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Adamson, Patrick
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- Adamson, Patrick
- Poemata Sacra, cum aliis opusculis. Studio ac industria Tho. Voluseni I.C. expolita & recognita. London: for John Bill, [1618-] 1619
- paper
4to (8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in.; 222 x 168 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title with woodcut royal arms on verso, 4 additional letterpress section titles of which one has woodcut royal arms on verso, woodcut headpieces and decorative initials; some occasional light dampstains in fore-margins, occasional spots or soil marks. Contemporary limp vellum, gilt-tooled in a panel design with gilt-stamped thistle stamped in center and at four corners, smaller repeated stamp on spine, remains of blue silk ties, edges gilt; some soiling and a few small stains.
Provenance
Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, Baronet (engraved armorial bookplate). acquisition: Pickering & Chatto, 1987
Literature
STC 148.5; ESTC S100468
Condition
some occasional light dampstains in fore-margins, occasional spots or soil marks. Contemporary limp vellum, gilt-tooled in a panel design with gilt-stamped thistle stamped in center and at four corners, smaller repeated stamp on spine, remains of blue silk ties, edges gilt; some soiling and a few small stains.
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, large-paper copy, with the rare leaves containing "Assertiones quaedam" after the second leaf S2, present in only a few copies. Adamson (1537-1592), who became Archbishop of St. Andrews in 1576, was one of the most controversial Scottish prelates, adopting strong measures against the Presbyterians, for which his enemies secured his excommunication in 1586 and in 1588.