Lot 219
  • 219

Lewis, Wyndham.

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • A collection of 16 volumes comprising:
The Caliph's Design. Architects! Where is your Vortex? 1919, original boards, book label of Roger Senhouse; The Wild Body. 1927; Another copy, without dust-jacket, one of only four copies sent by Charles Prentice at Chatto and Windus to Harcourt Brace for the setting of the American edition, inkstamp of Harcourt Brace; The Lion and the Fox. New York and London. [no date], first American edition; Time and Western Man. New York. 1928, first American edition, jacket chipped; The Apes of God. [1930], first trade edition; The Diabolical Principle and the Dithyrambic Spectator. 1931; Left Wings over Europe. 1936; Blasting and Bombardiering. Autobiography (1914–1926). 1937; The Mysterious Mr Bull. 1938, jacket chipped; Rude Assignment: A narrative of my career up-to-date. [1950]; The Writer and the Absolute. 1952; The Demon of Progress in the Arts. 1954, advance review copy with publisher's slip loosely inserted; The Human Age. 1956, later edition, proof copy in original printed wrappers; The Red Priest. 1956, proof copy, original wrappers; The Letters of Wyndham Lewis. Edited by W.K. Rose. 1962, proof copy, original printed wrappers, first editions in original cloth and dust-jacket except where stated, 8vo (16)

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.
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