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Donne, John
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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- Donne, John
- Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, and severall Steps in my Sicknes … The Third Edition. London: Printed [by Augustine Mathewes] for Thomas Jones, and are to be sold at the Signe of the Black Raven in the Strand, 1627
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12mo (5 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.; 138 x 84 mm). Woodcut initials, type-ornament headpiece. I11 with small rust-hole at fore-edge. Contemporary Oxford calf, plain endpapers, red-sprinkled edges; lightly rubbed, a bit shaken.
Provenance
Bent Juel-Jensen (booklabel). acquisition: Seven Gables, ca. 1971
Literature
STC 7035a; ESTC S114971; Grolier/Donne 20 (this copy); Keynes, Donne 38
Condition
12mo (5 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.; 138 x 84 mm). Woodcut initials, type-ornament headpiece. I11 with small rust-hole at fore-edge. Contemporary Oxford calf, plain endpapers, red-sprinkled edges; lightly rubbed, a bit shaken.
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
Third edition, second issue.