拍品 365
  • 365

LEYBOURN, A PLATFORM FOR PURCHASERS, A GUIDE FOR BUILDERS, A MATE FOR MEASURERS, LONDON, 1685, CONTEMPORARY CALF

估價
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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描述

  • A platform for purchasers, a guide for builders, a mate for measurers. London: printed by Thomas Raw, sold by Obadiah Blagrave, 1685
Second edition, 8vo (172 x 102mm.), engraved frontispiece and 3 engraved folding plates, issue with title with imprint "Somersetshire", 4pp. advertisements for Blagrave at end, contemporary calf, label on spine

來源

Viscount Lymington, bookplate; bought from Michael Phelps, Cowfold, Sussex, 1992

出版

Tomash & Williams L105; ESTC R1002; Harris 511 (and note p.292); Hoock & Jeannin II/L31.18; Kress 1623; Wing L1929

Condition

the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description, 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

A good copy. Originally published in 1668 in the aftermath of the Fire of London, "for the information of such persons as were concerned either in letting, buying, selling, or building, of (or upon) ground then in the ruins of the City of London, occasioned by the dreadful fire" ("To the reader" leaf). It is one of the earliest books to deal with the economics of ownership of land and the erection of houses upon it.