, Swinburne, and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates.Collated, complete.Written by Frank Harris. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very light rubbing to the joints. A few very light marks to the cloth. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm, rear hinge is starting but firm. Publisher's pencil inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .