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Davies, Sir John
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Wittes Pilgrimage, (by Poeticall Essaies) through a World of Amorous Sonnets, Soule-Passions, and other Passages, Divine, Philosophicall, Morall, Poeticall, and Politicall. London: Printed [by R. Bradock] for John Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreete, [1605?]
- printed book
4to (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 191 x 139 mm). Woodcut printer's device (McKerrow 280) on title-page, woodcut initials, woodcut and typographic headpieces; A2,3 remargined at top, a very few scattered stains or tiny rust-spots. Red morocco janséniste by Rivière, plain endpapers, gilt edges; front joint lightly rubbed.
Provenance
Allerton Cushman Hickmott (morocco booklabel). acquisition: Seven Gables, 1962
Literature
STC 6344; ESTC S109368; Grolier/Langland to Wither 68. Not in Pforzheimer
Condition
4to (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 191 x 139 mm). Woodcut printer's device (McKerrow 280) on title-page, woodcut initials, woodcut and typographic headpieces; A2,3 remargined at top, a very few scattered stains or tiny rust-spots. Red morocco janséniste by Rivière, plain endpapers, gilt edges; front joint lightly rubbed.
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 of the most significant work of the Hereford poet and writing-master. The date of publication is inferred from the copy's entry in the Stationer's Register, 27 September 1605.
Very rare: this is evidently the first complete copy to be offered at auction since Sotheby's sale of the library of Sir Mark Dalrymple in 1937; the Bradley Martin copy, lacking the title-page, is the only other recorded in the auction records since.