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Donne, John
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- Donne, John
- Poems, by J.D. with Elegies on the Authors Death. London: Printed by M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, and are to be sold at his Shop in St Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street, 1635
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8vo (5 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.; 143 x 90 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Donne by W. Marshall with verses by Izaak Walton, two historiated woodcut initials; some pen-trials on recto of portrait leaf, a very few scatted small stains or tiny rust-spots. Contemporary calf, covers with triple-rule border (the central rule gilt, others blind), smooth spine with five gilt horizontal rolls, plain endpapers, red edges; trifle rubbing to corners, small crack at top of rear joint. Red morocco folding-case gilt.
Provenance
Bayfield Hall Library (bookplate) — Richard Jennings — Allerton C. Hickmott. acquisition: Seven Gables, 1962
Literature
STC 7046; ESTC S1701; Grolier/Donne 83 (this copy); Grolier/Langland to Wither 72; Grolier/Wither to Prior 287; Keynes, Donne 79
Condition
8vo (5 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.; 143 x 90 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Donne by W. Marshall, 2 historiated woodcut initials; some pen-trials on recto of portrait leaf, a very few scatted small stains or tiny rust-spots. Contemporary calf, covers with triple-rule border (the central rule gilt, others blind), smooth spine with five gilt horizontal rolls, plain endpapers, red edges; trifle rubbing to corners, small crack at top of rear joint. Red morocco folding-case gilt.
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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
Second edition, which added seventeen previously unpublished poems and was the first to contain the portrait. A brilliant copy with distinguished provenance.