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Chesterton, G.K.
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Chesterton, G.K.
- Greybeards at Play. London: R. Brimley Johnson, 1900
- paper
8vo (185 x 140mm.), PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("Violet Boileau | from Gilbert Chesterton") together with a three stanza verse on front free endpaper, FIRST EDITION, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, 7pp. publisher's advertisements, 2 blank pages and 1p. publisher's advertisement at end, collector's orange morocco-backed folding box, occasional light soiling, minor splitting to upper hinge, boards chipped at extremities with minor loss to upper cover at foot of spine
Provenance
Violet Bentley, authorial inscription
Literature
Sullivan 1
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
"You will not like my pictures or my rhymes
The scanty fruits of a disgusting mind..."
The scanty fruits of a disgusting mind..."
A PRESENTATION FIRST EDITION COPY OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK.
The recipient, Violet Boileau (d. 1949), married E.C. Bentley in 1902. Bentley had been a schoolfriend of Chesterton's and was the dedicatee of this volume.