ID 1029042
Lot 391 | The Casuarina Tree
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
One of the key books of the modern movement (Connolly): an excellent first edition with authorial presentation inscription and rare original dust-jacket. The Casuarina Tree is a collection of six short stories, all of which are set in the British colonies of the Far East. The title refers to the casuarina tree, a type of pine found in the East, and serves as a symbol for the British colonialists
Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, author’s design on upper cover stamped in black (negligible wear to edges, head/ and tailcap lightly bruised); original pictorial dust-jacket designed by Ralph Keene (extremities lightly soiled, top edge lightly sunned, occasional tiny tears and nicks to top and bottom edge, largest tear measuring 20mm); housed in modern blue quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: 'With best wishes W. Somerset Maugham' (authorial presentation inscription on front free endpaper).
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | ||||||||
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