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Graves, Robert
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Graves, Robert
- Good-bye to all that. London: Jonathan Cape, 1929
- paper
8vo (200 x 136mm.), FIRST EDITION, FIRST (UNEXPURGATED) ISSUE, WITH A 13-LINE CONTEMPORARY INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER, original orange-red cloth, dust-jacket, collector's matching cloth chemise and quarter orange morocco slipcase, slight offsetting to endpapers, a few tiny tears and nicks to the jacket with some darkening
Literature
Higginson & Williams A32a; Connolly 61
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
The inscription is an explanation of the reference on p.113 to "the nursery offence", which the publisher asked Graves not to go into in detail. The inscription records that the offence was "Committing a nuisance on the barrack square. The defence was: "Sir, you can't stop nature, I haad [sic] the diarrrhoeas terrible baad". The charge was proved...The verdict was detention and a severe reprimand: 'You have disgraced your uniform and your comrades. Robert Graves 1929. Mr Joiner's copy".