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Johns, W.E.
Description
- Johns, W.E.
- A significant collection of short stories, articles, brief notes, etc. by W.E. Johns, comprising
- PAPER
Condition
"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
Some of the more significant pieces include: ‘A Clean Alibi’, typescript, 12 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Big Business’, carbon typescript, 14 pages; ‘Canterbury Tale’, typescript, 12 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Double-Cross’, carbon typescript, 14 pages (numbered from page 140); ‘Encounter’, carbon typescript, 17 pages (numbered from page 168); ‘Flotsam & Jetsam’, carbon typescript, 23 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘From Here to Where?’, corrected carbon typescript, 5 pages; ‘Hunters’ Moon’, carbon typescript, 12 pages, bound in wrappers’; ‘Intermezzo con amore’, corrected carbon typescript, 15 pages; ‘Mischievous Melody’, carbon typescript, 14 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Mothers in Arms’, carbon typescript, 10 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Mothers in Arms’, corrected carbon typescript, 9 pages; ‘Potpourri’, corrected typescript, 21 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Reunion’, corrected carbon typescript, 14 pages (numbered from page 154); ‘Sky Fever’, carbon typescript, 15 pages (numbered from page 58); ‘Some Go in Darkness’, typescript, 6 pages, bound in wrappers [together with publication from Maclean’s Magazine, 15 February 1942]; ‘Souvenir’, carbon typescript, 16 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Souvenir’, carbon typescript, 17 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Souvenir’, corrected carbon typescript, 16 pages; ‘The Career of Julia Wayne… by Mary Broughton Leigh’, carbon typescript, 27 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘The Life of a Language’, carbon typescript, 11 pages; ‘The Reckoning’, typescript, 16 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘The Ring’, carbon typescript, 11 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘The Tourist’, carbon typescript, 8 pages; ‘Under the Hammer’, carbon typescript, 12 pages, bound in wrappers; ‘Wine With a Lady’, carbon typescript, 9 pages and ‘Wine With a Lady’, extensively corrected carbon typescript, 13 pages