New York: Viking Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine slightly darkened, bumped and rubbed spine ends and corners. Dent to spine. Slightly shaken. 1928. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Arguably one of Johnson's best works, a black comedy about the abuse of privilege. This edition is a 1926 adaptation by Austrian author Stephan Zweig, translated from German by Ruth Langer. Frontis, cover and endpaper patterns, and initial capital on the title page by Aubrey Beardsley. This copy from the estate of James Russell, fine artist, and designer of Broadway and NBC stage sets in New York City, his ownership signature and hand-lettered initials on the front endpapers. Uncut fore edge. Rear endpapers applied upside down for the reader's perpetual entertainment. About VG. ; Drawings; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 187 pages .