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Harris, Joel Chandler.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Uncle Remus. His Songs and his Sayings. The Folk-Lore of the old Plantation. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881
- paper
12mo (190 x 125mm.), first edition, first issue (with "presumptive" on last line of p.9, and no mention of the work in the advertisements), frontispiece, title vignette and illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at the end, original blue pictorial cloth, covers decorated gilt and black, lettered in gilt on spine, morocco-backed slipcase and chemise, minor rubbing to extremities
Provenance
Frederick W. Skiff, typed letter signed by the author tipped to front free endpaper and bookplate; Estelle Doheny, bookplate, her sale, Christie's New York, 14 December 2001, lot 335
Literature
BAL 7100; Grolier American 83; Johnson High Spots 36; Peter Parley to Penrod, pp.56-57
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
The fine Skiff-Doheny copy of the author's first book, with a typed letter signed by Harris to Frederick Skiff tipped in ("You are one of the very few persons who have written to me, who seem to be enlightened by the real spirit of the book collector"). The blue binding is a rare variant.