FIRBANK, Ronald

Three Novels Vainglory Inclinations Caprice [dust jacket title: 3 more novels]

New York: New Directions, [1951]. Andy Warhol (dust jacket). First US Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo. Pp. xx, 425. Frontis. author portrait by Charles Shannon. Introduction by Ernest Jones. Pale green cloth, titles and rules stamped in gilt on the spine. Edges trimmed. With UK sheets from Gerald Duckworth / Coward, McCann. Light stain to lower edge of front board; neat former owner name on FFEP. In the Andy (credited Andrew) Warhol illustrated dust jacket with edges showing light wear, price of $5.00 intact on front flap. Very Good+ / Very Good. Item #12640

This is New Directions' second collection of Firbank novels.

The dust jacket by Warhol is representative of his "shoes" period, utilizing the blotted line similar to the late-1940s illustrations created for Glamour magazine. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.

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Price: $100.00