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Barclay, John
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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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- Barclay, John
- Barclay His Argenis: Or, The Loves of Poliarchus and Argenis: Faithfully translated out of Latine into English, By Kingesmill Long, Gent. London: Printed by G. P[urslowe]. for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Tygers head in Saint Pauls Churchyard, 1625
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Small folio (11 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.; 290 x 180 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut headpieces and historiated initials; lacks initial blank leaf, fore-margin of Ddd4 torn away touching a few letters. Contemporary mottled calf, blind-ruled border, gilt-stamped supralibros in center and initials "F B" at top and bottom of each cover; rebacked with later spine laid down, corners bumped.
Provenance
Earls of Derby (armorial supralibros) — Frances, Countess of Bridgewater (initials gilt-stamped, daughter and co-heir of Ferdinand, fifth Earl of Derby) — S. R. Christie-Miller, Britwell Court (Sotheby's, 15 December 1919, lot 42) — J. R. Abbey (bookplate, gift of Alan Lennox Boyd, Sotheby's, 19 June 1967, lot 1647). acquisition: Abbey sale through Bernard Quaritch
Literature
STC 1392; ESTC S106944
Condition
lacks initial blank leaf, fore-margin of Ddd4 torn away touching a few letters. Contemporary mottled calf, blind-ruled border, gilt stamped supralibros in center and initials "F B" at top and bottom of each cover; rebacked with later spine laid down, corners bumped.
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 in English, the J.R. Abbey copy. The author's "greatest work ... an allegory of seventeenth-century Europe, and keys for its characters also survive, for example identifying Archombrotus and Poliarchus as figures of Henry IV, Hyanisbe of Elizabeth I, and Radirobanes of Philip II" (ODNB).