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Greene, Graham.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- "A World of My Own", typescript interspersed with 27 photocopied pages of the original manuscript, extensive autograph corrections and revisions throughout
- Paper
comprising the full text of Greene's posthumously published dream diary, some photocopied pages containing additional dreams not for publication, crossed through but still legible, one additional page entirely in manuscript, with two complete typescripts of the introduction and three further partial typescripts, each incorporating changes from the previous draft and (except the last) with further autograph corrections (in total 15 pages), with 12 post-it notes containing editorial notes apparently by Louise Dennys, also with a two-page autograph editorial note, and a one-page note in French by Yvonne Cloetta detailing discrepancies between Greene's note and the text, in total 133 pages, various sizes, in a red folder with an autograph covering note asking for the text's posthumous publication, dated 8 April 1990
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
"...On April 28 1988 I found myself on a most disagreeable river trip to Bogotá in the company of Henry James..."
Malcolm Bradbury, who reviewed A World of My Own for the New York Times, described Greene's dreamscape as "an entirely recognizable realm of Greene's imagination: a hidden part of the place we have learned to call Greeneland, which has its own rules, atmospherics, guilts, confessions and redemptions."