- 120
[Landor, Walter Savage]
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Poetry by the Author of Gebir. Sold by F. and C. Rivington, Sr., St. Paul’s Churchyard, 1802
- Printed book
8vo, FIRST EDITION, advertisement/errata leaf after title page, original grey-blue wrappers, uncut and unopened, preserved in blue fleece-lined cloth box, some slight browning and offsetting, lacking portion of spine, minor staining to wrappers
Provenance
Simon Nowell-Smith and Judith Adams Nowell-Smith, bookplates inside box
Literature
Wise and Wheeler 7
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 only two copies sold at auction since 1975. This work, which is probably rarer than the author's scarce first two books Poems (1795) and Gebir (1798), was originally printed in around 1800, held back, and then privately issued with a new title page in the autumn of 1802.