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Bacon, Sir Francis
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. Written by the Right Honourable, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622
- ink, paper, leather
Folio (11 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.; 299 x 190 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Henry VII by John Payne, title within architectural woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 224), woodcut initials and headpieces, text within ruled border with blank marginal columns for side-notes (one printed side-note on X1v), errata on 2I4r (corrected by hand in this copy); early repairs to tears along bottom margins of B1 and F1–F2. Eighteenth-century calf paneled in gilt and blind, gilt fleuron cornerpieces, blind-stamped at center with the arms of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, smooth gilt-ruled spine, morocco lettering piece, plain endpapers, edges gilt; a few old scrapes to upper board, rebacked with significant repair to head of spine, upper joints scraped, ties perished, trace of a metal hinge on front cover.
Provenance
St. George's Chapel, Windsor (blind-stamp on covers and bookplate on verso of title-page) — Dr. John Harker (armorial bookplate) — Hazel Grove Carmforth (signature on Harker's bookplate dated 1889 with additional purchase information). acquisition: Marlborough Rare Books, December 1999
Literature
STC 1159; ESTC S1406; Gibson 116a; Pforzheimer 32
Condition
Folio (11 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.; 299 x 190 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Henry VII by John Payne, title within architectural woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 224), woodcut initials and headpieces, text within ruled border with blank marginal columns for side-notes, errata on 2I4r (corrected by hand in this copy); early repairs to tears along bottom margins of B1 and F1F2. Eighteenth-century calf paneled in gilt and blind, gilt fleuron cornerpieces, blind-stamped at center with the arms of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, smooth gilt-ruled spine, morocco lettering piece, plain endpapers, edges gilt; a few old scrapes to upper board, rebacked with significant repair to head of spine, upper joints scraped, ties perished, trace of a metal hinge on front cover.
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.
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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
First edition, large-paper copy, a fine association, from St. George's Chapel, Windsor. This copy was evidently chained as there is a trace of a metal hinge on the front cover.