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Covarrubias, Pedro de
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Covarrubias, Pedro de
- Memorial de pecados y aviso de la vida christiana. (Seville: Jacobus Cromberger, 26 September 1516)
- Paper
8vo (133 x 92mm.), full-page woodcut of Crucifixion on verso of title-page and one of the Assumption on final leaf (otherwise blank), woodcut initials, eighteenth-century marbled sheep, blue speckled edges, long bibliographical note in Spanish opposite title-page, lacking l6-7 and m2
Literature
Mendham C482; Norton 890 (recording last leaf as blank); Palau 161176
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
RARE. Covarrubias's treatise for confessors and penitents was first published in Burgos in 1515.