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Corkine, William
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Corkine, William
- Ayres, to Sing and Play to the Lute and Basse Violl. With Pavins, Galliards, Almaines, and Corantos for the Lyra Violl, London: Printed by W. Stansby for John Browne, and are to be sold at his Shop in Saint Dunstanes Church-yard in Fleete-street, 1610; The Second Booke of Ayres, Some, to Sing and Play to the Base-Violl alone: Others, to be sung to the Lute and Base-Violl... London: Printed for M.L[ownes], I.B[rowne] and T.S[nodham]. Assigned by W. Barley, 1612
- ink, paper, vellum
Two volumes in one, folio (329 x 213 mm), title pages within historiated woodcut borders, with device, woodcut head-pieces and fine large initials, dedications, type-set music and lute tablature throughout, some printed in table-format, F1 verso in volume 2 printed upside down; last leaf re-margined, a few leaves reinforced at hinge (F1 in volume 1), small repair to D2 verso in volume 1, a few small stains. Modern card wrappers, morocco-backed fitted box
Provenance
acquisition: 1962
Literature
STC 5768 & 5769; ESTC S116635 & S106668; Keynes (Donne) 71; RISM C 3936 & C 3937
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Very Rare. There is no copy of the first book in any American Library and only two copies of the Second Booke are located: in the British Library and the Huntington Library. The Second Booke contains the first edition (1612) of John Donne's poem: Breake of Day ("Tis true, t'is day, what though it be?" on B1v). On G2v, also a first edition of Donne, is the first line only of the famous The Baite ("Come live with me, and be my love"), composed as a "Lesson for the Lyra Viol."