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The rates of the custome house
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- The rates of the custome house bothe inwarde and outwarde the dyfference of measures and weyghts and other commodities very necessarye for all marchantes to knowe newly corrected and imprynted. London: [N. Hill? for] Richard Kele, 1545
- Paper
8vo (135 x 85mm.), a-d8, Black Letter, one woodcut initial, nineteenth-century straight-grained dark red morocco with panels tooled in blind and with gilt fillets
Literature
STC 7687; not in Kress or Goldsmiths'
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. 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."
Catalogue Note
First edition, rare. ESTC records only two copies, in the Bodleian and Huntington libraries. STC also records editions from between 1550 and 1635. The items included range from almonds to antimony, fox skins to French carpets, hops to herrings, leather to lampreys, pepper to printed primers, worsted to whetstones.