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Browne, Sir Thomas
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Description
- A True and Full Coppy of That Which Was Most Imperfectly and Surreptitiously Printed Before under the Name of: Religio medici. [London] : Printed for Andrew Crooke, 1645
- paper and ink
8vo (5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.; 145 x 95 mm). Engraved title-page by William Marshall, woodcut initial, printer's ornaments; lacks initial blank. Contemporary calf double-ruled in blind; rebacked with a smooth spine lettered gilt, foot of spine chipped.
[Bound with:]
Kenelm Digby. Observations upon Religio Medici. Occasionally Written by Sir Kenelme Digby, Knight. The Second Edition Corrected and Amended. London: printed by F[rancis]. l[each]. for Lawrence Chapman and Daniel Frere, 1644. Title within border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initial and headpiece; a few headlines shaved. — Kenelm Digby. Observations on the 22. Stanza in the 9th. Canto of the 2d. Book of Spencers Faery Queen. Full of Excellent Notions Concerning the Frame of Man, and His Rationall Soul. Written by the Right Noble and Illustrious Knight Sir Kenelme Digby, at the Request of a Friend. London: Printed for Daniel Frere Bookseller, at the Red-Bull in Little Brittain, 1643. Title within border of printer's ornaments, headpiece of printer's ornaments, woodcut initial, with the initial and terminal blanks. — Alexander Ross. Medicus medicatus: Or The Physicians Religion Cured, by a Lenitive or Gentle Potion: With Some Animadversions upon Sir Kenelme Digbie’s Observations on Religio medici. London: Printed by James Young, and Are to Be Sold by Charles Green, at the Signe of the Gun in Ivie-Lane, 1645. With the initial blank, title within double-ruled border, separate title for Animadversions, continuous register and pagination.
[Bound with:]
Kenelm Digby. Observations upon Religio Medici. Occasionally Written by Sir Kenelme Digby, Knight. The Second Edition Corrected and Amended. London: printed by F[rancis]. l[each]. for Lawrence Chapman and Daniel Frere, 1644. Title within border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initial and headpiece; a few headlines shaved. — Kenelm Digby. Observations on the 22. Stanza in the 9th. Canto of the 2d. Book of Spencers Faery Queen. Full of Excellent Notions Concerning the Frame of Man, and His Rationall Soul. Written by the Right Noble and Illustrious Knight Sir Kenelme Digby, at the Request of a Friend. London: Printed for Daniel Frere Bookseller, at the Red-Bull in Little Brittain, 1643. Title within border of printer's ornaments, headpiece of printer's ornaments, woodcut initial, with the initial and terminal blanks. — Alexander Ross. Medicus medicatus: Or The Physicians Religion Cured, by a Lenitive or Gentle Potion: With Some Animadversions upon Sir Kenelme Digbie’s Observations on Religio medici. London: Printed by James Young, and Are to Be Sold by Charles Green, at the Signe of the Gun in Ivie-Lane, 1645. With the initial blank, title within double-ruled border, separate title for Animadversions, continuous register and pagination.
Provenance
S.R. Miller-Christie, Britwell Court Library (sale, Sotheby's, 31 March 1924, lot 110) — Bertram Dobell — Richard Jennings (inscription on front free endpaper) — Allerton C. Hickmott. acquisition: Seven Gables, 1962
Literature
Browne: Wing 5171; ESTC R37166; Keynes 5. Digby, Observations on Religio Medici: Wing D1443; ESTC R10597. Digby, Observations on ... Spencers Faery Queen: Wing D1439; ESTC R213242. Ross: Wing R1961; ESTC R21768; Keynes 216
Condition
8vo (5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.; 145 x 95 mm). Engraved title-page by William Marshall, woodcut initial, printer's ornaments; lacks initial blank. Contemporary calf double-ruled in blind; rebacked with a smooth spine lettered gilt, foot of spine chipped.
Bound with:
Kenelm Digby. Observations upon Religio Medici. Occasionally Written by Sir Kenelme Digby, Knight. The Second Edition Corrected and Amended. London: printed by F[rancis]. l[each]. for Lawrence Chapman and Daniel Frere, 1644. Title within border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initial and headpiece; a few headlines shaved. Kenelm Digby. Observations on the 22. Stanza in the 9th. Canto of the 2d. Book of Spencers Faery Queen. Full of Excellent Notions Concerning the Frame of Man, and His Rationall Soul. Written by the Right Noble and Illustrious Knight Sir Kenelme Digby, at the Request of a Friend. London: Printed for Daniel Frere Bookseller, at the Red-Bull in Little Brittain, 1643. Title within border of printer's ornaments, headpiece of printer's ornaments, woodcut initial, with the initial and terminal blanks. Alexander Ross. Medicus medicatus: Or The Physicians Religion Cured, by a Lenitive or Gentle Potion: With Some Animadversions upon Sir Kenelme Digbie's Observations on Religio medici. London: Printed by James Young, and Are to Be Sold by Charles Green, at the Signe of the Gun in Ivie-Lane, 1645. With the initial blank, title within double-ruled border, separate title for Animadversions, continuous register and pagination.
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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
The Britwell-Jennings-Hickmott copy of the second authorized edition of Religio medici. Bound with the second and first editions of Digby's treatises, respectively, and the first edition of Ross's work.