Beerbohm (Max) The Works, first edition, A.L.s. from Beerbohm to Clement Shorter laid onto rear endpaper, press cuttings and photographs of Beerbohm and other figures laid onto pastedown and endpapers, neat ink note in purple ink to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine label renewed, spine darkened, spine ends a little frayed, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box along with 3 additional A.L.s. from Beerbohm, an A.L.s. from Constance Beerbohm and a letter from Lady Rhondda, all preserved in folding chemise, 8vo, 1896.

⁂ "The whole thing places me in a rather awkward position with Beardsley as the drawings were among his best work..."

A good group of letters from Beerbohm including two that show him imploring Shorter to retrieve two drawings by Beardsley, sent by Beerbohm to the offices of The English Illustrated Magazine. The drawings were to be included in an upcoming book (presumably Beardsley's Book of Fifty Drawings) and Beardsley wrote to Beerbohm in the hope of obtaining them.