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Lord, John Vernon
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Lord, John Vernon
- The "First Editions: Re-covered" copy of:
- book with new dust-jacket
Carroll, Lewis. The Hunting of the Snark. Macmillan and Co., 1876, 8vo, FIRST EDITION, illustrations by Henry Holiday, 1p. publisher's advertisements at end, original pictorial buff in black, contemporary ownership signature, slightly skewed
WITH AN ORIGINAL DUST-JACKET BY JOHN VERNON LORD, 189 by 418mm., pen and ink, signed and dated ("John Vernon Lord 2017") with note by the artist.
WITH AN ORIGINAL DUST-JACKET BY JOHN VERNON LORD, 189 by 418mm., pen and ink, signed and dated ("John Vernon Lord 2017") with note by the artist.
Condition
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"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
John Vernon Lord is a master illustrator of children's and adult books. His picture book The Giant Jam Sandwich has been in print for over forty years. His illustrated edition of The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear won two national awards and his Aesop’s Fables won the W.H. Smith/V&A Illustration Award in 1990.
“I chose to design a dust-jacket for Lewis Carroll’s 141-year-old mock heroic nonsense poem for the simple reason that I love it. I have done so since I was a child. Carroll seems to weave the story of a quest in which nonsense almost appears to be logical..."