細節
ROSS, Robert (1869-1918). Masques and Phases. London: Humphreys, 1909. 8°. Original green cloth gilt. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'With the author's compliments Robert Ross'.
[ROSS, Robert]. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana by Philostratus, translated by F. C. Conybeare. London: Heinemann, 1912. Loeb Classical Library. 2 volumes. 8°. Original green cloth. PRESENTATION COPY, with inscription in vol. I 'To Lady Ottoline Morrell fr. Robert Ross 29/6/16'; with another book by Oscar Wilde.
Best known now for his friendship with Oscar Wilde, Robert Ross knew Ottoline Morrell through the Contemporary Art Society and played an important part in her life, introducing her to Siegfried Sassoon after he had been invalided home from the Somme in 1916. In Siegfried's Journey, Sassoon recalled asking Ross about her after she had sent him an admiring letter in response to a poem of his in The Times. Ross also helped and advised Graves. (4)
[ROSS, Robert]. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana by Philostratus, translated by F. C. Conybeare. London: Heinemann, 1912. Loeb Classical Library. 2 volumes. 8°. Original green cloth. PRESENTATION COPY, with inscription in vol. I 'To Lady Ottoline Morrell fr. Robert Ross 29/6/16'; with another book by Oscar Wilde.
Best known now for his friendship with Oscar Wilde, Robert Ross knew Ottoline Morrell through the Contemporary Art Society and played an important part in her life, introducing her to Siegfried Sassoon after he had been invalided home from the Somme in 1916. In Siegfried's Journey, Sassoon recalled asking Ross about her after she had sent him an admiring letter in response to a poem of his in The Times. Ross also helped and advised Graves. (4)
注意事項
No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
拍場告示
Please note this lot comprises 4 books and not 3 as stated in the catalogue.