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[Boswell, James.]
Estimate
2,500 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- [Boswell, James.]
- Ode by Dr. Samuel Johnson to Mrs. Thrale, upon their supposed approaching Nuptials. London: for R. Faulder, 1784 [1788]
- paper
4to (265 x 208mm.), FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL UNCUT, UNOPENED AND UNSTITCHED STATE IN TWO GATHERINGS, 16 pages, collector's chemise together with later collector's chemise and brown morocco-backed slipcase, minor browning to first leaf
Provenance
Harold Greenhill, bookplate; David and Lulu Borowitz (their library, Sotheby's New York, 15 November 1977, lot 18)
Literature
Pottle 72; Rothschild 460; Tinker 337
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when 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
Supposedly written by Johnson, the work is now attributed to James Boswell.
It is recorded that a bookseller in Glasgow bought some "odds and ends" in a sale in 1825. Among these was "discovered a quantity of loose sheets of the Ode. He was able to piece together a few complete copies, but the greater part of them was so injured by dirt and damp as to be useless" (see Rothschild 460).