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Churchill, Sir Winston
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Painting as a Pastime. London: Odhams Press Ltd. & Ernest Benn Ltd., 1948
8vo (8 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Photographic frontispiece, color plates at the end; rustmark from paperclip affecting top margin of frontispiece, cover and front flap. Publisher's pale green cloth, lettered gilt on upper cover and spine; bottom edge sun-faded. Publisher's pictorial dust-jacket; tears at edges, head and foot of spine chipped.
8vo (8 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Photographic frontispiece, color plates at the end; rustmark from paperclip affecting top margin of frontispiece, cover and front flap. Publisher's pale green cloth, lettered gilt on upper cover and spine; bottom edge sun-faded. Publisher's pictorial dust-jacket; tears at edges, head and foot of spine chipped.
Provenance
Mrs. Williams (passed on to her daughter Janet J.J. Williams in 1957 according to an inscription on front pastedown)
Condition
rustmark from paperclip affecting top margin of frontispiece, cover and front flap. Publisher's pale green cloth, gilt stamped author and title on upper cover and spine; bottom edge sun-faded. Publisher's pictorial dustjacket; tears at edges, head and foot of spine chipped.
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, inscribed by Clementine Churchill: "To Mrs. Williams from Clementine S. Churchill Christmas 1948" and signed "Winston S. Churchill" on front free endpaper. Although he is best known for his service as prime minister of Great Britain during World War II, Churchill was also a painter and produced many works of art over his lifetime.