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Fage, John
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Speculum Aegrotorum. The Sick-Mens Glasse: or, a Plaine Introduction whereby One May Give a True and Infallible Judgement, of the Life or Death of a Sicke Body, the Originall Cause of the Griefe, how Hee is Tormented and Afflicted, what Things are Medicinable to the Diseased Person: and the Day and Houre in which Hee Shall Recover, or Surrender his Vitall Breath. London: Printed by B[ernard]. Alsop and T. F[awcet] for William Lugger, and are to be Sold at his Shop on Tower-Hill neere the Posterne-Gate, 1638
- ink, paper, leather
4to (7 x 5 in.; 178 x 127 mm). Title within double-ruled border, woodcut head- and tailpieces, woodcut initials, printer's ornaments occasionally used as headpieces, tables of the moon's and sun's influence, imprimatur on N4r; short marginal tear on E1 touching one letter, L4v shaved, touching some numbers in table, M1 shaved costing signature mark and part of catchword. Contemporary calf paneled in blind, sprinkled edges; rebacked, lacking pastedowns, turn-ins offsetting to adjacent blank leaves.
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, 18 June 2013, lot 67 (part). acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Literature
STC 10666; ESTC S114686; Wellcome I:2140
Condition
4to (7 x 5 in.; 178 x 127 mm). Title within double-ruled border, woodcut head- and tailpieces, woodcut initials, printer's ornaments occasionally used as headpieces;, Imprimatur on N4r; L4v shaved, touching some numbers in table, M1 shaved costing signature mark and part of catchword. Contemporary calf paneled in blind, sprinkled edges; rebacked, lacking pastedowns, turn-ins offsetting to adjacent blank leaves.
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
The second edition, augmented with the tables of the sun's influence (the first edition was published in 1606 with only the tables of the moon's influence). Scarce: STC and ESTC record six copies in the United Kingdom and only three in the United States.