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CARROLL, A TANGLED TALE, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 1885 (1 VOL.)
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- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ["Lewis Carroll"]
- A Tangled Tale. London: Macmillan and Co., 1885
- paper
8vo (182 x 118mm.), FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("Mabel Burton | from the Author. | Mar. 29. 1886") on half-title, illustrations after Arthur B. Frost, original red cloth gilt, gilt edges, collector's chemise and red morocco-backed slipcase, slight splitting to hinges
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."
拍品資料及來源
A COPY IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION INSCRIBED TO ONE OF THE AUTHOR'S PHOTOGRAPHED CHILD FRIENDS. Lewis Carroll first met Mabel Amy Burton on 16 August 1877. He noted in his diary "Went on the pier in the evening, and made another fortunate acquaintance... my new friend is Mabel Amy Burton, of 53 Pentonville Road, Islington. She seems to be about 8... Mabel herself is entirely charming, and without an atom of shyness: I never became friends with a child so easily or so quickly" (see ed. Edward Wakeling, Lewis Carroll's Diaries Vol 7, 2003, p. 60).
In 1929 Mabel Burton recalled the meeting: "As a small child I much disliked strangers, but the personality of this gentleman attracted me and I chatted away with him quite freely. I think it must have been the next afternoon that I met my new friend again. he took me on his knee, showed me some tiny, tiny pairs of scissors that he had in his pocket, 'to cut a fairy's hair with,' and asked my name and address, which... I promptly gave, and which my friend as promptly wrote down in his notebook..."
In 1929 Mabel Burton recalled the meeting: "As a small child I much disliked strangers, but the personality of this gentleman attracted me and I chatted away with him quite freely. I think it must have been the next afternoon that I met my new friend again. he took me on his knee, showed me some tiny, tiny pairs of scissors that he had in his pocket, 'to cut a fairy's hair with,' and asked my name and address, which... I promptly gave, and which my friend as promptly wrote down in his notebook..."