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. Bookplate. Spine ends a trifle rubbed, light stains to rear board. In the Andy (credited Andrew) Warhol illustrated dust jacket with $5.00 price intact on front flap. Jacket edges rubbed, spine ends moderately chipped, closed tear at spine head. Please see photos. Very Good+ / Very Good. Item #5832

With the discreet bookplate of architectural historian William B. O'Neal. 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: $150.00