- 619
Oxford University
Estimate
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Description
- Academiae Oxoniensis Pietas. Erga serenissimum et potentissimum iacobum Angliae Scotiae Franciae & Hiberniae Regem, fidei defensorem, Beatissimae Elizabethae nuper Reginae legitime & auspicatissime succedentem. Oxoniae, excudebat Iosephus Barnesius, Almae, Academiae Typographus. 1603
- Ink, paper, vellum
8vo (8 3/4 x 6 in.; 195 x 150 mm). Second issue with the poem "Votum Typographi ad... Regem" on the last page. Contemporary gilt vellum; lack on spine.
Provenance
Sir Philip Oldfeld (commoner of the Brasenose College, who wrote the verses on page 178/179; modern note on first blank page) — Rev. Richard Grosvenor Bartelot (bookplate). acquisition: Maggs, 2010
Literature
STC 19019; Case, 25; The Early Oxford Press, p. 56; Madan, 229
Condition
Second issue with the poem "Votum Typographi ad... Regem" on the last page. Contemporary gilt vellum. Lack on spine.
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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 volume comprising more than 470 Latin poems, with a few in Greek, Italian and French, from members of Oxford colleges on the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James I. On page 17, there is a complaint about the lack of Hebrew type.
Rare volume comprising more than 470 Latin poems, with a few in Greek, Italian and French, from members of Oxford colleges on the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James I. On page 17, there is a complaint about the lack of Hebrew type.