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[BARLOW, WILLIAM]
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Rede Me and Be Nott Wrothe for I saye no Thynge but Trothe. I Will Ascende Makynge My State So Hye, That My Pompous Honoure Shall Never Dye. O Caytyfe When Thou Thynkest Least of All, With Confusion Thou Shalt Have a Fall. [Strassburg: Johann Schott, 1528]
- ink, paper, leather
8vo (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.; 131 x 89 mm). Title-page printed in red and black with the burlesque arms of Cardinal Wolsey rubricated by double impression, text in black letter, woodcut initials, woodcut papal arms on i8v; side-notes of a2v shaved, outer margin of i8 cropped. Nineteenth-century brown morocco paneled in gilt and stamped in blind, the spine in six compartments lettered gilt, gilt foliated corners of turn-ins, brown endpapers, edges gilt; rebacked, one bookplate evidently removed.
Provenance
George Steevens, 1736–1800 (his bookplate evidently removed from front pastedown, sale, King, 13-23 May 1800) — George Daniel, 1789–1864 (lengthy comparison of the two editions on the flyleaf, signed and dated 1838 and sale, Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20–29 July 1864) — Henry Huth (morocco label and sale, Sotheby's, Part 7, 1 July 1918, lot 6451) — John L. Clawson (morocco label and sale, Anderson, 20–21 May 1926, lot 695) — A.S.W. Rosenbach (purchased at foregoing sale and Cat. 45; no. 643). acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 1993 (Cat. 1181)
Literature
STC 1462.7 (formerly 21427); ESTC S116283; Pforzheimer 42
Condition
8vo (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.; 131 x 89 mm). Title-page printed in red and black with satirical arms of Cardinal Wolsey, text in black letter, woodcut initials, woodcut papal arms on i8v; side-notes of a2v shaved, outer margin of i8 cropped. Nineteenth-century brown morocco paneled in gilt and stamped in blind, the spine in six compartments lettered gilt, gilt foliated corners of turn-ins, brown endpapers, edges gilt; rebacked, one bookplate evidently removed.
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, the Steevens-Daniel-Huth-Clawson copy of this poetical satire against Cardinal Wolsey relating to the divorce of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon.