Hooker, Richard

Small folio (11 1/2 x 7 1/4292 x 184 mm). Engraved architectural title by William Hole, letterpress title for Book 5 within woodcut allegorical border, with final blank leaf; lacking first letterpress title, a few leaves with light marginal spotting or soiling. Contemporary calf, border ruled in gilt and blind, large armorial supralibros in the center of each cover; joints cracked, portion of backstrip renewed.

William Seymour, Earl of Hertford (armorial supralibros) — Nathaniel Pearse (purchase note dated 1671) — Cornelius Paine (signature on front pastedown) — Paulin Martin, Abingdon (bookplate) — J. R. Abbey (bookplate, Sotheby's, 22 June 1965, lot 387). acquisition: Seven Gables, 1971

STC 13714; ESTC S119096; the binding is reproduced in G. D. Hobson, English Bindings 1490 – 1940 in the Library of J. R. Abbey (1940), no. 26

lacking first letterpress title, a few leaves with light marginal spotting or soiling. Contemporary calf, border ruled in gilt and blind, large armorial supralibros in the center of each cover; joints cracked, portion of backstrip renewed.
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.

Handsome armorial binding of the seventeenth-century, the J.R. Abbey copy. Book 5 (the last in this volume) has a separate letterpress title-page with imprint dated 1611, and is in all other points consistent with an edition of that date.