GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933). The Dark Flower, London, 1913, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "Conrad Ackner, Cordially, John Galsworthy." With 4 other books by Galsworthy, all PRESENTATION COPIES to Conrad Ackner. (5)

GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933).  The Dark Flower. London: William Heinemann, 1913. 8vo (184 x 120mm). 7-pages of publisher's advertisements at the front, half title (a few small stains and spots). Original burgundy cloth (extremities lightly rubbed, last few leaves loose, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "Conrad Ackner, Cordially, John Galsworthy." Conrad Ackner was a renowned "society dentist" who came to England from Vienna before the First World War and numbered among his clients, in addition to John Galsworthy, many celebrities and royalty. In 1929 Sir John Lavery painted him in his surgery at Welbeck Street attending to his wife's teeth. With 4 other books by John Galsworthy, namely The Freelands (London, 1915, original cloth, without the dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION) and Plays: Second Series [Third Series & Fourth Series] (London, 1919-20, 3 vols., original cloth, dust-jackets, torn with some loss), all PRESENTATION COPIES inscribed by the author to Conrad Ackner. (5)