- 105
Bridges, John
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- A Defence of the Government Established in the Church of Englande for Ecclesiasticall Matters. Contayning an Aunswere unto a Treatise Called, The Learned Discourse of Eccl. Government, Otherwise Intituled, A Briefe and Plaine Declaration Concerning the Desires of All the Faithfull Ministers That Have, and Do Seeke for the Discipline and Reformation of the Church of Englande. Comprehending Likewise an Aunswere to the Arguments in a Treatise Named the Judgement of a Most Reverend and Learned Man from Beyond the Seas, &c. Aunswering Also to the Argumentes of Calvine Beza, and Danæus, With Other Our Reverend Learned Brethren, Besides Cænaiis and Bodinus, Both for the Regiment of Women, and in Defence of her Majestie, and of All Other Christian Princes Supreme Government in Ecclesiasticall Causes. London: Printed by John Windet [and Thomas Orwin] for Thomas Chard, 1587
- ink, paper, leather
4to (8 1/4 x 6 in.; 210 x 152 mm). Text in roman type and black letter, historiated and floriated woodcut initials, woodcut headpieces; paper flaw on A7 costing about 10 words, light text browning in about 2 dozen quires, occasional dampstaining along bottom margins and inner corners, paper crease in 4Q3 and so printed, marginal worming affecting running heads in quires 4Q–4S, 4V5 dampstaining and a tiny bit frayed along bottom margin, lacks final blank. Contemporary calf paneled in blind, floral cornerpieces, red morocco lettering piece; rebacked.
Provenance
William Jordan (inscription on title-page: " Mr. Gul. Jordan Ex dono Jo Bridges") — Anne Jordan (inscription on title-page "Anne Jordan hir booke"). acquisition: Hoffman & Freeman
Literature
STC 3734; ESTC S106910
Condition
4to (8 1/4 x 6 in.; 210 x 152). Text in roman type and black letter, historiated and floriated woodcut initials, woodcut headpieces; paper flaw on A7 costing about 10 words, light text browning in about 2 dozen quires, occasional dampstaining along bottom margins and inner corners, paper crease in 4Q3 and so printed, marginal worming affecting running heads in quires 4Q4S, 4V5 dampstaining and a tiny bit frayed along bottom margin, lacks final blank. Contemporary calf paneled in blind, floral cornerpieces, red morocco lettering piece; rebacked.
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
First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, John Bridges, then Dean of Salisbury, to William Jordan. A controversial work, Defence of the Government Established in the Church of Englande, was directed against Calvinism, and more specifically was a response to Thomas Cartwright's Discourse of Ecclesiastical Government (1574) and Theodore Beza's Judgment (published in English in 1580). The chief interest in Bridge's polemical work was that it provoked the first of the tracts by Martin Marprelate, which appeared about a year later.