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HARRIS, ON THE PLANTATION, 1892; TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS, 1905; UNCLE REMUS RETURNS, 1918 (3 VOL.)
Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description
- Joel Chandler Harris
- Three works:
- paper
On the Plantation. A Story of a Georgia Boy's Adventures during the war. New York: D. Appleton and company, 1892, first American edition (with extra chapter "Something about Sandy Claus"), frontispiece portrait, illustrations by E.W. Kemble, 10pp. advertisements at the end, original pictorial cloth, brown-coated decorated endpapers; Told by Uncle Remus. New Stories of the Old Plantation. New York, McClure, Phillips & Co., 1905, first edition, 14 plates from drawings by A.B. Frost, J.M. Conde and Frank Verbeck, original dark red cloth with pictorial panel on upper cover, top edge gilt, bookplate of Charles Marcus Rhodes; Uncle Remus Returns. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918, first collected edition of these stories, illustrations by A.B. Frost and J.M. Conde, colour frontispiece, original pictorial cloth, dust-jacket; 8vo (3)
Literature
BAL 7124, 7156, 7168
Condition
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"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."
Catalogue Note
Three collections in the series of the author's chronicles of African-American tales and legends, strongly influencing an international audience's first impression of the life and dialects of the American South. The Uncle Remus tales have been translated since into more than forty languages.