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Hilton, John
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Hilton, John
- Ayres, or, Fa La's for three voyces. Newly composed...[complete parts] London: Printed by Humphrey Lownes, and are to be sold by George Latham at the Bishops head in Pauls Church-yard, 1627
- ink, paper, vellum
4to (204 x 155mm). Three parts for Cantus, Quintus & Bassus, titles to each volume within typographical borders, epistle by Hilton to William Heather, verses, type-set music; title to Bassus slightly worn and remargined, light overall browning, a few running heads trimmed by the binder. Olive morocco gilt by Bedford.
Provenance
William Gostling (engraved bookplate to Cantus part) — Henry Huth (his bookplates and 1880 Catalogue, volume 2, p.699; sale 11 June 1913, lot 3693 (£55 to Quaritch) — John Whipple Frothingham (his bookplates) — Tajan, 4 December 2008, lot 101. acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Literature
STC 13508; ESTC S118436; RISM H 5311
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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. Rare: only four copies are recorded in the UK and one incomplete copy at the Folger Library in Washington (the only one to appear at auction: Sotheby's, 13 February 1939, lot 155). There was no other contemporary edition of this work, and only four surviving early editions of Hilton's music in all, mainly single exemplars. The earliest book-plate is presumably that of the musical antiquarian William Gostling (1696–1777), some of whose transcripts of Steffani and other composers are in the British Library. He was the son of the celebrated bass singer John Gostling, for whom Purcell wrote several works whilst at the Chapel Royal. William inherited and extended his father's music collection, which was dispersed at auction at Langford's on 26–27 May 1777 (see ONDB). Hilton's dedicatee, William Heather (1563–1627) founded the chair of music at Oxford.