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White, E. B.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
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Stuart Little, Pictures by Garth Williams. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1945
8vo (8 x 5 1/8 in.; 204 x 130 mm). Frontispiece, text illustrations; show through from cello tape on frontispiece. Publisher's tan cloth, black and white stamped pictorial title on upper cover and on spine, pictorial endpapers and pastedowns, a full-page advertisement clipped from the New Yorker laid in; slight rubbing at extremities. Publisher's pictorial dust-jacket, in mylar; a 1/4 inch band at top edge renewed not affecting text or image, clean tear at head of spine affecting two letters, tiny tear at top edge of each flap.
8vo (8 x 5 1/8 in.; 204 x 130 mm). Frontispiece, text illustrations; show through from cello tape on frontispiece. Publisher's tan cloth, black and white stamped pictorial title on upper cover and on spine, pictorial endpapers and pastedowns, a full-page advertisement clipped from the New Yorker laid in; slight rubbing at extremities. Publisher's pictorial dust-jacket, in mylar; a 1/4 inch band at top edge renewed not affecting text or image, clean tear at head of spine affecting two letters, tiny tear at top edge of each flap.
Provenance
Roy W. Oppegard (small bookplate on front pastedown)
Condition
show through from cello tape on frontispiece. Publisher's tan cloth, black and white stamped pictorial title on upper cover and on spine; slight rubbing at extremities. Publisher's pictorial dustjacket, in mylar; a 1/4 inch band at top edge renewed not affecting text or image, clean tear at head of spine affecting two letters, tiny tear at top edge of each flap.
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
First edition, with "10-5 First Edition I-U" on copyright page, with an evocative autograph presentation letter signed "E.B. White" taped to the verso of the frontispiece, 1 page on his personal letterhead, New York, 23 February (no year): "Dear Mr. Oppegard, I don't like to sign books except for people to whom I am giving a copy. I don't like to wrap books for mailing, either, and I have no one to do it for me. So now you know what I don't like, Sincerely, E.B. White, P.S. I do like Wisconsin. Went through Eau Claire in 1922."
Also inscribed by Garth Williams: "May Stuart always come to your rescue at a dull moment — with best wishes, Garth Williams.