- 137
Camden, Sir William
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Britannia sive Florentissimorum Regnorum, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, et Insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate Chorographica descriptio. London: [printed at Eliot's Court Press] impensis Georg. Bishop, 1600
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Thick 4to (8 x 5 5/8 in.; 202 x 142 mm). Additional engraved title, two folding engraved maps and several engraved full-page text illustrations, woodcut headpieces and decorative initials; an occasional tiny marginal spot, a few quires lightly browned. Contemporary red morocco, triple-fillet border, gilt-stamped armorial supralibros in center of each cover, gilt-stamped monogram in each compartment of spine, edges gilt; head and foot of spine mended, upper joint mended.
Provenance
Jacques Auguste de Thou (armorial supralibros and monogram) — Jean Jacques de Bure (1765–1853, signature and note on front pastedown) — O. Vernon Watney (bookplate, Christie's, 7 June 1967, lot 134, illustrated). acquisition: Pickering & Chatto, 1989
Literature
STC 4507; ESTC S107386; CELM CmW 13.183
Condition
an occasional tiny marginal spot, a few quires lightly browned. Contemporary red morocco, triple-fillet border, gilt stamped armorial supralibros in center of each cover, gilt-stamped monogram in each compartment of spine, edges gilt; head and foot of spine mended, upper joint mended.
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
Fifth edition (the first with maps), the Jacques Auguste de Thou – J.J. de Bure copy.