- 791
Taylor, John
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mercurius Aquaticus, or the Water Poets Answer to All that Hath or shall be Writ by Mercurius Britanicus. [Oxford]: Printed [by Leonard Lichfield], in the Waine of the Moone, 1643 [I.E., 1644]
- ink, paper, leather
4to (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.; 191 x 134 mm). Title within double-ruled border, four printer's ornaments on title-page; woodcut headpiece and initial; closed tears along inside margin of title-page, lacks terminal blank, light browning and staining. Modern half calf over marble boards, plain endpapers, edges stained red.
Provenance
The Earls of Macclesfield (armorial bookplate, pressmark 57.H.19). acquisition: Maggs, 2007
Literature
Wing T481; ESTC R8378
Condition
4to (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.; 191 x 134 mm). Title within double-ruled border, 4 printer's ornaments on title-page; woodcut headpiece and initial; closed tears along inside margin of title-page, light browning and staining. Modern half calf over marble boards, plain endpapers, edges stained red.
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 and only edition in pamphlet form, a reprint of Mercurius Britannicus, no. 16 (7–15 December, 1643, pages 121–126) that Taylor half parodies, half satirizes, piece by piece.