Author: Robert Emmons Title: The Life and Opinions of Walter Richard Sickert
Description: London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1942. Cloth. Graham Greene's presentation copy of this work, with his intimate ink inscription to the front endpaper. A biography on the life of the Post-Impressionist Walter Sickert. Presentation copy from Graham Greene, with his ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper,'Sept. 1. 1939 - 1944, In love and gratitude, from your bastard, G&apos. This is to Greene's first mistress, Dorothy Glover, to whom he signed himself 'your bastard&apos. As per the items intended for the Sothebys 15th December 2011 sale of Greene's personal correspondence.A biography on the life of Walter Sickert, a British Post-Impressionist artist, who had an important influence on the avant-garde style of art.Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, twenty-one full-paged line drawings, and tail pieces.Collated, complete.Written by Robert Emmons.From the library of Gutala Krishnamurti, the Indian publisher. A postcard from Matthew Sturgis is loosely inserted, thanking Krishnamurti for lending Sturgis this book. Sturgis is a historian and biographer. Four newspaper clippings relating to Sickert loosely inserted.The second impression of this work. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light discolouration and some marks to the boards and spine. Small cracks to the joints. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: The Life and Opinions of Walter Richard Sickert Walter Richard Sickert walter sickert graham greene Walter Richard Sickert camden town group post impressionist Not Stated
Price: GBP 1500.00 = appr. US$ 2141.98 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 735P28
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