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Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories. New York: Scribner's, 1890 (BAL 2077) — Giovanni and the Others. New York: Scribner's, 1892 (BAL 2082) — The One I Knew the Best of All. New York: Scribner's, 1893 (BAL 2084) — Two Little Pilgrims' Progress. New York: Scribner's, 1895 (BAL 2088) — The Good Wolf. New York: Moffat, Yard, 1908 (BAL 2108) — My Robin. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1912) (BAL 2118) — The Little Hunchback Zia. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1916) (BAL 2123) — The White People. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1917 (BAL 2125)
Together 8 volumes, various sizes. All illustrated, some in color. Uniformly bound in honey morocco gilt by the Harcourt Bindery, Boston, original front cloth covers and spines bound in, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt.
Together 8 volumes, various sizes. All illustrated, some in color. Uniformly bound in honey morocco gilt by the Harcourt Bindery, Boston, original front cloth covers and spines bound in, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt.
Condition
Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories. New York: Scribner's, 1890 (BAL 2077) — Giovanni and the Others. New York: Scribner's, 1892 (BAL 2082) — The One I Knew the Best of All. New York: Scribner's, 1893 (BAL 2084) — Two Little Pilgrims' Progress. New York: Scribner's, 1895 (BAL 2088) — The Good Wolf. New York: Moffat, Yard, 1908 (BAL 2108) — My Robin. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1912) (BAL 2118) — The Little Hunchback Zia. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1916) (BAL 2123) — The White People. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1917 (BAL 2125)
Together 8 volumes, various sizes. All illustrated, some in color. Uniformly bound in honey morocco gilt by the Harcourt Bindery, Boston, original front cloth covers and spines bound in, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An attractive group of first editions, each inscribed by the author, "Yours Sincerely, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1920," save My Robin, which is inscribed"'You are a little Soul, I am a little Soul, We shall love each other forever & ever' Frances Hodgson Burnett," and The White People, which is inscribed "'Man has not learned all the laws of Nature yet,' Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1920."