- 383
[Ford, John]
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- The Ladies Triall. Acted By both their Majesties Servants at the private house in Drury Lane. London: Printed by E[dward] G[riffin] for Henry Shephard, and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery-Lane at the signe of the Bible, between Sarjants Inne and Fleet-street, neare the Kings-head Taverne, 1639
- paper
4to (7 x 5 in.; 178 x 128 mm). Woodcut headpiece and decorative initial; without the initial blank leaf, lower outer corner of leaf G4 mended affecting one letter on each side, headline on leaf K2 shaved, some light spots on last two leaves. Nineteenth-century blind-ruled calf, blind-stamped Bridgewater armorial supralibros on upper cover; extremities rubbed.
Provenance
Earl of Bridgewater (large engraved armorial bookplate) — Herschel V. Jones (bookplate) — Louis H. Silver (bookplate) — Silver sale Sotheby's, November 8, 1965, lot 127. acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale
Literature
STC 11161; ESTC S102516; Greg 555; Pforzheimer 381
Condition
without the initial blank leaf, lower outer corner of leaf G4 mended affecting one letter on each side, headline on leaf K2 shaved, some light spots on last two leaves. Nineteenth-century blind-ruled calf, blind-stamped Bridgewater armorial supralibros on upper cover; extremities rubbed.
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. The last of his plays to be written, though not the last to be published. No copy has appeared at auction since the Silver sale.