- 837
Warner, William
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- The First and Second Parts of Albions England. The Former Revised and Corrected, and the Latter Newly Continued and Added. Containing an Historicall Map of the Same Island: Prosecuted from the Lives, Actes, and Labors of Saturne, Jupiter, Hercules, and Æneas: Originalles of the Brutons, and Englishmen, and Occasion of the Brutons their First Arivall in Albion. Prosecuting the Same Historie unto the Tribute to the Romaines, Entrie of the Saxones, Invasion by the Danes, Conquest by the Normaines, Restaurarion [sic] of the Royall English Blood, Discention and Union of the Two Linages Lancaster and Yorke. With Historicall Intermixtures, Invention, and Varietie, Profitably, Briefly, and Pleasantly Performed in Verse and Prose. London: [Printed] by Thomas Orwin, for Thomas Cadman, Dwelling at the Great North-Doore of Sainct Pauls Church at the Signe of the Bible, 1589 .
- paper and ink
4to (7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.; 191 x 144 mm). Text in black letter, letterpress title (roman type) for first part with woodcut vignette, separate title for second part within a woodcut border incorporating David and Moses at sides, a cherub's head above and two satyrs below (McKerrow & Ferguson 117), woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, printer's ornaments used as headpieces, continuous pagination and register; lacks initial blank and woodcut map, some browning and dampstaining, lower right corners dog-eared and soiled. Bound in a fifteenth-century manuscript leaf. Tan cloth folding-case.
Provenance
acquisition: Robinson, 1959
Literature
STC 25080; ESTC S119575
Condition
4to (7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.; 191 x 144 mm). Text in black letter, letterpress title (Roman type) for first part with woodcut vignette, separate title for second part within a woodcut border incorporating David and Moses at sides, a cherub's head above and two satyrs below (McKerrow & Ferguson 117), woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, printer's ornaments used as headpieces, continuous pagination and register; lacks initial blank and woodcut map, some browning and dampstaining, lower right corners dog-eared and soiled. Bound in a fifteenth-century manuscript leaf. Tan cloth folding case.
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.
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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 second edition, augmented to six books. Scare, only eight copies are recorded in STC, of which three are imperfect. No copy has appeared at auction for decades.