&nbsp;A pair of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first editions</a>, first printings&nbsp;of I, Claudius and Claudius The God and his Wife Messalina.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2 volumes.</li><li>Robert Graves I (English).</li><li>London: Arthur Barker, 1934.</li><li>I, Claudius retains the wrap-around band (creased in places), declaring the book to be winner of both the Hawthornden and James Tait Black Memorial Prizes.&nbsp;</li></ul> I, Claudius by Robert Graves is a captivating historical novel that immerses readers in the tumultuous world of ancient Rome. Through the eyes of Claudius, a stuttering and seemingly insignificant member of the imperial family, the novel unfolds as a gripping tale of intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles within the Roman Empire. Claudius narrates the story of his family's rise to power, chronicling the reigns of the emperors Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula, as well as the machinations of his own family members, including the infamous Emperor Nero. Graves' meticulous research and vivid storytelling bring ancient Rome to life, offering readers a richly detailed portrait of the era's politics, culture, and societal norms. I, Claudius is not only a gripping historical drama but also a profound exploration of the complexities of human nature and the corrupting influence of absolute power.

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A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Robert%20Graves&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Graves</a>' Good-Bye To All That.<ul><li>Robert Graves (English).</li><li>London: Jonathan Cape, 1929.</li><li>First printing, second state.</li><li>The authors signature is present on the full title page in blue ink, and dated to 1979, fifty years after the publication date.&nbsp;</li><li>This is the expurgated second-state, without the Siegfried Sassoon poem.&nbsp;</li><li>The ex-Libris label pasted to the front end-paper is that of Michael Bernard Thorold, a member of the Scots Guard and peerage.&nbsp;</li><li>In dust wrapper, designed by Len Lye and with the authors photograph by Alfred Cracknell.</li></ul>

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T.S. Eliot—W.H. Auden and others A series of 11 letters signed by writers (chiefly autograph), discussing the character of T.S. Eliot, to Michael Gonin, 12 pages, various sizes, 1965–72 (but chiefly 1965), by: i) W.H. Auden, providing a careful and sympathetic view of Eliot, noting the difference between his public persona and personal character (“…Everyone seems the serious conscientious Arch-deacon. Few, except the personal friends, are aware of the little boy who loved simple practical jokes…”), and reflecting on his poetry, 2 pages, 4to, Kirchstetten, Austria, 23 April n.y., splitting at folds ii) William Golding (“…He tried to be kind to me, I believe, but he was so tall, so thin, so distinguistly [sic] stooping, and there was so little I could contribute to any conversation with him that my opinion is hardly worth having…”), 27 November n.y. iii) Robert Graves (“…As a poet he burned out about 1926 – the main passion has been suppression homosexual, I understand […] he was also a coward. But I couldn’t dislike him…”), 14 Jun n.y. iv) Graham Greene (“…I always found him a rather aloof character and we came together only on certain esoteric enjoyments – such as the books dealing with the exploits of Arsene Lupin…”), 27 January 1972 v) Frank Kermode, 31 May 1965 vi) John Lehmann, 6 December 1965 vii) Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, 5 July 1965 viii) Herbert Read, (“…Far from being arrogant or in any sense an objectionable personality he was one of the kindest and most considerate people I have ever known…”), 12 July 1965 ix) Bertrand Russell, recalling two meetings with Eliot in 1914 that provide a wholly unsympathetic view of his character, 1 page, 9 March 1965 x) Lord Snow, 9 June 1965 xi) Hugh Trevor-Roper (“…I don’t think that I ever met T.S. Eliot […] I do not like his cold, starched, slightly inhuman high-church formalism and thin-blooded reactionary views!...”), 8 November 1967 “…Eliot was certainly not narrow-minded but, as a poet, the range of experience and emotion with which he could deal was a narrow one. Indeed what to me is most extraordinary about his work is how much he managed to do with so little…” (W.H. Auden) After the death of T.S. Eliot a Canadian, Michael Gonin, wrote to a number of writers with a serious of tendentious questions about Eliot’s supposedly cold, arrogant, and prejudiced personality. These replies provide a fascinating range of responses. Some of the public figures to whom Gonin had written had barely known Eliot, although this did not always stop them from having a strong opinion on his personal qualities, but in general, as might be expected, those who had known him best tended to write with more nuance and sympathy about his personal characteristics. The two most interesting replies came from men who had known Eliot well. W.H. Auden writes with grace and sympathy. He acknowledges the anti-Semitism that mars Eliot’s early work but charitably explains it as the product of his upbringing; he also makes very clear that Eliot’s public persona was only one aspect of his character. His letter also includes revealing comments on Eliot’s poetry. In contrast, Bertrand Russell’s comments on Eliot are extraordinarily poisonous and no doubt stem in part from the longstanding bitterness originating in Russell’s destructive relationship with Eliot’s first wife. Russell claims that Eliot’s only contribution to discussion during three months as Russell’s graduate student at Harvard in 1914 was to compare the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus to the French poet Villon. Russell also reports their conversation in London after the outbreak of war later that same year: “…I said ‘What are you doing here?’ He said, ‘I have just returned from Berlin.’ I said, ‘What do you think of the war?’ He said, ‘I don’t know, except that I’m not a pacifist.’ I said, ‘I see. You don’t care what people are killed about, so long as they kill each other.’…” PROVENANCE Christie's, London, 3 December 1986, lot 363a

View 1 of Lot 99: T.S. Eliot—WH. Auden and others | Series of 11 letters on Eliot's character, to Michael Gonin, 1965-72

t.s. eliot—wh. auden and others | series of 11 letters on eliot's character, to michael gonin, 1965-72

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Bellmer, Hans – Heinrich von Kleist Les Marionnettes. Paris, Édition Visat, 1969. Grand in-4 (405 x 342 mm). En feuilles, couverture rempliée, chemise et étui de toile rouge de l’éditeur. Dernière illustration d'importance de Bellmer. Exemplaire complet de la suite signée sur Japon. Traduction de l’allemand par Robert Valençay. 11 cuivres gravés en couleurs par l'artiste en collaboration avec Cécile Deux et Georges Visat, chacun étant signé. Avec la suite à part sur Japon des 11 cuivres originaux signés. Un des 25 exemplaires réservés aux collaborateurs (n° 9), d’un tirage à 175 sur papier Fabriano teinté. "Bellmer expérimente, une fois encore, les possibilités d'un corps. Ce qui importe, ce n'est pas seulement de créer des combinaisons imaginaires suscitées par le désir, mais de suggérer aussi le dynamisme de la matière, afin que chaque mouvement de la marionnette transmette une émotion directe et sensible. [...] Dernière œuvre d'importance de Bellmer, elle requiert les ultimes possibilités d'un langage du désir pressenti depuis la construction de la première poupée. Ce langage, constitué entre réalité objective et existence subjective, trouve, dans les os pacifiés de la marionnette, sa ligne de coïncidence avec la mort" (P. Dourthe).

View 1 of Lot 13: Les Marionnettes. Paris, 1969. En feuilles. Dernière illustration d'importance de Bellmer. Un des 25 exemplaires de collaborateurs sur Fabriano teinté, avec suite sur Japon.

les marionnettes. paris, 1969. en feuilles. dernière illustration d'importance de bellmer. un des 25 exemplaires de collaborateurs sur fabriano teinté, avec suite sur japon.

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