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Macfall (Haldane) The Wooings of Jezebel Pettyfer, signed presentation inscription from the author "To my friend William Heinemann", spine browned, rubbing, marking and soiling to covers, chipping to spine ends, 1898; [Another copy], A.L.s. from the author to literary agent Morris Colles loosely inserted, spotting, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 1898; [Another copy], signed presentation inscription from the author to Vincent Starrett on front free endpaper, Starrett's bookplate to front pastedown and his ink ownership inscription to half-title, image replicating upper cover illustration tipped in as frontispiece, initialled note by Starrett to rear pastedown "First edition - work of exceptional rarity - the 'circular' frontispiece was inserted by the author who inscribed and sent me this copy.", spotting, spine browned, spine end and corners bumped, rubbed and marked, 1898; [Another copy], 2 A.L.s. from the author to Scott Cunningham tipped in at front, bookplate of Scott Cunningham to front pastedown, slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, extremities a little rubbed, 1898, first editions, original pictorial cloth, housed together in yellow morocco hinged box, 8vo (4)

⁂ A remarkable collection. Vincent Starrett devoted a chapter of his book Buried Caesars to Macfall, saying of The Wooings of Jezebel "Few better novels have been written in the language."

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Macfall (Haldane) The Wooings of Jezebel Pettyfer, signed presentation inscription from the author "To my friend William Heinemann", spine browned, rubbing, marking and soiling to covers, chipping to spine ends, 1898; [Another copy], A.L.s. from the author to literary agent Morris Colles loosely inserted, spotting, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 1898; [Another copy], signed presentation inscription from the author to Vincent Starrett on front free endpaper, Starrett's bookplate to front pastedown and his ink ownership inscription to half-title, image replicating upper cover illustration tipped in as frontispiece, initialled note by Starrett to rear pastedown "First edition - work of exceptional rarity - the 'circular' frontispiece was inserted by the author who inscribed and sent me this copy.", spotting, spine browned, spine end and corners bumped, rubbed and marked, 1898; [Another copy], 2 A.L.s. from the author to Scott Cunningham tipped in at front, bookplate of Scott Cunningham to front pastedown, slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, extremities a little rubbed, 1898, first editions, original pictorial cloth, housed together in yellow morocco hinged box, 8vo (4)

⁂ A remarkable collection. Vincent Starrett devoted a chapter of his book Buried Caesars to Macfall, saying of The Wooings of Jezebel "Few better novels have been written in the language."

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