Lot 87
  • 87

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
  • The White Company. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1891
  • PAPER
8vo (190 x 126mm.), 3 volumes, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 750 COPIES, publisher's advertisements at the end of volumes 2 and 3, grey floral endpapers, original red-brown cloth decorated and lettered in black and gilt, preserved in matching red cloth slipcases, very minor and neat repairs to spines, further slight wear to edges of binding, lower hinge of volume 1 starting, last few leaves of volume 1 crudely opened, some gatherings slightly loose

Literature

Green & Gibson A8a

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue 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."

Catalogue Note

"Of my novels The White Company gave me most pleasure. I was young and full of the first joy of life and action, and I think I got some of it into my pages. When I wrote that last line, I remember I cried, 'Well, I'll never beat that'" (the author, in a symposium, quoted by Green & Gibson, p.47).