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Cornwallis, Sir William
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2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Cornwallis, Sir William
- Essayes. London: Printed [by Simon Stafford] for Edmund Mattes, at the signe of the Hand and Plowgh in Fleet-street, 1600
- paper
12mo (4 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.; 120 x 65 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title [McKerrow 281], woodcut and typographic headpieces, decorative woodcut initial. Nineteenth-century calf, gilt roll-tooled border, sprinkled edges.
With this: A Second Part of Essayes. London: Printed [Richard Read] for Edmund Matts, dwelling at the signe of the Hand and Plough in Fleet-street, 1601
12mo (5 x 3 1/2 in.; 126 x 88 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title [McKerrow 320], typographic headpieces; inkstain on leaf X8. Contemporary limp vellum; soiled, cockled, front flyleaf torn.
With this: A Second Part of Essayes. London: Printed [Richard Read] for Edmund Matts, dwelling at the signe of the Hand and Plough in Fleet-street, 1601
12mo (5 x 3 1/2 in.; 126 x 88 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title [McKerrow 320], typographic headpieces; inkstain on leaf X8. Contemporary limp vellum; soiled, cockled, front flyleaf torn.
Provenance
I: Sylvain van de Weyer (armorial bookplate) — John L. Clawson (gilt-stamped bookplate); II: Thomas Ryme (exlibris on title dated 1615, signature on last flyleaf) — Samuel Deaken (exlibris dated 22 June 1727). acquisition: Fleming, 1966
Literature
STC 5775; ESTC S108699; Pforzheimer 214
Condition
see cataloguing
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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 of both parts, a mixed set. Though sometimes considered individual books, Pforzheimer argues for their being parts of the same book, printed at different shops for the publisher Edmund Mattes. Cornwallis' essays introduce the personal reminiscence and self-revelation which has come to characterize the genre.