Clifford Bax — Polite Satires

London, Medici Society, 1922. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of a collection of three charming duologues, containing the bookplate of the one of the earliest Jungian analysts in the United Kingdom. The first edition of Polite Satires, a collection of plays including The Unknown Hand, The Volcanic Island and Square Pegs, written by English playwright and poet Clifford Bax.  In the publisher's original patterned paper boards. Contains the bookplate of E.A. Bennett to the front pastedown. Edward Armstrong Bennett (1888-1977) was a deocrated army chaplain and friend of Carl Jung, known for being among the earliest Jungian analysts in the United Kingdom. Bax was a prolific member of Bohemian literary circles within Lodnon during the early twentienth century, being a friend of both author Arthur Ransome and composer Gustav Holst. The three plays in this particular collection are quirky duologues, including a comedy with a modern girl and sixteenth century Venetian. In the publisher's original patterned paper boards. Externally, mostly smart, with slight browning to spine and to edges. Faint bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Faint offsetting to extremities of end papers. Bennett's bookplate to front pastedown. Previous bookseller's stamp to bottom edge of front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with minor age toning and ink smudges to edge of Square Peg leaf. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .