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[Ford, John]
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- The Fancies, Chast and Noble: Presented by the Queenes Majesties Servants, At the Phoenix in Drury-lane. London: E[lizabeth] P[urslowe] for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Tygers Head in Fleetstreet, over-against Saint Dunstans Church, 1638
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4to (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 187 x 140 mm). Woodcut headpieces; title lightly edge-stained and frayed at top without loss, top edge of leaf B3 mended affecting page number, a few marginal paper flaws. Modern blue morocco gilt, by Sangorskie & Sutcliffe.
Provenance
A. D. Christie Smith (Sotheby's, 27 July 1964, lot 337 unsold, purchased after by Quaritch who had it bound). acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 1964
Literature
STC 11159; ESTC S102425; Greg 532; Pforzheimer 380
Condition
title lightly edge-stained and frayed at top without loss, top edge of leaf B3 mended affecting page number, a few marginal paper flaws.
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
First edition, with the half-sheet containing the Dedicatory epistle and the Greenfield commendatory verses, not found in all copies. The play deals with the subject of Platonic love, fashionable at the court of Charles I.