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# - Edvard Grieg.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Three autograph letters signed ("EdvardGrieg"), German
1) Autograph letter to Novello, Ewer & Co., declining the publisher's repeated offer to publish a cheap edition of his works, explaining that he feels morally bound not to go against the interest of his original publishers without first coming to some agreement with them ("...ich eine Massenausgabe meiner Werke, welche thatsächlich gegen des Interesse der Originalverleger sein würde..."), 3 pages, 8vo (c.18 x 11cms), printed grey stationery with Grieg's monogram ("EG"), Bergen, 12 July 1887
2) Printed visiting card, signed and inscribed with a fourteen-line message to Wolff, suggesting that they should play the first or second [violin] sonata in Paris, 2 pages, (6.5 x 10cms), 27 November 1889
3) Autograph letter to a pianist ("Hofpianist"), declining his kind invitation to Wiesbaden, explaining that he has lost the desire to visit Germany, that his health has been very poor, that his only brother died two weeks earlier, and exchanging pleasantries regarding his son Edvard 4 pages, 8vo (c.18 x 11.5cms), Troedhaugen, 20 October 1901, splitting at folds
2) Printed visiting card, signed and inscribed with a fourteen-line message to Wolff, suggesting that they should play the first or second [violin] sonata in Paris, 2 pages, (6.5 x 10cms), 27 November 1889
3) Autograph letter to a pianist ("Hofpianist"), declining his kind invitation to Wiesbaden, explaining that he has lost the desire to visit Germany, that his health has been very poor, that his only brother died two weeks earlier, and exchanging pleasantries regarding his son Edvard 4 pages, 8vo (c.18 x 11.5cms), Troedhaugen, 20 October 1901, splitting at folds
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."