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Universal Shuttlecock
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- The Universal Shuttlecock. Containing the Play of the Gaping-Wide-Mouthed-Wadling-Frog. The Art of Talking with the Fingers, As it is practiced in all the Schools and Universities in Great Britain and Ireland ... Ornamented with a great variety of cuts. London: John Marshall at No. 4 Aldemary Church-Yard, in Bow-Lane, Cheapside, [c. 1790]
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12mo (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.; 98 x 64 mm). Woodcut frontispiece of "The Tree of Learning," and 49 text illustrations including 3 full-page illustrations of hand signals, a few of which hand colored, 3-page publisher's advertisement at end. Contemporary Dutch floral paper wrappers; extremities rubbed.
Literature
Lilly / Ball 49; not in Osborne or Cotsen.
Condition
clean, binding a bit rubbed.
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
Rare example of one of Marshall's charming illustrated books. OCLC lists 2 copies of this edition bearing only one printer's address (Oxford and UCLA).