- 147
Chapman, George
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Chapman, George
- The Conspiracie, and Tragedie of Charles Duke of Byron, Marshall of France. Acted lately in two playes, at the Black-Friers. [London:] Printed by G. Eld for Thomas Thorppe, and are to be sold at the Tygers head in Paules Church-yard, 1608
- paper
4to (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.; 172 x 120 mm). Decorative woodcut initial, second divisional title for the Tragedie; some underlining in pencil, ms. exlibris in upper outer corner of title obscured leaving stain. Nineteenth-century black half morocco gilt; extremities rubbed.
Provenance
Henry Oxinden (ms. ex libris on title, Dawson no. 80) — Henry Wraight (signature on second title dated 1634) — John Kershaw (armorial bookplate) — Bloomsbury, London, 23 April 2009, lot 108. acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Literature
STC 4968; ESTC S107689; Greg 274-275; Pforzheimer 147; on Oxinden see G. E. Dawson, "An early list of Elizabethan plays," The Library, 4th ser., 15 (1934–35), 452 and note p. 455
Condition
some underlining in pencil, ms. exlibris in upper outer corner of title obscured leaving stain. Nineteenth-century black half morocco gilt; extremities rubbed.
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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
First edition. "The original performance of this tragedy offended the French ambassador ... who protested so effectively that James [ordered the players punished and the author found] ... but fortunately Chapman managed to leave the city in time ... When the play was printed, however, it was ruthlessly censored — the peccant passages being entirely cut out" (Pforzheimer).