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Hookes, Nicholas
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- Amanda, a Sacrifice to an Unknown Goddesse, or a Free-will Offering of a Loving Heart to a Sweet-Heart. London: Printed by T. R[atcliffe] and E.M[ottershead] for Humphrey Tuckey, at the Sign of the Black Spread-Eagle, near St. Dunstans Church, 1653
- ink, paper, leather
8vo (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.; 165 x 108 mm). Engraved allegorical frontispiece, vertical half-title, title within ruled border, section title for "Miscellanea Poetica" (register and pagination continuous), integral blanks G5 and H1 present, variant with leaf a4v in state 1: comma after "lovely," but no commas after "heav'nly" and "sweetest" and 6 lines of errata; frontispiece slightly loose, residual soiling on N8v (blank). Contemporary sheep paneled in blind. Brown folding-case.
Provenance
Roderick Terry (according to pencil annotations on front free endpaper) — A.S.W. Rosenbach (card in folding-case). acquisition: John Fleming
Literature
Wing H2665; ESTC R15079; Grolier/Wither to Prior 462; Pforzheimer 504
Condition
8vo (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.; 165 x 108 mm). Engraved allegorical frontispiece, vertical half-title, title within ruled border, separate title-page for "Miscellanea Poetica," (register and pagination continuous), blank G5 and H1 present, variant with leaf a4v in state 1: comma after "lovely," but no commas after "heav'nly" and "sweetest" and there are 6 lines of errata; frontispiece slightly loose, residual soiling on N8v (blank). Contemporary sheep paneled in blind. Brown folding case.
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, one of a few with the vertical half-title present.