Max Beerbohm — A Christmas Garland

London, William Heinemann, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Max Beerbohm's collection of parodies of popular authors, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Max Beerbohm presents a collection of parodies on the works of celebrated writers such as Rudyard Kipling, Henry James, Thomas Hardy, H. G. Wells and John Galsworthy. Beerbohm was an English parodist and caricaturist. With an advertisement leaf to the rear.Lacking front and rear free endpaper.This collection has been termed the best collection of literary parodies published in the English language. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to back strip. Faint tide marks to board perimeters, penetrating to pastedowns. Hinges strained, with boards firmly held. Lacking front and rear free endpapers. Dust wrapper significantly age toned to back strip, with significant closed tears and losses to back strip tail, with significant portion to back strip tail detached but present. Small loss to back strip head. Spotting to first and last few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only/Very Good.