Lot 162
[Flecker (James Elroy)] The Best Man, first edition, [Oxford], [Holywell Press], 1906
Hammer Price: £1,400
Description
[Flecker (James Elroy)] The Best Man, first edition, [illustrations by John Davidson Beazley], some light creasing and scattered spotting, original pictorial wrappers, ink ownership inscription to head of upper wrappers, splitting to spine, chipped to spine ends, light creasing, some slight fraying to extremities, housed in folding chemise with bookplate of Oliver Brett and H. Bradley Martin to inside cover, 4to, [Oxford], [Holywell Press], 1906.
⁂ The Bradley Martin copy of the author's rare first book, published while he was a student at Oxford. We can trace only one other example at auction.
Description
[Flecker (James Elroy)] The Best Man, first edition, [illustrations by John Davidson Beazley], some light creasing and scattered spotting, original pictorial wrappers, ink ownership inscription to head of upper wrappers, splitting to spine, chipped to spine ends, light creasing, some slight fraying to extremities, housed in folding chemise with bookplate of Oliver Brett and H. Bradley Martin to inside cover, 4to, [Oxford], [Holywell Press], 1906.
⁂ The Bradley Martin copy of the author's rare first book, published while he was a student at Oxford. We can trace only one other example at auction.