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Beaumont, Francis and John Fletcher
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Four Plays
- printed book
Cupids Revenge ... The Third Edition. London: Printed by A[ugustine]. M[athewes]., 1635. 4to. Washed and pressed with residual browning and staining. Modern green morocco. (STC 1669; ESTC S101158; Greg 328c). acquisition: Seven Gables. — The Maids Tragedie. London: E[lizabeth]. P[urslowe]. for William Leake, 1641. 4to. Woodcut on title-page. Modern quarter tan morocco. Fifth edition (Wing B1594; ESTC R358; Greg 357e; Woodward & McManaway 54). provenance: Isaac Norris. acquisition: Seven Gables, 3 August 1964. — The Wild-Goose Chase. A Comedie. London: Printed [by William Wilson] for Humpherey Moseley, 1652. Folio. Cancel slip "Goose" on a1v; inner margins dampstained. Modern red morocco. First edition (Wing B1616; ESTC R13818; Pforzheimer 52). acquisition: Seven Gables. —The Chances ... Corrected and Altered by a Person of Honour. London: Printed for A.B. and S.M., and Sold by Langley Curtis, 1682. 4to. Polished speckled calf gilt by W. Pratt. First edition (Wing F1338; ESTC R7458; Pforzheimer 367). provenance: S.R. Christie-Miller/Britwell Court Library; Sotheby's London, 13 January 1988, lot 454. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Condition
Cupids Revenge ... The Third Edition. London: Printed by A[ugustine]. M[athewes]., 1635. 4to. Washed and pressed with residual browning and staining. Modern green morocco. (STC 1669; ESTC S101158; Greg 328c). acquisition: Seven Gables. The Maids Tragedie. London: E[lizabeth]. P[urslowe]. for William Leake, 1641. 4to. Woodcut on title-page. Modern quarter tan morocco. Fifth edition (Wing B1594; ESTC R358; Greg 357e; Woodward & McManaway 54). provenance: Isaac Norris. acquisition: Seven Gables, 3 August 1964. The Wild-Goose Chase. A Comedie. London: Printed [by William Wilson] for Humpherey Moseley, 1652. Folio. Cancel slip "Goose" on a1v; inner margins dampstained. Modern red morocco. First edition (Wing B1616; ESTC R13818; Pforzheimer 52). acquisition: Seven Gables. The Chances ... Corrected and Altered by a Person of Honour. London: Printed for A.B. and S.M., and Sold by Langley Curtis, 1682. 4to. Polished speckled calf gilt by W. Pratt. First edition (Wing F1338; ESTC R7458; Pforzheimer 367). provenance: S.R. Christie-Miller/Britwell Court Library; Sotheby's London, 13 January 1988, lot 454. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch.
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
The Wild-Goose Chase was first acted at court in 1621, but not printed until 1652. In 1647 when the folio of Beaumont's and Fletcher's works was published, this play was omitted, as it had long been supposed lost.