- 97
White, E. B.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- paper
Charlotte's Web ... Pictures by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952
8vo (8 x 5 1/4 in.; 204 x 134 mm). Text illustrations; small tear in lower margin of page 27 affecting three words, occasional light marginal soiling or spotting. Publisher's tan cloth, blue-stamped title on upper cover and spine; tiny tears in lower corners. Publisher's pictorial dustjacket; some soiling and age toning, tiny tears at head and foot of spine and in lower corner of upper cover, corner of front flap with price renewed.
8vo (8 x 5 1/4 in.; 204 x 134 mm). Text illustrations; small tear in lower margin of page 27 affecting three words, occasional light marginal soiling or spotting. Publisher's tan cloth, blue-stamped title on upper cover and spine; tiny tears in lower corners. Publisher's pictorial dustjacket; some soiling and age toning, tiny tears at head and foot of spine and in lower corner of upper cover, corner of front flap with price renewed.
Condition
small tear in lower margin of page 27 affecting three words, occasional light marginal soiling or spotting. Publisher's tan cloth, blue-stamped title on upper cover and spine; tiny tears in lower corners. Publisher's pictorial dustjacket; some soiling and age toning, tiny tears at head and foot of spine and in lower corner of upper cover.
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
Early edition, with "A-M" on copyright page, inscribed by the author: "Rachel P. Shelley with greetings from E.B. White," who rarely inscribed his works. There is no example of an inscribed Charlotte in the past 36 years of auction records.