- 704
[Rowley, William] W. R.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- A Match at Midnight. A Pleasant Comoedie: As it hath beene Acted by the Children of the Revels. London: Printed by Aug[ustine] Mathewes, for William Sheares, and are to be sold at his Shop in Brittaines Bursse, 1633
- paper
4to (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 190 x 140 mm). Woodcut ornament on title, woodcut headpiece and decorative initial; small mend in lower gutter margin of title, lightly browned throughout with some mostly marginal spotting and soiling. Nineteenth-century maroon straight-grain half morocco; small leather mend on upper cover, extremities rubbed.
Provenance
George P. Baker (signature on front flyleaf dated 4 April 1893, with bibliographic note). acquisition: Goodspeed, 1964
Literature
STC 21421; ESTC S116268; Greg 476; not in Pforzheimer
Condition
small mend in lower gutter margin of titlelightly browned throughout with some mostly marginal spotting and soiling. Nineteenth-century maroon straight-grain half morocco; small leather mend on upper cover, extremities rubbed.
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.