Lot 151
Pickthall (Marmaduke) Saïd the Fisherman, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Alec John Dawson, 1903.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Pickthall (Marmaduke) Saïd the Fisherman, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "I hereby certify that one A.J. Dawson discovered this humble work and set it before the public in a good light, thereby securing for it what renown it could achieve", some scattered spotting, bookplate of A.J. Dawson to front pastedown, original cloth, light bumping to spine tips and corners, extremities a little rubbed, housed in orange chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo, 1903.
⁂ A good association copy of Pickthall's most celebrated work, inscribed to fellow novelist and traveller Alec John Dawson (1872-1951)
Description
Pickthall (Marmaduke) Saïd the Fisherman, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "I hereby certify that one A.J. Dawson discovered this humble work and set it before the public in a good light, thereby securing for it what renown it could achieve", some scattered spotting, bookplate of A.J. Dawson to front pastedown, original cloth, light bumping to spine tips and corners, extremities a little rubbed, housed in orange chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo, 1903.
⁂ A good association copy of Pickthall's most celebrated work, inscribed to fellow novelist and traveller Alec John Dawson (1872-1951)
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