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Bacon, Sir Francis
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- The Essaies of Sr Francis Bacon Knight, the Kings Attorney Generall. His Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed. Printed at London for J[ohn]. D[awson]. for Elizabeth Jaggard, at the Hand and Starre Neere the Middle Temple-Gate, 1624
- ink, paper
12mo (5 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.; 130 x 83 mm). Printer's ornaments employed for title border, headings in text, factotum, some decorative initials; lacks initial and terminal blanks, headlines shaved in quires A–D, costing most of headlines on A3v, B1r, B2v and touching top of title border and 10 other headlines, repair to upper corner of A4. Modern Cambridge-style binding in tan morocco gilt by Riviere, the spine in six compartments gilt, plain endpapers, double-filleted turn-ins, edges gilt; turn-ins offsetting to front free endpaper.
Provenance
acquisition: Seven Gables, 1963
Literature
STC 1146; ESTC S120305; Gibson 12
Condition
12mo (5 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.; 130 x 83 mm). Printer's ornaments employed for title border, headings in text, factotum, some decorative initials; headlines shaved in quires AD, costing most of headlines On A3v, B1r, B2v and touching top of title border and 10 other headlines, repair to upper corner of A4. Modern Cambridge-style binding in tan morocco gilt by Riviere, the spine in six compartments gilt, plain endpapers, double-filleted turn-ins, edges gilt; turn-ins offsetting to front free endpaper.
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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.