Eliot, T.S., transl.

8vo (218 x 136mm.), revised edition, PRESENATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO VIOLET SCHIFF ("for Violet Schiff | from Tom"), original burgundy cloth, pale blue dust-jacket dust-jacket, slight offsetting to endpapers, some fading to edges of jacket, some slight loss at head and foot of spine

Gallup A16f

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."

The translation of this French work was made in collaboration with the author and was first published in 1930. A second edition was revised in 1949 with greater input from the author and this third edition bears Eliot's statement "The alterations to the English text of this edition have been made by the author himself, and tend to make the translation more literal than in previous editions".

The talented singer Violet Schiff (neé Zillah Beddington, 1874-1962) was the second wife of the writer, translator and patron Sydney Schiff (see lot 26). They were good friends of the Eliots, their circle also including Wyndham Lewis, Katherine Mansfield, John Middleton Murry, and Frederick Delius. Frequent travellers, they settled at Abinger Manor, near Dorking, in 1934.