- 140
[Carew, Thomas]
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- Coelum Britanicum. A Masque at White-Hall in the Banquetting-House, on Shrove-Tuesday-Night, the 18. February, 1633. London: Printed for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at his shop neare White-Hall, 1634
- paper
4to (6 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.; 175 x 130 mm); lacking blank A1. Brown crushed morocco gilt, by Riviere.
Provenance
Arbury Library (bookplate) — Jerome Kern (gilt-stamped red leather bookplate). acquisition: Fleming, 1987
Literature
STC 4618; ESTC S107477; Greg 496
Condition
lacking initial blank leaf.
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. Carew, regarded as a mischievous poet, was a conscientious craftsman who took extraordinary care in shaping each piece. The present masque, performed before the king in 1634, though full of jokes and allusions, draws upon an important work by the sixteenth-century Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno.