ID 1032958
Lot 300 | Ten books by Saki
Valeur estimée
$ 800 – 1 200
The works of Saki, mostly first editions. “The world ‘Saki’ populates is a world full of sunny humour and zephyrs of merriment, where wit and wisdom are one and the same thing. Let us live there and laugh unrestrainedly” (dust jacket blurb on last title). Comprises:
1. Reginald. London: Methuen & Co., 1904. The author's second work.
2. Reginald in Russia. London: Methuen & Co., [1910]. Fine copy.
3. The Westminster Alice. London: Westminster Gazette, 1902. Inscribed by the illustrator: "F.L. Lucas Esqre with kind regards from F. Carruthers Gould."
4. The Westminster Alice. New York: The Viking Press, [1927]. Dust jacket.
5. The Chronicles of Clovis. London: John Lane, 1912.
6. The Unbearable Bassington. London: John Lane, 1912.
7. When William Came. London: John Lane, 1914.
8. Beasts and Super-Beasts. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1914. (Hinges cracked.) Quarter morocco case. Provenance: David Bruce (bookplate).
9. The Toys of Peace. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1919. Portrait frontispiece.
10. Square Egg. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, [1924]. Dust jacket.
Together, ten volumes. Various sizes. Original cloth bindings, some pictorial. Condition varies, generally about very good.
| Artiste: | Hector Hugh Munro (Saki, 1870 - 1916) |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Angleterre |
| Artiste: | Hector Hugh Munro (Saki, 1870 - 1916) |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Angleterre |
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