H. M. Bateman; A. E. Johnson [introduction] — Burlesques

London, Duckworth & Co. 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming and humorous collection of drawings from British cartoonist Henry Mayo Bateman. First edition. A collection of thirty-six humorous and entertaining illustrations. Collated complete. Containing a series of cartoons featuring comically exaggerated scenes, usually of upper-class social events. Including titles such as: They Call it "Fame", The Winter Vest, Genuine Antiques, Man and Wife, and The Missed Putt. Illustrated by Henry Mayo Bateman, a British humorous artist and cartoonist. With an introduction from Amelia E. Johnson, a Canadian writer and poet. In the original quarter cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light sunning to the board edges with the odd small mark. Splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine resulting in the cloth lifting slightly to the head of the spine. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: H. M. Bateman. Good .