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Lot 254

TURING (ALAN)
GRIMBLE (ARTHUR) A Pattern of Islands, INSCRIBED BY TURING, John Murray, 1953; with History of Western Philosophy, inscribed by Sara Turing, George Allen & Unwin Limited, 1948, 8vo (2)

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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TURING (ALAN)

GRIMBLE (ARTHUR) A Pattern of Islands, INSCRIBED BY TURING to "Barbara, with best wishes for Christmas, from Alan Turing" on front free endpaper, publisher's pictorial cloth, dust-jacket (price clipped, torn with some loss to extremities), John Murray, 1953--RUSSELL (BERTRAND) History of Western Philosophy, inscribed by Sara Turing to "D[octor]. Greenbaum in memory of Alan" on front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, dust-jacket (large sections torn away from the head and tail band), George Allen & Unwin, 1948, 8vo (2)

Footnotes

"One thing that Alan specialized in was his choice of presents. Not only were they on a very generous scale but great thought and care went in to finding the right gift to suit the age and taste of the recipient... Some of the things in most constant use in my house were his gifts" (Sara Turing, Alan M. Turing, 1959).

Provenance: A Pattern of Islands given by Turing to the current owner as a Christmas present in 1953; A History of Western Philosophy taken from Turing's personal collection by his mother, E.S. Turing, shortly after his death and presented to his analyst, Dr. Greenbaum, in memory of her son; thence by descent to the present owner.

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