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Poetry
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Description
- Poetry
- Collection of 31 volumes, comprising:
- Paper
Tagore, R. Gitanjali… with an introduction by W.B. Yeats. For The India Society, 1912, one of 750 copies, original white cloth, [Wade 263], some spotting, binding soiled--Yeats, W.B. Poems. Unwin, 1908, fifth edition, original pictorial cloth gilt, autograph postcard detailing performance details on 11-13 July [no year] at Abbey Theatre Dublin, [Wade 20], upper hinge split, ownership and library stamps--Brooke, R. 1914 Five Sonnets. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1915, first edition thus, original wrappers, [Keynes 28], some creases--Bunting, B. Version of Horace. Guidonis Londinensis, 1972, one of 300 copies, inscribed by the printer, original envelope--Montagu, M.W. A Lady’s Verses. For Bache Matthews, 1939, number 17 of 75 copies, signed by the publisher, some spotting, tear along spine--Barker, G. Poems. Faber and Faber, 1935, first edition, three pages of autograph notes by Geoffrey Grigson loosely inserted, some spotting and browning--together with 25 others including work by W.H. Auden, Roy Campbell, T.S. Eliot, Thom Gunn, Philip Larkin, Archibald MacLeish, Ian McEwan, Harold Pinter, Ezra Pound and Siegfried Sassoon; mostly 8vo, original bindings, some spotting and browning, occasional soiling (31)
Condition
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"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."