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Baskerville Press--
Estimate
800 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- Six volumes:
Milton, John. Paradise Lost...[Paradise Regain'd], 1758, 8vo, 2 volumes, with all the cancels listed by Gaskell for the first volume, 'The Life of Milton' bound in volume 1--A Vocabulary, or Pocket Dictionary. To which is prefixed, A Compendious Grammar of the English Language, 1765, 12mo--Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of. Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. 1773, 8vo, fifth edition, 3 volumes, engraved frontispiece portrait in volume 1, engraved title vignettes and headpieces;
all Birmingham: John Baskerville, contemporary speckled or tree calf gilt, spines gilt in compartments, morocco-lettering pieces to all but one volume, very slight wear to extremities, wormholes to inner margins of Paradise Regain'd (no loss), offsetting to vignettes in Characteristicks, but otherwise good copies (6)
all Birmingham: John Baskerville, contemporary speckled or tree calf gilt, spines gilt in compartments, morocco-lettering pieces to all but one volume, very slight wear to extremities, wormholes to inner margins of Paradise Regain'd (no loss), offsetting to vignettes in Characteristicks, but otherwise good copies (6)
Provenance
[Characteristicks:] Charles Ramus, armorial bookplate on upper pastedowns
Literature
Gaskell 4a, 5a, 31 & 49
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when 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."
"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."