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Isherwood, Christopher
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Isherwood, Christopher
- Mr. Norris Changes Trains. London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1937
- paper
8vo (167 x 105mm.), new edition, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH CHISHOLM ("For Hugh, | with love from Christopher...| November. 1937"), original blue cloth, collector's blue cloth box, some slight foxing and wear to cloth
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 presentation inscription also includes Isherwood's catchphrase from this period, quoting Iago in Shakespeare's Othello ('There's many a beast, then, in the populous city | and many a civil monster').
Isherwood became intimately acquainted with Chisholm in the summer of 1937 when he put him up when the author was giving two lectures at Cambridge.