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Greco, Gioachino
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- The Royall Game of Chesse-Play· Sometimes the Recreation of the Late King, with Many of the Nobility. Illustrated with Almost an Hundred Gambetts. Being the Study of Biochimo the Famous Italian. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold at His Shop at the Sign of the Anchor, in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1656
- ink, paper, leather
8vo (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.; 143 x 89 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Charles I by P. Stent, title within a border of printer's ornaments, one woodcut illustration of a chess board, woodcut initials, poem by Richard Lovelace on A5r, errata K1v; lacks initial blank, title border shaved. Contemporary calf; a few old scrapes recolored, spine ends torn, small hole toward bottom of spine.
Provenance
acquisition: Hamill & Barker
Literature
Wing G1810; ESTC R23418
Condition
8vo (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.; 143 x 89 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Charles I by P. Stent, Title within a border of printer's ornaments, one woodcut illustration of a chess board, woodcut initials, poem by Richard Lovelace on A5r, errata K1v; lacks initial blank, title border shaved. Contemporary calf; a few old scrapes recolored, spine ends torn, small hole toward bottom of spine.
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 in English, translated by Francis Beale from Gioachino's Trattato del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi.