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Bacon, Sir Francis
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
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
Folio (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 323 x 210 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), contemporary annotations, errata on 2I4r (4 of 7 errata corrected in print only on pp. 59, 122, and 184), T1r, l. 12 reads "Ioint," and Y2r, l.2 reads "spoyle"; light to moderate browning throughout. Eighteenth-century calf paneled blind, central panel composed of blind-roll tools and triple fillets, spine in six compartments, red morocco lettering-piece, printer's waste used for pastedowns, plain free endpapers, edges plain; ties and clasps perished, a few old unobtrusive scrapes to boards, joints cracking at spine ends.
Provenance
Robert Eglesfield (bookplate on verso of title-page) — Joseph Dickinson (signature on slip dated 1823, on front pastedown) — C. Geldart (signature on upper front free endpaper and numbered "26"). acquisition: Seven Gables, 1963
Literature
STC 1160; ESTC S122252; Gibson 116b
Condition
Folio (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 323 x 210 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 (4 of 7 errata corrected only on pp. 59, 122, and 184), T1r, l. 12 reads "Ioint," and Y2r, l.2 reads "spoyle"; light to moderate browning throughout. Eighteenth-century calf paneled blind, central panel composed of blind-roll tools and triple fillets, spine in six compartments, red morocco lettering piece, printer's waste used for pastedowns, plain free endpapers, edges plain; ties and clasps perished, a few old unobtrusive scrapes to boards, joints cracking at spine ends
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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
Another edition printed in 1622, a large copy on thick paper with wide, generous margins.