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Johnson, B.S.
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description
- Johnson, B.S.
- A group of four typescript works:
- ink on paper
i) "Travelling People", carbon copy typescript, inscribed on title page ("for Tony and June Tillinghast, most gratefully, but for whose encouragement and honest criticism this novel would have been far worse. B.S. Johnson 4th July, 1961"), 370 numbered pages, with an additional 40 cancelled pages bound in at the front, altogether 410 pages, 4to, dated January 1960-June 1961, in a split pin binder in pink wrappers, wrappers torn, light wear to outer leaves
ii) "Albert Angelo", carbon copy typescript, inscribed on title page ("A.A. (né S.A) for T, J and K, with L from B. (Sorry - typing errors not corrected"), a few marginal notes in red ball-point marking passages to be emboldened, four leaves with cut-out section as intended, 176 numbered pages, 4to, dated 1962-63, split-pin binder in dark red wrappers
iii) File of 18 typescript poems, including two sequences, fourteen initialled by the author and some also inscribed and dated, 29 pages, 4to, 1959-61, loose in a folder
iv) "The Unfortunates", mimeograph typescript television script for a documentary based on the novel, 17 pages, folio, [1968]
ii) "Albert Angelo", carbon copy typescript, inscribed on title page ("A.A. (né S.A) for T, J and K, with L from B. (Sorry - typing errors not corrected"), a few marginal notes in red ball-point marking passages to be emboldened, four leaves with cut-out section as intended, 176 numbered pages, 4to, dated 1962-63, split-pin binder in dark red wrappers
iii) File of 18 typescript poems, including two sequences, fourteen initialled by the author and some also inscribed and dated, 29 pages, 4to, 1959-61, loose in a folder
iv) "The Unfortunates", mimeograph typescript television script for a documentary based on the novel, 17 pages, folio, [1968]
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."
"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."