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Bacon, Sir Francis
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- The Essayes or Couvnsells, Civill and Morall, of Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. Newly Enlarged. London: Printed by John Haviland for Hanna Barret, and Richard Whitaker, and are to be sold at the Signe of the Kings Head in Pauls Church-Yard, 1625
- ink, paper, leather
4to (8 1/2 x 6 in.; 216 x 152 mm). Title within double-ruled border with printer's ornament, woodcut and metalcut headpieces and decorative initials, text within ruled border with blank marginal column for side-notes; lacking initial blank leaf, washed and pressed. Modern full red morocco by Riviere & Son, the spine in six compartments lettered gilt in two, gilt dentelles, plain endpapers, edges gilt; upper joint slightly rubbed near head of spine, dentelles offsetting to free endpapers.
Provenance
acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 1965
Literature
STC 1147; ESTC S100362; Gibson 13 (see also notes in Gibson 14); Pforzheimer 30 (note)
Condition
4to (8 1/2 x 6 in.; 216 x 152 mm). Title within double-ruled border with printer's ornament, woodcut and metalcut headpieces and decorative initials, text within ruled border with blank marginal column for side-notes; washed and pressed. Modern full red morocco by Riviere & Son, the spine in six compartments lettered gilt in two, gilt dentelles, plain endpapers, edges gilt; upper joint slightly rubbed near head of spine, dentelles offsetting to free endpapers.
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
Another copy, slightly larger than the previous lot.