Il prossimo 10 luglio a londra, Sotheby’s presenta l’asta “English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations con 180 lotti”. L’interesse è nuovamente tutto per il manoscritto Murphy, la prima grande opera di Samuel Beckett. Questa volta autografato.Grande attesa per Samuel Beckett e le sue 4 opere presenti nel catalogo:
- SERIES OF FIVE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED AND THREE POSTCARDS, TO MIRA AVRECH – Stima 4,675 – 7,012 EUR ;
- PHOTOGRAPH PORTRAIT OF BECKETT IN PARIS ON 5 DECEMBER 1985 BY JOHN MINIHAN (PRINT MADE JANUARY 1990 – Stima 935 – 1,403 EUR
- “SASHA MURPHY”, THE COMPLETE AUTOGRAPH DRAFT MANUSCRIPT OF HIS NOVEL “MURPHY”, HEAVILY CORRECTED AND REVISED THROUGHOUT, WITH MANY CANCELLED PASSAGES – Stima 934,882 – 1,402,323 EUR
- Beckett, Samuel – MURPHY. GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD., 1938 Stima 1,403 – 1,870 EUR
Ma è ancora “Murphy” a fare da apripista al collezionismo di questo scrittore, lungo quasi 800 pagine, questo è il più importante manoscritto di un romanzo scritto da un moderno scrittore britannico o irlandese. La vendita del 10 luglio comprende anche una serie di altri libri preziosi stampati, lettere e manoscritti, libri per bambini e illustrazioni. Da evidenziare alcune delle più belle illustrazioni E.H. Shepard e due acquerelli di Beatrix Potter e ancora…l’ultimo ritratto di Nelson, un secondo Folio di Shakespeare, e un importante gruppo di riviste sulla Rivoluzione Industriale.
Top Lot:
Henry VIII–Fountains Abbey – LETTERS PATENT, GRANTING THE SITE AND CERTAIN POSSESSIONS OF THE LATE DISSOLVED MONASTERY OF FOUNTAINS, AND THE SITE AND POSSESSIONS OF THE LATE DISSOLVED PRIORIES OF SWINE AND NUNKEELING, TO SIR RICHARD GRESHAM – Stima 9,349 – 14,024 EUR
Burghley, Lord, Russell, Lady Elizabeth, and other Elizabethan courtiers – A GROUP OF EIGHT LEGAL DOCUMENTS Stima 1,753 – 2,338 EUR
Blake, Robert – LETTER SIGNED (“ROB: BLAKE”), ALSO SIGNED BY GENERAL RICHARD DEANE, TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NAVY – Stima 2,338 – 3,506 EUR
Cromwell, Oliver – DOCUMENT SIGNED (“OLIVER P”) Stima 2,922 – 4,091 EUR)
Cromwell, Oliver – FUNERAL ESCUTCHEON – Stima 3,506 – 5,844 EUR
More, Samuel – AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT JOURNALS, RECORDING HIS DETAILED OBSERVATIONS DURING SIX EXPEDITIONS PRIMARILY TO INDUSTRIAL SITES AROUND ENGLAND AND WALES – Stima 58,431 – 81,803 EUR
Tudway family – A SERIES OF 48 LETTERS (TWO INCOMPLETE) BY ESTATE MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTIGUA ESTATES – Stima 6,428 – 8,765 EUR
King William IV – SERIES OF 17 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, AS DUKE OF CLARENCE, TO JAMES WATSON, – Stima 2,338 – 3,506 EUR
Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars – FOUR LETTERS, COMPRISING – Stima 1,753 – 2,338 EUR
Nelson, Horatio Lord–English provincial artist, after L.F. Abbott -PORTRAIT OF NELSON – Stima 5,844 – 8,181 EUR)
Locker, Edward Hawke -MEMOIRS OF CELEBRATED NAVAL COMMANDERS, ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS FROM ORIGINAL PICTURES IN THE NAVAL GALLERY OF GREENWICH HOSPITAL. HARDING AND LEPARD, 1832 – Stima 5,844 – 8,181 EUR
