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Auction archive: Lot number 74

Ruskin, John

Estimate
£12,000 - £15,000
ca. US$18,771 - US$23,464
Price realised:
£13,750
ca. US$21,508
Auction archive: Lot number 74

Ruskin, John

Estimate
£12,000 - £15,000
ca. US$18,771 - US$23,464
Price realised:
£13,750
ca. US$21,508
Beschreibung:

Ruskin, John AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT POEM ('AWAKE, AWAKE - THE STARS ARE PALE, THE EAST IS RUSSET GRAY') 20 lines in five numbered stanzas of four lines each, with a textual reference ("Praeterita. Vol. III: Chap. III. 'The Alpine Rose'.") and an explanatory note on his composition of the poem for performance at Winnington School, fair copy with one correction, one page, folio ("A Pirie and Sons" watermark), c.1889; together with a transcription of the poem alongside a brief extract from Praeterita, entitled "The Grande Chartreuse", with an editorial note ("Insert in page 10"), 2 pages

Auction archive: Lot number 74
Beschreibung:

Ruskin, John AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT POEM ('AWAKE, AWAKE - THE STARS ARE PALE, THE EAST IS RUSSET GRAY') 20 lines in five numbered stanzas of four lines each, with a textual reference ("Praeterita. Vol. III: Chap. III. 'The Alpine Rose'.") and an explanatory note on his composition of the poem for performance at Winnington School, fair copy with one correction, one page, folio ("A Pirie and Sons" watermark), c.1889; together with a transcription of the poem alongside a brief extract from Praeterita, entitled "The Grande Chartreuse", with an editorial note ("Insert in page 10"), 2 pages

Auction archive: Lot number 74
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