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Heywood, Thomas
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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- Heywood, Thomas
- A Woman Kilde with Kindnesse. As it hath been oftentimes Acted by the Queenes Majest. Servants ... The third Edition. London: Isaac Jaggard, 1617
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4to (7 x 5 in.; 178 x 127 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut headpieces; lightly browned with some mild spotting and marginal soiling, lower margin cut close affecting a few quire marks or catchwords. Nineteenth-century half calf; extremities rubbed.
Provenance
George P. Baker (signature on flyleaf dated 4 April 1893). acquisition: Goodspeed, 1964
Literature
STC 13372; ESTC S104079; Greg 258(b); Pforzheimer 488
Condition
lightly browned with some mild spotting and marginal soiling, lower margin cut close affecting a few quire marks or catchwords. Nineteenth-century half calf; extremities rubbed.
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
"Third edition." No second edition is known, and the first edition of 1607 is known in only one copy. "...his best play and the best play of its kind" (Concise Cambridge History of English Literature, 1970, p. 260).