- 117
Keats, John.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and other Poems. For Taylor and Hessey, 1820
- PAPER
12mo, first edition, one of 500 copies, half-title, fly-titles, advertisements at the end, original grey boards with printed label, preserved in folding blue cloth case and quarter blue morocco slipcase, rebacked with new spine label (see below), upper cover and front endpaper detached, spotting (heavy at beginning and end, and to covers), covers slightly stained and worn
Provenance
"Mary Alice Vallance. Brighton", early ink inscription on title page; Margaret and J.W. Mackail, Kelmscott printed book-label (with matching label supplied for the spine)
Literature
Hayward 233; Ashley 3:15; Grolier English 167; Tinker 1420
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"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
Keats' last and greatest collection of poems, containing the celebrated sequence of Odes ("...to a Nightingale", "....on a Grecian Urn", "...to Psyche", and "...on Melancholy"). All the poems were written in 1819. Keats died of tuberculosis in Rome in February 1821. This copy has a distinguished provenance, with the Kelmscott bookplate of Margaret and J.W. Mackail, and therefore originally possibly from Margaret's father Sir Edward Burne-Jones' own library.