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Childers, Erskine
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Childers, Erskine
- The Riddle of the Sands. A Record of Secret Service recently achieved. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1903
- paper
8vo (189 x 126mm.), FIRST EDITION, folding map frontispiece, one folding chart and two maps, 4 pages of advertisements at the end, original black with ship design in white on upper cover, spine lettered in white, some minor foxing to fore-edge, slight offsetting to endpapers
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
First edition of the Irish author and politician's spy novel about a planned German invasion of England. "A fine thriller which has withstood the test of time, it is also marked by a richness of characterization, a matchless sense of pace, and a superb evocation of land- and seascape" (Oxford DNB). Dismayed by the British reaction and brutal suppression of the 1916 Rising, Childers later became leader of the Sinn Fein resistance to the Irish Free State and was condemned to death by firing squad by an Irish Military Court in November 1916.