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Drayton, Michael
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Drayton, Michael
- Poems. London: Printed [by Valentine Simmes] for N. Ling, 1605
- printed book
8vo (6 1/2 x 4 in.; 165 x 101 mm). Title within typographic border, woodcut printer's device on title [McKerrow 301], woodcut and typographic headpieces; top edge cropped affecting top of typographic border on title and several headlines, small hole in fore-margin of title, leaf Z7 with clean tear into first 7 lines of text, occasional soiling. Eighteenthth-century half calf, in a half-morocco slipcase; some wear to extremities, a few mends.
Provenance
Harold Greenhill (bookplate) — H. Bradley Martin (bookplate, sale in these rooms, 30 April 1990, lot 2809). acquisition: Maggs, 1991
Literature
STC 7216; ESTC S109891
Condition
top edge cropped affecting top of typographic border on title and several headlines, small hole in fore-margin of title, leaf Z7 with clean tear into first 7 lines of text, occasional soiling. 18th century half calf; some wear to extremities, a few mends.
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
Second collected edition, preceded only by the 1603 collection titled The Barrons Warres.