[Rarebooks] FS: SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY SMITH with a LETTER from Smith tipped in, price reduced
Charles Agvent
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Mon Apr 24 13:25:53 EDT 2017
Price reduced to $275 NET
[AUDEN, W. H.]. SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY SMITH. New York: Farrar
Straus Cudahy, (1956). First Edition. Bloomfield & Mendelson B61. Edited
and with an introduction by W. H. Auden of this collection of letters
and essays by Smith (1771-1845), "the most famous wit of his
generation." This copy with a fine one-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by
Smith, an eloquent and clever refusal of a request from a lady for his
autograph, tipped to the front free endpaper. Bookplate on front
pastedown beneath dustwrapper flap. Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper with
minor edgewear. (#010799) $500.00
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