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Arnold, Benedict
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Arnold, Benedict
- Signature ("Benedict Arnold's") on the title-page of John Langhorne's Visions of Fancy in Four Elegies. London: Printed for H. Payne and W. Cropley, 1762
- paper
4to (10 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.; 274 x 216 mm, largely uncut). Lacking half-title and final blank, F1 (final text leaf) lacking lower half, minor marginal repair to title, light dampstaining. Newly sewn through original stab-holes. Brown morocco portfolio gilt.
Condition
see cataloguing
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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
An unusually early Benedict Arnold signature, in very rare format. Following a buying trip to London in the spring of 1762, where he apparently bought the present book, 21-year-old Arnold established himself in New Haven as a "Druggist, Bookseller, &c." Despite his bookish vocation, no other volume from his library is found in the auction records.