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Durrell, Lawrence
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Durrell, Lawrence
- Ten Poems. London: Caduceus Press, 1932
- paper
8vo (183 x 122mm.), FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("For Peter with | Brief | Salutations| Larry") on dedication page, original brown wrappers printed in black, inner wrapper priced at "One Shilling", collector's blue cloth folding case, wrappers restored on spine and on upper and lower panels, slightly browned
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."
Catalogue Note
RARE. The recipient is the British character actor Peter Bull (1912-84), perhaps best known for his role at the Soviet Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky in Dr Strangelove (1964). He was also the first actor to portray Pozzo in the first English production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1955. According to Alan G. Thomas in Lawrence Durrell: A Study "the author's and the publisher's recollections of the number printed [of Ten Poems] differ so widely that it seems wiser not to quote them. The number was quite small, the book did not sell out and the residue stock was destroyed in the London blitz".