H. Warner Allen; James Joyce; Mulk Raj Anand; George Grosz; James Joyce — 5 Vols Criterion Miscellany

London, Faber & Faber Limited, 1930-1931. Brochure/Pamphlet. A collection of five volumes from The Criterion Miscellany series, including works by James Joyce, H. Warner Allen, Mulk Raj Anand, and George Grosz. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps with French flaps.A collection of five volumes from The Criterion Miscellany, the influential interwar pamphlet series edited by T. S. Eliot and published by Faber & Faber between 1927 and 1939. This collection contains three first editions, one UK first edition, and one third impression, compromising: No. 15: Anna Livia Plurabelle: Fragment of Work in Progress by James Joyce (1930), the third impression. An early publication of a key episode from Finnegans Wake. No. 17: Gentlemen, I Give You Wine! by H. Warner Allen (1930), first edition. A charming essay celebrating the art, history, and social rituals of wine appreciation.No. 25: Persian Painting by Mulk Raj Anand (1930), first edition. This copy is illustrated with a frontispiece. A study of Persian miniature art, examining its symbolism, technique, and influence. No. 26: Haveth Childers Everywhere: Fragment of Work in Progress by James Joyce (1931), the first UK edition. Initially published in Paris the year prior. A continuation of Finnegans Wake. No. 31: A Post-War Museum by George Grosz (1931), first edition. unpaginated. A biting collection of full page illustrated satirical sketches by the German artist, critiquing bourgeois culture and the moral decay of post-war Europe. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps with French flaps. Externally, generally smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in to odd small chip, closed tear and crease to extremities, occasionally with small loss. The odd slight handling mark and spot to wraps, with slight age toning to perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: George Grosz. Very Good .