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[Evelyn, John]
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Thomas Carew. Poems with a Maske by Thomas Carew Esq; One of the Gent. of the Privy-Chamber, and Sewer in Ordinary to His Late Majesty. The Songs Were Set in Musick by Mr. Henry Lawes Gent. of the Kings Chappell, and one of his Late Majesties Private Musick. London: Printed for H[umphrey] M[oseley] and are to be sold by J[ohn] Martin, at the Signe of the Bell in St. Pauls-Church-Yard, 1651 — Coelum Britannicum. A Maske at White-Hall in the Banqueting House on Shrove Tuesday-Night the 18. of February 1633. The Inventors. Tho. Carew. Inigo Jones. London: Printed for Hum. Mosele and are to be sold at His Shop at the Signe of the Princes Armes in St. Pauls-Church-yard, 1651
- ink, paper, leather
8vo (5 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.; 146 x 90 mm). Title-page for Poems a cancel. Separate title-page for Coelum Britannicum. Contemporary mottled calf paneled gilt, John Evelyn's arms on covers, his wreathed monogram "IE" used as cornerpieces, the spine in six compartments alternating his monogram and arms with the second compartment reserved for the red morocco lettering- piece, marbled pastedowns, edges gilt; very subtle repairs to the spine.
Bound with: Sir William Davenant. Gondibert: An Heroick Poem. London: Printed for John Holden, are to be sold at His Shop at the Sign of the Anchor in the New-Exchange, 1651.
Bound with: Sir William Davenant. Gondibert: An Heroick Poem. London: Printed for John Holden, are to be sold at His Shop at the Sign of the Anchor in the New-Exchange, 1651.
Provenance
John Evelyn (bespoke binding, modern monogrammed ticket on front pastedown, and his sale, Christie's London, Part I, 22–23 June 1977, lot 300). acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 1982
Literature
Carew: Wing C565; ESTC R21803; Grolier/Wither to Prior 143; Pforzheimer 129. Davenant: Wing D324; ESTC R15933
Condition
8vo (5 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.; 146 x 90). Title-page for Poems a cancel. Separate title-page for Coelum Britannicum. Contemporary mottled calf paneled gilt, John Evelyn's arms on covers, his wreathed monogram "IE" used as cornerpieces, the the spine in six compartments alternating his monogram and arms with the second compartment reserved for the red morocco lettering piece, marbled pastedowns, edges gilt; very subtle repairs to the spine.
Bound with: Sir William Davenant. Gondibert: An Heroick Poem. London: Printed for John Holden, are to be sold at His Shop at the Sign of the Anchor in the New-Exchange, 1651. Third edition.
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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
Third edition, second issue, John Eveyln's copy. In this edition, three new poems were appended to the end of Coelum Brittanicum (O6–8): "To His Mistress, "In Praise of His Mistress," and "To Celia, upon Love's Ubiquity." The designer of the masque was Inigo Jones, whose name appears on the title-page of Coelum Britannicum.