FIRBANK (RONALD) Odette d'Antrevernes and A Study in Temperament, FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK [LIMITED TO 500 COPIES], uncut in publisher's pink wrappers lettered in blue, cloth chemise and slipcase [Benkowitz A1a], Elkin Matthews, 1905; idem, another copy, light spotting, publisher's variant sea-green wrappers lettered in gold, uneven fading, 1905; idem, LARGE PAPER IMPRESSION, printed on Japan, partially uncut, stitched without binding [cf. Benkowitz A1b], large 8vo (225 x 182mm.), 1905; Vainglory, FIRST EDITION, [LIMITED TO 500 COPIES], AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED inscribed 'For Mr. Robson with the author's compliments, 1915' on the front free endpaper, colour frontispiece by Felicien Rops, advertisements at end, spine ends rubbed [Benkowitz A2a], 1915; idem, first American edition, frontispiece by Rops, dust-jacket by Joseph Fennell (several small losses just touching a few words on lower cover) [Benkowitz A3b], New York, Brentano's, [1925]; Inclinations, FIRST EDITION, [LIMITED TO 500 COPIES], frontispiece and illustration by Albert Rutherston, without advertisements, cloth rubbed with a few stains on lower cover, dust-jacket (some loss to lower cover, head of spine and one letter of title on upper cover) [Benkowitz A3], 1916; Valmouth, FIRST EDITION, frontispiece by Augustus John, dust-jacket (a few marginal nicks) [Benkowitz A6a], 1919; The Princess Zoubaroff, FIRST EDITION, [LIMITED TO 530 COPIES], frontispiece by Michel Sevier, pictorial dust-jacket (short tear to upper cover, losses to extremities of spine) [Benkowitz A7], 1920; Santal, FIRST EDITION, [LIMITED TO 300 COPIES], AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY inscribed 'From 'Anna' to Isadora': in admiration' on front free endpaper, and with a loosely inserted 4-page autograph letter signed ('Ronald Firbank', dated 8 September 1921, on which day the book was published) to 'Dear Siegfried [Sassoon]', sending 'you Santal - though I fear it falls on 'stoney' ground...!', and inviting him to come to Versailles, publisher's printed wrappers (unevenly faded) [Benkowitz A8a],1921; The Flower Beneath the Foot, FIRST EDITION, frontispiece, and decorations by C.R.W. Nevinson, Wyndham Lewis and Augustus John, dust-jacket after design by Nevinson (spine and lower cover thumbed) [Benkowitz A9a], 1923; idem, first American edition, dust-jacket [Benkowitz A9b], New York, Brentano's, 1924; Prancing Nigger, FIRST EDITION, introduction by Carl Van Vechten, frontispiece by Robert E. Locher, pictorial dust-jacket (small marginal losses, including 3 letters on lower cover) [Benkowitz A10a], New York, Brentano's, 1924; Concerning the Eccentricities of Carinal Pirelli, FIRST EDITION, AUTOGRAPH NOTE FROM LADY OTTOLINE MORRELL sent to Mrs. Archer of Red Lion Sq. asking for a copy of this book, dust-jacket slightly frayed [Benkowitz A11], 1926; The Artificial Princess, NUMBER 3 OF 60 COPIES OF THE LIMITED EDITION, illustrations by Hugh Easton [Benkowitz A13b], Centaur Press, 1934; A Letter from Arthur Ronald Firbank to Madame Albani Written about 1902-3, LIMITED TO 50 COPIES, 3pp. facsimile letter loose as issued in printed envelope [Benkowitz A14], Centaur Press, [1934], unless otherwise stated publisher's cloth, 8vo, Grant Richards; and 11 others by or about Firbank, including Tom Balston's dust-jacketed first edition of Harold Nicolson's 'Some People' (1927) with a loosely inserted 2-page ALS (dated 1919) from Nicholson to Balston discussing Firbank, and John Byrne's copies of the Firbank bibliographies with pencil annotations; and a small group of ephemera, cuttings, etc. (collection) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing