FURNESS, ROBERT ALLASON (TRANS.) - ‘POEMS OF CALLIMACHUS’
FURNESS, ROBERT ALLASON (TRANS.) - ‘POEMS OF CALLIMACHUS’
limited edition 98/500, signed by Furness, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1931, black cloth bound, the front flyleaf inscribed in pen 'Stewart Perowne/Hartlebury Castle/October 1931'
Thought to be the inscription of Stewart Perowne (1901-1989), diplomat, archaeologist, historian and explorer, who was married to Freya Stark 1947-1952. Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire was the residence of the Bishop of Worcester from the 13th century until 2007.
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
FURNESS, ROBERT ALLASON (TRANS.) - ‘POEMS OF CALLIMACHUS’
limited edition 98/500, signed by Furness, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1931, black cloth bound, the front flyleaf inscribed in pen 'Stewart Perowne/Hartlebury Castle/October 1931'
Thought to be the inscription of Stewart Perowne (1901-1989), diplomat, archaeologist, historian and explorer, who was married to Freya Stark 1947-1952. Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire was the residence of the Bishop of Worcester from the 13th century until 2007.
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
