4to, FROM THE LIBRARY OF MAX BEERBOHM (signed and dated "Max | June '99" on front free endpaper) WITH 60 ALTERATIONS BY BEERBOHM IN INK TO PORTRAITS OR PICTURES, half-title, printed in red and black, original cloth-backed boards, collector's chemise and folding box, one leaf detached, some staining, a number of corners creased or repaired (not affecting images), binding worn, loss to head of spine

Max Beerbohm (Sotheby's, "The Library and Literary Manuscripts of the late Sir Max Beerbohm", 12/13 December 1960, lot 480); Valentine G. Dawnay, Esq. (Christie's South Kensington, 16 November 2004, lot 315)

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A lavish volume published to benefit Charing Cross Hospital in 1899 which includes contributions from "distinguished writers, painters and composers". Beerbohm, however, has altered 47 photographs (leaving only his own unchanged) to produce grotesque caricatures of the subjects which include William Archer, Alfred Austin, Walter Besant, F.C. Burnand, Hall Caine, A. Conan Doyle, Edward Elgar, Edward German, Sydney Grundy, W.E. Henley, Basil Hood, Anthony Hope, Andrew Lang, Sidney Lee, Gilbert Parker, Hubert H. Parry, Arthur W. Pinero, C. Villiers Stanford, Arthur Sullivan, A.C. Swinburne, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Mrs Humphrey Ward and Theodore Watts-Dunton. In addition he has also changed, in subtle ways, 13 of the picture contributions.

Also included is a copy of the book withoওut alterations to enable compar♕ison.