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Bacon, Sir Francis
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Opera Francisci Baronis De Verulamio Vice-Comitis Sancti Albani, Tomus Primus: Qui Continet De Dignitate & Augmentis Scientiarum Libros IX. London: In Officina Joannis Haviland, 1623[–4]
- ink, paper, leather
Folio (11 1/4 X 7 in.; 286 x 178 mm). Printer's woodcut device on title-page, title within double rules, variant with additional "I" hand-stamped in the date, another setting of the title-page ( ¶3), also with additional "I," ¶2r setting with "emittit" as the catchword rather than "Translatio," text within rules with a blank marginal column for side-notes, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces composed of printer's ornaments; mild dampstaining within inner margin affecting quires 3A–3D and 3P–3Q, errata leaf (3R4v). Contemporary blind-tooled calf, plain endpapers, edges sprinkled red; some craquelure and a few old scratches on boards, two minor losses on upper cover, a few repairs, joints a bit dry and cracking at spine ends.
Provenance
Sir Matthew Hale ("Liber Matthei Hale Anno domini 1663") and by descent to — Robert Blagden Hale (1807–1883; armorial bookplate on front free endpaper) — Hale of Alderley, Gloucestershire (bookplate depicting the Upper House rebuilt in the eighteenth century at Sir Matthew's country seat). acquisition: John Fleming, 1987
Literature
STC 1108 (listing two copies with the altered date); ESTC S120405; Gibson 129b (variant with the additional "I" in the date)
Condition
Folio (11 1/4 X 7 in.; 286 x 178 mm) . Printer's woodcut device on title-page, title within double rules, variant with additional "I" in the date, another setting of the title-page ( ¶3), also with additional "I," ¶2r setting with "emittit" as the catchword rather than "Translatio," text within rules with a blank marginal column for side-notes, woodcut initials, head- and tailepieces composed of printer's ornaments; mild dampstaining within inner margin affecting quires 3A3D and 3P3Q, errata leaf (3R4v). Contemporary blind-tooled calf, plain endpapers, edges sprinkled red; some craquelure and a few old scratches on boards, two minor losses on upper cover, a few repairs, joints a bit dry and cracking at spine ends.
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
Rare first edition, with the date altered to 1624 on both title-pages. This copy first belonged to Lord Chief Justice Sir Matthew Hale, and bears his signature on the front free endpaper and is dated 1663.