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Eliot, T.S.
Estimate
35,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- The Waste Land. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1922
- PAPER
8vo (193 x 125mm.), first edition, number 467 of 1,000 copies, first issue with correct reading "mountain" in line 339 on p.41, original stiff black cloth boards lettered in gilt, salmon dust-jacket printed in black with original inner glassine jacket, preserved in grey cloth cover and quarter black morocco folding box, minor discoloration of endpapers, tiny tears to jacket at head and base of spine
Provenance
Roger Rechler, his sale, Christie's New York, 11 October 2002, lot 65
Literature
Gallup A6a; Connolly, The Modern Movement 30(b); Hayward 332
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where 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
A superlative, unopened copy of Eliot's extraordinary and defining modernist poem: the most famous and most influential of the last century.