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Landor, Walter Savage
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1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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- Landor, Walter Savage
- Poems from the Arabic and Persian; with notes by the Author of Gebir. Warwick: printed by H. Sharpe; and (London:) sold by Messrs. Rivingtons, St. Paul’s Church Yard, 1800
4to, first edition, INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY ("19th Decr 1800 | The Gift of the Author | to | M[?]E. Landor"), original wrappers, preserved in quarter green morocco box, lacking stitches, leaves slightly creased from previous folding, minor soiling
Literature
Wise and Wheeler 6
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where 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
RARE, with four copies only recorded in the UK by ESTC (all British Library or Oxford). The recipient is possibly the author's sister Elizabeth. The work is a poetical hoax, with the poems by Landor himself and imitations not of originals but of the imitations of Sir William Jones, and John Nott's Select Odes from the Persian Poet Hafiz (1797). This is the first issue according to Wise and Wheeler, without the poem to Napoleon and with the Rivingtons imprint.