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Coryate, Thomas
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- [Letterpress title:] Three Crude Veines are Presented in This Booke following (besides the foresaid Crudities) no lesse flowing in the body of the Booke, then the Crudities themselves, two of Rhetoricke and one of Poesie. London: W[illiam]. S[tansby]. [for the author], 1611
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4to (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.; 210 x 150 mm). Additional engraved title ("Coryats Crudities Hastily gobled up ...") by William Hole, 4 engraved plates, engraved text illustrations by William Hole, full-page woodcut arms of the Prince of Wales, woodcut headpieces and decorative initials, with the Errata quire Eee; edge-stains on first few leaves from binding, engraved title soiled and a bit frayed at the fore-edge, occasional marginal spotting. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, gilt-tooled spine in compartments, gilt-stamped red leather label; rebacked with original spine laid down, upper joint cracked, corners mended.
Provenance
Thomas Abdy (first Baronet, 1612-1686, signature on front flyleaf dated 6 December 1677, with further signatures of Christopher & Anthony Abdy) — Arthur M. Brown (gilt-stamped leather bookplate) — William J.K. Vanston (Parke-Bernet, 24 February 1959, lot 145). acquisition: Purchased at the forgoing sale.
Literature
STC 5808; ESTC S108716; Pforzheimer 218
Condition
edge-stains on first few leaves from binding, engraved title soiled and a bit frayed at the fore-edge, occasional marginal spotting. Contemporary blindruled calf, gilt-tooled spine in compartments, gilt-stamped red leather label; rebacked with original spine laid down, upper joint cracked, corners 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
First edition. "There probably has never been another such combination of learning and unconscious buffoonery as is here set forth ... [but] by its very earnestness provides an account of the chief cities of early seventeenth-century Europe which is at least as valuable as it is amusing" (Pforzheimer).
An unusually fine, complete copy of this title; "Perfect copies with the plates intact are not common" (Pforzheimer).