- 402
[The Great Frost Fair, London, 1683–1684]
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Thamasis's Advice to the Painter, from her Frigid Zone: or Wonders upon the Water. London: Printed by G[eorge] Croom, on the River of Thames, [1684]
- ink, paper
Broadside (11 x 5 5/8 in.; 279 x 148 mm). Repairs to crease fold separations. Mounted within a portfolio. Full green morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt supralibros on covers, smooth spine lettered gilt.
Literature
Wing T833; ESTC R9697
Condition
Broadside (11 x 5 5/8 in.; 279 x 148 mm); repairs to crease fold separations. Mounted within a portfolio. Full green morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt supralibros on covers, smooth spine lettered gilt.
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
During the Great Frost of 1683–1684, an enterprising printer named George Croom set up a printing press on the frozen waters of the Thames, and distributed this ditty to fair-goers as a souvenir. Scarce: ESTC records only nine copies in British and American institutions, and no copy has sold at auction since 1964.