- 778
Tailor, Robert
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Tailor, Robert
- The Hogge Hath Lost His Pearle. A Comedy. Divers Times Publikely acted, by certaine London Prentices. London: Printed for Richard Redmer, and are to be solde at the West-dore of Paules at the signe of the Starre, 1614
- paper
4to (7 x 5 in.; 178 x 137 mm). Woodcut ornament on title, headpieces of woodcut and printer's ornaments; top edge trimmed touching a few headlines, an occasional marginal spot or soilmark, without the first blank leaf. Nineteenth-century calf, triple fillet border, by Bedford; upper cover detached, extremities rubbed.
Provenance
William Horatio Crawford (engraved armorial bookplate) — S.R. Christie-Miller, Britwell Court (Sotheby Wilkinson Hodge, 15 December 1919, lot 280). acquisition: John Fleming, 1964
Literature
STC 23658; ESTC S118056; Greg 321; not in Pforzheimer
Condition
top edge trimmed touching a few headlines, an occasional marginal spot or soilmark, without the first blank leaf. Nineteenth-century calf, triple fillet border; upper cover detached, 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. Rare in the trade, no copy has appeared at auction since 1934.